WorkBC Wage Subsidy program

Job Seeker:

• All unemployed residents of B.C. who are identified through a WorkBC Centre or an employer-identified job seeker may be eligible to participate in this service.

An employer must:

• Be a registered business in B.C.
• Be compliant with all applicable legislation including, but not limited to, the Employment Standards Act, Workers Compensation Act, Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Employment Insurance Act (Canada)
• Be at Arm’s Length from the WorkBC Employment Services Contractor and potential employee
• Offer a full-time position of approximately 35 hours per week, unless the client has a special need for fewer hours per week and this need is documented (these clients must be Case Managed Clients who are matched through a WorkBC Centre)
• Offer Insurable Employment, as defined by the Employment Insurance Act (Canada)
• Offer a position where the job and work are primarily done in B.C.
• Not fill a position vacant because of layoff (other than by filling it with the laid off person, unless that person declines the position)
• Confirm that the client is not an existing employee of the employer or if the client is an existing employee, that they have been laid-off and are being recalled
• Confirm the client would not be hired in the absence of a Wage Subsidy
• Confirm that no workers will experience reduction in hours or be laid off as a result of the Wage Subsidy placement
• Offer the likelihood of long-term employment or provide needed work experience to enable client to achieve long-term employment elsewhere
• Pay reasonable, competitive wages that are reflective of the prevailing wage rate for the position