Ivanhoé Cambridge: Severance Packages

Ivanhoé Cambridge is a Canadian real estate company specializing in property investment, development, and management. It is one of the largest real estate companies in the world. Ivanhoé Cambridge is owned by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a prominent institutional investor in Canada.

The company offers a wide range of services in the real estate sector, including office space leasing, retail property management, residential property development, logistics and industrial property management, and investment in various real estate assets. Ivanhoé Cambridge operates across multiple asset classes, such as office buildings, shopping centers, residential properties, logistics facilities, and hotels.

Ivanhoé Cambridge had approximately 1,200 employees in Canada, working through offices in several cities across the country, including Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Montreal. The employer offers a diverse range of positions to support its real estate operations. These may include roles in property management, leasing, development, construction, finance and accounting, asset management, marketing, sustainability, and human resources, among others.

In terms of a brief history, Ivanhoé Cambridge was founded in Quebec in 1953 by Sam Steinberg as a subsidiary of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Over the years, it has grown into a global real estate company with a significant portfolio of properties across Canada and various international markets.

Recent layoffs at Ivanhoé Cambridge

• November 2020: The real estate company laid off around 50 employees, mostly outside of Quebec, as its shopping centres remain affected by the pandemic.

Severance for Ivanhoé Cambridge employees

In Canada, non-unionized employees at Ivanhoé Cambridge! can get up to 24 months of severance pay when they are fired or laid off from their job. This applies to individuals working in any capacity—full-time, part-time, or hourly—in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia.

Severance is the compensation provided to non-unionized workers in Canada by their employer when they are terminated without cause.

Even if an employee is fired for cause, they may still be eligible for full severance pay. This is due to the high standards required to legally justify for-cause dismissal.

LEARN MORE
• Severance for provincially regulated employees
• Severance pay by company
• Federally regulated employees and severance pay
• Severance packages in mass layoffs

The right to severance pay is consistent regardless of economic conditions, company downsizing, business closures, or significant public health events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

WATCH: Employment lawyer Lior Samfiru explains everything you need to know about severance pay on an episode of the Employment Law Show.

The employment lawyers at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP have represented tens of thousands of employees over the years in severance package negotiations.

We have successfully secured much larger amounts for countless individuals employed across a variety of positions, from entry level jobs to executives.

How to properly calculate severance pay

There is a general belief that severance is one week’s pay, two weeks’ pay, or a week for every year of service an employee has with a company.

The reality is that severance for non-unionized employees in Canada is calculated using a variety of factors, including age, length of service, position, bonuses, benefits, and your ability to find new work.

To figure out how much compensation you may be entitled to, use our firm’s Pocket Employment Lawyer.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
• Severance Pay in Ontario
• Alberta severance packages
• Understanding severance in B.C.
• Layoffs in Canada

Don’t sign on the dotted line!

Do not accept any severance offer, termination papers, or exit agreement that you receive. Once you sign back these documents, you eliminate your ability to negotiate additional severance pay.

Generally speaking, if an employee does not receive the proper amount of severance pay when they lose their job, they may be considered to have been wrongfully dismissed. An employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP can analyze your situation and explain how much compensation you may be owed.

Talk to an employment lawyer

The experienced employment law team at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP has helped tens of thousands of non-unionized individuals across the country. In addition to severance package negotiations, our team has experience securing solutions for the following employment matters:

Our lawyers in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C. stand ready to help you solve your workplace issues.

If you are a non-unionized employee who needs help with an employment issue, contact us or call 1-855-821-5900 to get the advice you need, and the compensation you deserve.

Disclaimer: The materials above are provided as general information about the rights of employees in Canada. It is not specific to any one company and should not be read as suggesting any improper conduct on the part of any specific employer.