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Loopholes Tagged "termination"
Plain-English guides to Canadian legal rights and workarounds related to termination.
Record of Employment Access Rights — Get Your ROE and Check It for Errors
Employers must issue your Record of Employment within 5 calendar days of an interruption in pay — and a missing, late, or inaccurate ROE can be corrected by Service Canada.
Constructive Dismissal — When Your Employer Changes the Job Without Your Consent
If your employer fundamentally changes your working conditions without your consent — cutting pay, demoting you, relocating you — you can treat it as a termination and claim wrongful dismissal damages.
Federal Unjust Dismissal Complaint — Get Reinstatement Leverage Most Employees Never Use
Employees in federally regulated workplaces may have access to the Canada Labour Code unjust dismissal regime, which can provide reinstatement or compensation well beyond ordinary termination pay.
Termination Pay & Severance Rights
Most Canadian employees receive only the statutory minimum when terminated — but common law 'reasonable notice' can be worth two to ten times more, and employers regularly count on employees not knowing the difference or being too intimidated to ask.
Wrongful Dismissal — You're Owed More Notice Pay Than Your Contract Says
Canadian courts have consistently ruled that common law notice periods (often months or years of pay) far exceed the minimum statutory notice required by employment standards legislation — and most standard employment contracts that cap notice at the statutory minimum are unenforceable.