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Wage increase to $13.50 per hour.Description
The Small Business Minimum Wage Adjustment Program provides support to small businesses to help offset the impact of the minimum wage increase on October 1, 2022 from $11.95 per hour to $13.50 per hour.
Eligible Applicants
The program is open to all private sector, non-profit and charitable employers who are operating in the province of Manitoba and meet all of the following criteria:
- Employers must possess an active and valid Business Number, business bank account, and email address.
- Employers must be registered, and in good standing with the Companies Office (not required for sole proprietors).
- Have up to 20 employees that work and are located in Manitoba.
- As of September 30, 2022, an employee was paid between $11.95 and $13.49 per hour.
- As of October 1, 2022, the same employee is being paid at least $13.50 per hour.
Eligible Expenses
- Eligible employers can claim the wage subsidy of up to 50 cents per hour for each employee, whose wage was less than $13.50 per hour on September 30, 2022 and who is paid at least $13.50 per hour as of October 1, 2022.
- Amount of subsidy (to a maximum of 50 cents per hour) is prorated and dependant on the employee’s hourly rate on September 30, 2022.
- Subsidy is paid up to a maximum of 80 hours per employee per two-week pay period cycle. Overtime is not eligible.
- Eligible employers will submit an online form after each two-week pay period cycle for each employee.
- Employers will be required to provide pay advice to support their submission.
- Submissions will be validated with supporting documents provided by the employer.
- Once validated, eligible employers will receive the subsidy by direct deposit.
- Support is available for six months – from October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
Deadline Date
Ongoing.Contact
Contact Name: Government of Manitoba
Phone Number: 204-945-3744 or 1-866-626-4862 (Toll Free)
E-mail Address: mwap@gov.mb.ca
Website: https://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/busdev/financial/sbwa/index.html