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Employment Program of British Columbia (EPBC)
Overview
Effective: April 02, 2012
As of April 2, 2012, the Employment Program of British Columbia (EPBC) is the ministry’s one-stop employment program. EPBC replaces Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) employment programs and services, and provincial employment programs for BC Employment Assistance (BCEA) recipients – including British Columbia Employment Program (BCEP), Community Assistance Program (CAP), Bridging Employment Programs (BEP) and Employment Program for Persons with Disabilities (EPPD) – that were available prior to April 2, 2012. The EPBC integrates services from these former programs into a single, comprehensive employment program. EPBC services include self-serve job search services, as well as client needs assessment, case management and other employment service options, for those needing more individualized services, to prepare for, find and maintain sustainable employment.
EPBC services are available to all unemployed British Columbians seeking work, including ministry income assistance and disability assistance clients. The purpose of having BCEA clients participate in the EPBC is to assist them to achieve employment as quickly as possible, and to become more independent.
The ministry will identify clients with employment obligations for formal referral to EPBC for case management using the Integrated Case Management system. These clients will be referred, unless they meet ministry non-referral criteria.
All other clients will be encouraged to access EPBC self-serve services through their local WorkBC Employment Service Centre. If identified by the EPBC service provider as needing more intensive case management services, these clients, including Persons with Disabilities and Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers, can receive EPBC case management. The EPBC will provide employment services available to PWD and PPMB clients prior to April 2, 2012, such as those provided under EPPD and CAP.
