Early Childhood Educator Wage Subsidy Program

Employee Criteria

Eligible ECEs must:

• be a resident of the Columbia Basin Trust region
• hold a valid Early Childhood Educator, Infant and Toddler Educator, and/or Special Needs Educator certificate issued by the BC ECE Registry
• be in good standing with the BC ECE Registry
• be employed or self-employed on a full-time, part-time or casual basis by an eligible licensed child care facility

Employer Criteria

Eligible employers must:

• be a licensed child care facility (eligible designations listed below) in good standing with the Ministry of Education and Child Care
• be in good standing with the BC Corporate Registry (if the Employer is a non-profit society or registered business)
• be located in the Columbia Basin Trust region
• have a WorkSafeBC account in good standing (WorkSafeBC coverage is required for all Employers with employees and is recommended for Employers that do not have employees)
• be receiving a wage subsidy of at least $4/hour from a source other than the Trust; and
• continue paying ECEs their previously received wage, plus the $2 wage subsidy, to enhance the ECE’s existing wage

Eligible Applicants include non-profit and for-profit providers of licensed child care in the Basin region with the following designations:

• Group Child Care
• Multi-Age Child Care
• Preschools
• In-Home Multi-Age Child Care

Facilities designated as Family Child Care, School Age Child Care, Occasional Child Care, Registered License-Not-Required Care, License-Not-Required Care and In-Child’s-Own-Home Care are not eligible.

Please refer to the Childcare BC Webpage for clarification on licensing designations.

This program is closed.

This program is closed.