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The $35 million Caregiver Wage Support Program provides a $5 per hour wage supplement to eligible front-line workers that provide direct patient or residential care to vulnerable Manitobans, between November 1, 2020 and January 10, 2021.
To be eligible for this program applicants must meet all of the criteria:
Note: following positions are not eligible for the Caregiver Wage Support Program:
Note:
- Application Intake 1: December 7, 2020 to December 14, 2020
- applicants will be required to report the number of eligible hours worked for the period of November 1, 2020 - December 6, 2020.
- Application Intake 2: January 11, 2021 - January 18, 2021
- applicants will be required to report the number of eligible hours worked for the period of December 7, 2020 - January 10, 2021.
- Payment will be made within five business days following the closure of the application intake window.
- Please allow up to 48 hours for the funds to be deposited into your account after receiving payment notification.
Sample Claim
An employee that worked for 125 hours in an eligible position between November 1, 2020 to December 6, 2020:
If the same person wants to claim hours worked from December 7, 2020 and January 10, 2020, they would need to submit a new claim for application intake 2 January 11, 2021 to January 18, 2021.
Following the closing of Application Intake 2, approved claimants will receive payment by January 25, 2020.
The Intake window is now closed. Thank you for your interest in the Caregiver Wage Support Program.
Your seven-digit application confirmation number starting with a 13XXXXX can be found in one of three ways:
Please complete a thorough search of your email folders for your confirmation number. This may include your in/out; junk; spam; deleted items folders.
The program will accept applications in the following intake periods;
This means that the application form for the first intake period will be made available through this website on December 7, 2020. The application form for the second intake period will be made available through this website on January 11, 2021.
Approved applicants will receive payment five business days following the closing of the intake windows.
Under CWSP, applicants will receive $5 for every hour worked, including overtime hours, between November 1, 2020 to January 10, 2021.
No. Under CWSP, applicants will receive $5 for every hour worked, including overtime hours, for the period of November 1, 2020 to January 10, 2021, irrespective of the number of hours they worked.
Always follow the Manitoba COVID-19 prevention orders as well as your employer's guidelines.
You regular hourly rate must be $25 or less per hour.
No. Individuals that want to apply for this program must submit a claim (apply) during the intake windows described in the Application Process section of this website.
No. This program is targeted to eligible workers that provide direct care in one or more of the following facilities:
To be eligible for the CWSP, you must work in one of the facilities listed in the program description and work in one or more of the following positions:
The following positions are not eligible for the Caregiver Wage Support Program: Dietary aides, nutritional aides, kitchen staff, maintenance staff, home care workers, reception, administration or clerical staff.