At-Will Employment in Canada: What the Law Requires Instead
Canada has no at-will employment doctrine. Federal and provincial law require notice, or pay in lieu, before an employer can end a job without cause.
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Canada Employment Law
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BC Severance Pay: Employment Standards Act Termination Rules
BC has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Act's compensation for length of service schedule, exceptions, and common law notice.
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Canada Employment Law: Termination and Severance Rights
How termination pay, severance, and reasonable notice work across Canada's provinces and the Canada Labour Code, and the rights every employee should know.
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Constructive Dismissal in Canada: What It Means and When It Applies
Learn how Canadian courts define constructive dismissal, the Potter v. New Brunswick two-branch test, common triggers, and the risks of resigning without legal advice.
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EI Benefits vs. Job-Protected Leave in Canada
EI and job-protected leave are not the same. Learn how federal EI benefits and provincial job-protected leave work separately in Canada.
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EI Sickness Benefits in Canada: How Long They Last, What They Pay, and the Medical Certificate Rules
EI sickness benefits pay 55% of insurable earnings up to $729 a week in 2026, for as long as 26 weeks on a new claim, subject to a one week waiting period and a medical certificate.
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Employment Standards in Canada: A Province-by-Province Overview
Employment standards in Canada are set by each province and territory, not federally. See what these laws typically cover and where to find your province's rules.
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Federally Regulated Employees and the Canada Labour Code
Work for a bank, airline, or telecom carrier? See how the Canada Labour Code, not your province's employment standards act, governs your termination notice, severance pay, and dismissal rights.
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Final Paycheck Deadlines in Canada: When Your Last Pay Must Arrive by Province
How fast your final pay must arrive after a job ends in every Canadian province, territory, and under federal law, from 48 hours in BC to no fixed deadline at all in Quebec.
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Maternity and Parental Leave in Canada: Leave vs. EI Benefits
How long is maternity leave in Canada? See job-protected leave rules by province plus EI maternity/parental benefits and Quebec's QPIP, explained side by side.
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Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Clauses in Canada
Non-compete clauses are banned outright in Ontario but governed by common law reasonableness elsewhere in Canada, and by the Civil Code in Quebec. Learn the difference.
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Overtime Pay and Hours of Work in Canada
Overtime rules vary by province in Canada. See the overtime threshold and rate for Ontario, Alberta, BC, Quebec, and every other province and territory.
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Reasonable Notice and the Bardal Factors in Canada
How Canadian courts calculate reasonable notice using the Bardal factors, why employment standards minimums are only a floor, and what can raise or lower it.
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Record of Employment (ROE) in Canada: Deadlines, Codes, and What Employees Need to Know
How fast an employer must issue a Record of Employment in Canada, the paper versus electronic deadline split, what counts as an interruption of earnings, and what the codes mean.
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Severance and Termination Pay in Alberta
Alberta has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Code termination notice schedule, exceptions, layoffs, and common-law reasonable notice.
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Severance and Termination Pay in Ontario
Ontario law requires ESA termination pay and separate severance pay, up to 34 weeks combined. See the notice table, severance formula, and common law notice.
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Severance Pay and Notice of Termination in Quebec
Quebec has no separate severance pay. See the CNESST notice schedule under the ARLS, the section 124 reinstatement recourse, and Civil Code reasonable notice.
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Severance Pay in Canada: Ontario, Federal & Common Law
Is severance pay mandatory in Canada? See how Ontario's ESA severance and federal Canada Labour Code rules differ from termination pay and common law notice.
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Sick Leave and Medical Notes in Canada: Rules by Province
Sick leave in Canada varies by province. See Ontario's unpaid ESA days and sick-note ban, BC and Quebec's paid days, federal medical leave, and EI sickness benefits.
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Statutory Notice of Termination Across Canada by Province
Compare minimum statutory notice of termination by province, from Ontario to Quebec to Alberta, and learn why common law notice is often far higher.
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Termination and Severance Pay in Manitoba
Manitoba has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Code notice of termination schedule, exceptions, and common-law reasonable notice.
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Termination and Severance Pay in New Brunswick
New Brunswick has no separate severance pay law. Learn the Employment Standards Act notice of termination rules, pay in lieu, and common law notice.
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Termination and Severance Pay in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia has no separate severance pay law. See the Labour Standards Code notice schedule, the 10-year just cause rule, and common-law reasonable notice.
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Termination and Severance Pay in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan has no separate severance pay law, only notice of termination under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. See the notice schedule and rules.
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Termination Pay in Ontario: How It Differs From Severance Pay, and When It Actually Arrives
Ontario's ESA treats termination pay and severance pay as two separate tests with two different formulas, and sets one deadline for when final wages must land.
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Termination Without Cause in Canada: Your Rights
How termination without cause works in Canada: what employers can and can't do, the notice and severance that may be owed, and when it's actually unlawful.
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Workplace Privacy and Employee Monitoring in Canada
Which Canadian privacy laws cover employee monitoring, whether you can record a workplace conversation, and how regulators judge if surveillance was reasonable.
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Wrongful Dismissal in Canada: What It Actually Means
Wrongful dismissal in Canada means being fired without adequate notice or pay in lieu, not an unfair reason. Learn how it differs from just cause and unjust dismissal.
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