Let go? See your minimum under the Act first.
The software works out your minimum under the Employment Standards Act and the common-law range, and prepares a demand letter you send yourself. If you would rather I negotiate, I can take it on.
| Termination payEmployment Standards Act, 2000, ss. 54, 57(h), 61(1)(a) | 8 weeks | CAD 16,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Severance payEmployment Standards Act, 2000, ss. 64(1), 65(1), 65(4), 64(2) | 11 weeks | CAD 22,000 |
| Vacation pay on termination payEmployment Standards Act, 2000, s. 35.2(b) | 6% | CAD 960 |
Worked out as if you were let go without cause, you worked no notice, no exemption in the Act applies and your contract has no termination clause. Check your clause
Your two deadlines
The severance check gives two dates: the last day to sue and the last day for an ESA complaint. Enter the last day of your job to see yours.
Not entered yet. The dates below count from today, October 11, 2026, until you enter it.
Last day to sue
October 11, 2028
Two years from October 11, 2026, the day the claim is presumed to have been discovered. Some things can move this date, such as a later discovery, incapacity, or an agreement to use a mediator; a lawyer can check them.
Limitations Act, 2002, ss. 4, 5(1), (2), 7, 11Last day for an ESA complaint
October 11, 2028
A complaint to the Ministry of Labour about unpaid termination or severance pay must be filed within two years. Choose one route: filing a complaint for termination or severance pay stops you from suing for wrongful dismissal over the same job, unless you withdraw it within two weeks; suing stops you from filing the complaint.
Employment Standards Act, 2000, ss. 96(3), 97(2), (4), 98(2)An example on fictional facts. Change a figure in the check above and the letter follows.
Alex Martin to Example Manufacturing Inc., October 11, 2026
Alex Martin
12 Elm Street
Toronto, ON M4E 1A1
October 11, 2026
Example Manufacturing Inc.
Attention: Head of Human Resources
500 Industrial Road
Mississauga, ON L5T 2B2
Re: The end of my employment
Dear Head of Human Resources:
I worked for Example Manufacturing Inc. for 10 years, 11 months, until October 11, 2026. You ended my employment without cause. I am writing to set out what I am owed and to ask you to pay it by October 25, 2026.
What the Employment Standards Act, 2000 requires
Termination pay: 8 weeks of regular wages, CAD 16,000 (sections 54, 57 and 61(1)(a)).
Vacation pay on the termination pay: 6% of CAD 16,000, CAD 960 (section 35.2).
Severance pay: 11 weeks of regular wages, CAD 22,000 (sections 64(1) and 65(1), counting the notice period I did not receive, section 65(4)).
Contributions to my benefit plans for the 8-week statutory notice period (sections 60(1)(c) and 61(1)(b)).
Together, these come to CAD 38,960. They are minimum standards. They cannot be waived, including by a release (section 5(1)). Termination pay and vacation pay were due no later than seven days after my employment ended or my next regular pay day, whichever is later (section 11(5)).
Then
- Reasonable notice at common law, with the cases
- What you are asking for, and the reply date (October 25, 2026)
The demand letter
Prepared from the same facts as the check, with its figures and the sections behind them. You get it as Word and PDF, and you sign it and send it yourself.
CAD 149 plus HST
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The software stops where judgment starts.
Unless your contract validly limits it, the common law usually gives more. How much turns on your age, your role, your years of service and how hard it will be to find similar work.
Bardal v. Globe & Mail Ltd. (1960), 24 D.L.R. (2d) 140 (Ont. H.C.), at p. 145Enter the offer in the check above to see it here against the range.
Whether a clause holds, whether you were constructively dismissed, and what to accept are judgment calls. When your check reaches one, you can send it to me with the facts already worked out.
How does the contingency work?
The agreement uses the Law Society of Ontario’s standard contingency fee agreement form, and you get a copy before any work starts.
If I have a conflict, I tell you and refer you to another lawyer. I can’t tell you why.
Is the severance check free?
Yes. The severance check and the termination clause check are free. The demand letter is CAD 149 plus HST, and you see the total before you pay.
Is this legal advice?
This is legal information, not legal advice. Using the software does not make you my client. Advice starts when you retain me, and I tell you in writing what I will do and what it costs.
Who sees what I enter?
What you type is kept in this browser. It is recorded only when you keep the answer or book with it, and then it is used to give you the answer and to check for conflicts.