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Income and Employment Supports Regulations

Published Date: August 01, 2011
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Disability-Related Employment Supports and Services Regulation

Section 5 Modification of worksite and vehicles

  1. In this section, “eligible employer” means an employer who meets the eligibility criteria established by the Director under subsection (6).

  2. The Director may determine

    1. that an eligible employer’s worksite or vehicle requires modification related to a barrier created by a disability that will assist a person with a disability to maintain employment, or

    2. that the vehicle of a person with a disability requires modification related to the barrier created by the disability that will assist the person to maintain employment.

  3. Where the Director determines that an eligible employer’s worksite requires modification, the funding that may be provided to the eligible employer under this section is 50% of the total cost of the modification, not to exceed $10 000 for each person with a disability, to a maximum of $40 000 per worksite.

  4. Where the Director determines that an eligible employer’s vehicle requires modification, the funding that may be provided to the eligible employer under this subsection is not more than 50% of the total cost of modifying the vehicle, not to exceed an amount determined by the Director.

  5. Where the Director determines that the vehicle of a person with a disability requires modification, the funding that may be provided under this subsection is not to exceed an amount determined by the Director.

  6. The Director may establish eligibility criteria for employers for the purpose of this section.