Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program

From: National Defence

The Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program (CERP) will provide financial support to civilian employers, and self-employed reservists, to help offset operational costs their businesses may incur when a reservist employee is deployed away from work on a Chief of the Defence Staff-named – international or domestic – operation or military skills training. Eligible applicants will receive a lump sum payment, in the form of a grant, following the deployment period of the reservist employee.

Operating costs to employers may include:

• Training or hiring replacement workers
• increasing overtime hours for existing employees
• Business realignment to mitigate staff reduction
• Reduced revenue

To submit an application, visit the Employment and Social Development Canada funding page.