Request for the Canadian Goverment to create effective Wage Subsidy Programs

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We, as the heart of Canadian business and the working people request that the Government of Canada immediately review the current EI benefits and related work share, wage subsidy and other Service Canada programs and create new and more effective "Wage Subsidy" programs which will keep people at work or allow those who have been laid off to return to work.

Simply put it makes no sense to have companies laying off hard working and dedicated people who then must draw EI benefits to survive when the same funding could also be used towards effective "Wage Subsidy" programs keeping many of these same people at work and fully employed at no additional cost to the tax payer. Using Government funding to pay people to stay at home who want to work is a gross waste of tax payer dollars and our countries human resources!

Well designed and implemented "Wage Subsidy" programs will help Canadian companies remain competitive, save costs on retraining and give people secure employment with full wages. Those same companies and working people will then have the confidence to invest and spend stimulating the economy which will help lead our country into a recovery!

38 Signatures

  • Mark Paskevich
    • Comments
    • Properly designed and implimented Wage Subsidy Programs will keep Canadian Companies Competative and hard working Canadians on the job!
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, B.C., Canada
  • Lindy-Lou Flynn (college prof)
    • Comments
    • Wage subsidies keep people working.
    • Province, City or Town
    • Fort McMurray, AB
  • robert advent
    • Province, City or Town
    • vernon bc
  • Charles Ainsworth
    • Comments
    • Yes for wage subsidy
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, B.C.
  • Karla Mastwijk
    • Comments
    • retired
    • Province, City or Town
    • Calgary
  • Brent Holomis
    • Comments
    • Why does such a simple idea seem so hard to implement
    • Province, City or Town
    • BC
  • Marty Gibb
    • Comments
    • common sense approach to a complex problem
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon B.C.
  • peter wolgram
    • Comments
    • keep money in the hand sof people not government. economic recovery will happen more quickly.
    • Province, City or Town
    • vernon, bc
  • Robert A. Robertson
    • Province, City or Town
    • Salmon Arm, B.C.
  • Jim McColeman
    • Province, City or Town
    • B.C., Sorrento
  • George Wood
    • Comments
    • Simple, affordable,acceptable... why don't our highly paid gov't officials come up with these ideas.? Let's hope they will support and implement this before this crisis is beyond repair..!
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon. B.C.
  • stephane marois
    • Comments
    • I am just about to be laid off....I want to keep working and help my employer get back on it's feet rather than go home.
    • Province, City or Town
    • chilliwack
  • NANCY PUFF
    • Comments
    • EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS US GET THROUGH THE HARD TIMES
    • Province, City or Town
    • BRITSH COLUMBIA
  • Margaret-Anne McColeman
    • Comments
    • Immediate action is needed to implement this program! Let's not overlook the overall mental well being of employees to be at work rather than at home getting depressed!
    • Province, City or Town
    • Salmon Arm, B.C.
  • Michael McLaughlin
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, B.C.
  • Alvin Rose
    • Comments
    • We need wage subsidy programs bad!
    • Province, City or Town
    • Marystown, Newfoundland
  • Robert Seaton
    • Comments
    • we need this!
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon BC
  • Roxane Seaton
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon BC
  • Jerry Reinhardt
  • George Agar
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, BC
  • Dorothy Desilets
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, BC
  • Tim Ralston
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon BC
  • Tim Holgerson
    • Province, City or Town
    • Airdrie, AB
  • Jeff Holomis
    • Province, City or Town
    • BC Vernon
  • Ross stead
    • Comments
    • great idea
    • Province, City or Town
    • British Columbia
  • Ross Stead
    • Comments
    • great idea
    • Province, City or Town
    • British Columbia
  • Leticia Campbell
    • Province, City or Town
    • Vernon, BC
  • Crystal Baldwin
    • Province, City or Town
    • St. Albert, AB
  • Pat Baldwin
    • Province, City or Town
    • St. Albert, AB
  • Irene Gelinas
    • Province, City or Town
    • Armstrong, BC
  • Daniel Sasseville
  • Donna Paskevich
    • Province, City or Town
    • Kelowna, BC
  • Shelley Larsen
    • Province, City or Town
    • Sorrento BC
  • Bruce Cottle
    • Comments
    • Allow the available EI benefit to be paid to the employer with a reasonable guarantee of sustained employment for a period beyond and not less than the benefit period .
    • Province, City or Town
    • Calgary AB
  • E. & M. Paskevich
    • Comments
    • We totally agree with the petition
    • Province, City or Town
    • B.C.
  • Jacques Norman
    • Province, City or Town
    • Quйbec
  • Dolores Dreis
    • Province, City or Town
    • Calgary, Alberta
  • Catherine Moulton
    • Province, City or Town
    • Sarnia Ontario