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Look up the status of a company’s Workforce and Equal Pay Certificate.

This live-time status update helps government agencies as they are looking to contract with a company.

This is what the statuses mean.

Status Defintion
Certified The company has an active Workforce and/or Equal Pay Certificate.
Closed The company is approved for a merger or acquisition and the merged or acquired company has certificates which were closed as a result of the merger or acquisition.
Denied

The company's Workforce or Equal Pay Certificate Application was denied and the Department of Human Rights is no longer reviewing the application.

- The company's payment will not be forfeited.
Denied/Forfeited

The company's Workforce or Equal Pay Certificate Application was denied and the Department of Human Rights is no longer reviewing the application.

- The company's payment will be forfeited.
Exempt The company is not required to obtain a Workforce or Equal Pay Certificate.
Expired The company's Workforce and/or Equal Pay Certificate has expired.
Pending

1. Company has started a Workforce or Equal Pay Application and has not yet fully submitted it.

2. Company has applied for a Workforce and/or Equal Pay Certificate and the Department of Human Rights is reviewing.
Surrendered The company no longer wishes to hold its currently active certificate. This status is set after the company has requested to surrender its certificate(s), and the Department of Human Rights has approved the request.
Suspended The company's active certificate has been suspended for failing to maintain compliance.
Suspended/Expired The company's Workforce Certificate was suspended and the initial certification period expired.
Withdrawn The company applied for a Workforce or Equal Pay Certificate and then requested that the Department of Human Rights no longer review the application.