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Termination Notice Calculator

Termination Notice Calculator

Use this tool to calculate the minimum termination notice required under your jurisdiction employment standards law.

Step 1: Verify the employee is entitled to termination notice under the applicable employment standards law, no exemptions apply, and there is no employment contract or collective agreement requiring greater notice.

Check common exemption scenarios

Step 2: Select the employee jurisdiction of employment.

Step 3: Enter length of employment using years and months only.

Step 4: For Ontario and federally regulated employers, complete the additional statutory severance section.

Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Federal (Canada Labour Code) Select where the employee works.
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Minimum statutory notice often starts only after a service threshold (for example 3 or 6 months, depending on jurisdiction).
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This Severance Calculator is designed to help HR professionals estimate the amount of severance payable based on jurisdiction requirements. This tool is an informational estimate of minimum statutory requirements and is not legal advice and does not account for all exceptions, common-law notice, or contractual terms.