2025 Payroll Legislations
Termination Notice

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Federal

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 3 months	nil
More than 3 months	2 weeks, or 2 weeks in pay
3 years	3 weeks
4 years	4 weeks
5 years	5 weeks
6 years	6 weeks
7 years	7 weeks
8 years or more	8 weeks

Alberta

Time worked	Notice required
Up to 90 days	nil
90 days to 2 years	1 week
2 years but less than 4 years	2 weeks
4 years but less than 6 years	4 weeks
6 years but less than 8 years	5 weeks
8 years but less than 10 years	6 weeks
10 years or more	8 weeks

British Columbia

Time worked	Notice required
Up to 3 months	nil
3 months to 1 year	1 week
After 1 year	2 weeks
After 3 years	3 weeks, plus 1 week for each additional year of employment to a maximum of 8 weeks

Manitoba

Time worked	Notice required
30 days but less than 1 year	1 week
1 year but less than 3 years	2 weeks
3 years but less than 5 years	4 weeks
5 years but less than 10 years	6 weeks
10 years or more	8 weeks

New Brunswick

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 6 months	nil
6 months but less than 5 years	2 weeks in writing, or 2 weeks pay
5 years or more	4 weeks in writing, or 4 weeks in pay

Newfoundland & Labrador

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 3 months	nil
3 months up to 2 years	1 week
2 years but less than 5 years	2 weeks
5 years but less than 10 years	3 weeks
10 years but less than 15 years	4 weeks
15 years or more	6 weeks

Nova Scotia

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 3 months	nil
3 months but less than 2 years	1 week in writing, or 1 week in pay
2 years but less than 5 years	2 weeks in writing, or 2 weeks in pay
5 years but less than 10 years	4 weeks in writing, or 4 weeks in pay
10 years or more	8 weeks in writing, or 8 weeks in pay

Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 90 days	nil
90 days but less than 3 years	2 weeks
3 years but less than 4 years	3 weeks
4 years but less than 5 years	4 weeks
5 years but less than 6 years	5 weeks
6 years but less than 7 years	6 weeks
7 years but less than 8 years	7 weeks
8 years or more	8 weeks

Ontario

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 3 months	nil
3 months but less than 1 year	1 week
1 year but less than 3 years	2 weeks
3 years but less than 4 years	3 weeks
4 years but less than 5 years	4 weeks
5 years but less than 6 years	5 weeks
6 years but less than 7 years	6 weeks
7 years but less than 8 years	7 weeks
8 years or more	8 weeks

Prince Edward Island

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 6 months	nil
6 months but less than 5 years	2 weeks
5 years but less than 10 years	4 weeks
10 years but less than 15 years	6 weeks
15 years or more	8 weeks

Québec

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 3 months	nil
3 months to 1 year	1 week
1 to 5 years	2 weeks
5 to 10 years	4 weeks
10 years or more	8 weeks

Saskatchewan

Time worked	Notice required
Up to 13 weeks	nil
13 weeks to 1 year	1 week
1 to 3 years	2 weeks
3 to 5 years	4 weeks
5 to 10 years	6 weeks
10 years or more	8 weeks

Yukon

Time worked	Notice required
Less than 6 months	nil
6 months but less than 1 year	1 week
1 year but less than 3 years	2 weeks
3 years but less than 4 years	3 weeks
4 years but less than 5 years	4 weeks
5 years but less than 6 years	5 weeks
6 years but less than 7 years	6 weeks
7 years but less than 8 years	7 weeks
8 years or more	8 weeks

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