Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations

9 (1) An application for payment shall be made within 56 days after the latest of the following days:

• (a) the date of the bankruptcy or receivership of the applicant’s former employer,

• (b) the day on which the applicant’s employment ends for any of the reasons referred to in section 3, and

• (c) the day on which a court determines that the former employer meets the criteria set out in section 3.1 or 3.2, as the case may be.

(2) The application may be submitted after the expiry of the 56-day period if circumstances beyond the control of the applicant prevented them from submitting the application during that period.