Termination Notice Calculator

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.

Province / Territory / Federal 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.

Years

040

Minimum statutory notice often starts only after a service threshold (for example 3 or 6 months, depending on jurisdiction).

Months

011

Regular weekly wages ($)

Used only for additional statutory severance pay calculations in Ontario and Federal cases.

Additional Statutory Severance Checks

Employee has 5+ years of service No Yes

Employer payroll is $2.5M or more No Yes

Permanent business discontinuance and 50+ employees severed within 6 months No Yes

Federal additional statutory severance applies for employees with at least 12 consecutive months of service.

Estimated Entitlement

Minimum Notice 0 weeks

Additional Statutory Severance Not applicable

Additional Severance (Estimated Pay) Not calculated

Total Statutory Minimum 0 weeks

Province

Service Length

Notice source Additional layer source

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.