Healthy Hire Manitoba Program

Receive up to $50,000 in Government Funding.

The Government of Manitoba has announced a new hiring wage program that aims to encourage employees to get vaccinated and return to work. The program will offer active Manitoba-based businesses up to $5,000 per employee to a maximum $50,000 for 10 employees to help offset the wages of rehired or new employees who have received their COVID-19 vaccines or who can confirm that they have at least one vaccine booked.

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Healthy Hire Manitoba Program

Amount of Funding

Up to $5,000 per employee to a maximum $50,000 for 10 employees to help offset the wages of rehired or new employees who have received their COVID-19 vaccines or who can confirm that they have at least one vaccine booked.

Amount of Funding from the Canadian Government

Healthy Hire Manitoba Program

Eligible Applicants

There are two sets of eligibility requirements for the Healthy hire Manitoba applicants; Eligible Employers and Eligible Employees:

Eligible Employers:

  • Must be a permanent business physically located in Manitoba that is either a sole-proprietorship, partnership, corporations, or a not-for-profit;
  • Has a valid CRA business number or Charity registration number;
  • Currently has an active Canadian business bank account;
  • Has an email address to maintain communications; and
  • Has to be able to declare and prove that the organization has followed all public health protocols in the workplace, i.e supplying valid vaccine information to employees.

Eligible Employees:

  • A current permanent resident of Manitoba that is a new hire to the organization (has not worked for the employee earlier since June 10, 2021);
  • Foreign workers may be eligible if they are legally entitled to work in Canada and have valid work permits that must be presented when requested; and
  • Is being directly employed by the applicant employer (Insurable Employment).
Eligible Applicants for Canadian Government Funding

Healthy Hire Manitoba Program

Eligible Wages

Eligible wages for this program are reflected below:

  • All regular, overtime, and statutory holiday wages (for both hourly and salary employees);
  • Bonuses;
  • Incentives and commission payments; and
  • Meal, lodging, and travel allowances.
Eligible Expenses for Canadian Government Funding

Healthy Hire Manitoba Program

Program Deadline

This program is currently closed for both application and payment periods with no further mention of funding intakes.

Program Deadline for Canadian Government Funding
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