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LSLAP Chapter Update 2017
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'''As of 1 October 2012, new applicants for assistance are required to do a 5-week work search (up from 3 weeks). Most returning applicants will be required to do a 3-week work search.''' | '''As of 1 October 2012, new applicants for assistance are required to do a 5-week work search (up from 3 weeks). Most returning applicants will be required to do a 3-week work search.''' | ||
New applicants must (unless they are exempted as set out below) wait five weeks to apply for income assistance and during this five-week | New applicants must (unless they are exempted as set out below) wait five weeks to apply for income assistance and during this five-week period they must attend an orientation session and complete a job search. Applicants can do the orientation session at a session organized by the Ministry, by phone or in person with Ministry staff, or online at https://www.iaselfserve.gov.bc.ca/HomePage.aspx The online orientation is only available in English. | ||
An applicant must keep clear records to prove to | An applicant must keep clear records to prove to the Ministry what they have done to look for work. The Ministry assesses the reasonableness of a job search on a case-by-case basis. Generally, a reasonable work search usually includes things like writing up a resume; looking for jobs on the Internet, by phone, and through personal contacts; submitting applications or resumés; going to job search workshops; going to employment agencies; asking for "job shadowing opportunities"; and going to job interviews. | ||
Certain groups are exempt from the orientation and job search; see ss 4.1(4),(5), and (6) and s 4.2(5) of each Regulation (EAR and EAPWDR) for details. | Certain groups are exempt from the orientation and job search; see ss 4.1(4),(5), and (6) and s 4.2(5) of each Regulation (EAR and EAPWDR) for details. | ||
'''NOTE:''' if a person can show that they have an immediate need for food, shelter, or urgent medical attention, they may qualify for (non-repayable) hardship assistance from the Ministry while they do their work search. A person in this situation should request an “immediate needs assessment” from the Ministry. The Ministry’s service standard is that a person requesting immediate needs assessment should have their situation assessed by the Ministry, and their immediate need met, within one business day. See the Ministry’s policy on immediate needs assessments at http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/policies-for-government/bcea-policy-and-procedure-manual/application-and-intake/immediate-needs | |||
An applicant does not have to do a work search (either three or five weeks) if they: | |||
*Are prohibited from working in Canada; | *Are prohibited from working in Canada; | ||
*Are age 65 or over; | *Are age 65 or over; | ||