Severance Pay by Job in Canada

In Canada, employers are legally required to provide severance pay to non-unionized employees who are terminated without cause, or incorrectly fired for cause. The amount of severance pay an employee is entitled to depends on various factors such as length of service, age, and job title. As such, it’s essential for employees to understand their severance entitlements.

Non-unionized jobs make up a significant portion of the Canadian workforce. These jobs are found in both the provincially and federally regulated sectors, and include positions such as sales representatives, administrative assistants, managers, and executives, among others. These employees are entitled to full severance, which can total as much as 24 months’ pay.

If you’re an employee in a non-unionized job and are facing termination, it’s crucial to know what how much severance pay you are owed. In this blog post, we’ll provide an overview of termination rights and severance pay for common non-unionized jobs in Ontario, Alberta and B.C. Each job will link to a corresponding resource on our website that provides more detailed information about severance entitlements for that particular job.

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A

• Airport Worker (non-unionized)
• Analyst
• Architect
• Assistant Manager
• Auto Worker (non-unionized)

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B

• Bank Advisor
• Bartender
• Bus Driver (non-union)

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C

• C-suite Employees
• Casino Worker (non-union)
• Chef
• Chiropractor
• Cleaner
• Clergy
• Clerical Workers
• Clerk
• Commissioned Employees
• Construction Worker
• Consultant
• Construction Contractor
• Corporate Director
• Custodian
• Customer Service Rep

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D

• Dental Hygienist
• Dentist
• Designer
• Dietitian
• Director
• Doctor

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E

• Electrician
• Engineer
• Executive
• Executive Director
• Executive Assistant

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F

• Financial Advisor
• Financial Analyst
• Food Server

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G

• Government of Ontario Employee (non-union)
• Groundskeeper

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H

• Human Resources

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I

• Insurance Agent
• Investment Advisor
• IT Consultant or Advisor

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L

• Labourer
• Law Clerk
• Lawyer
• Logistics Manager

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M

• Machine Operator
• Manager
• Marketing Manager
• Marketing Specialist
• Massage Therapist
• Mechanic
• Midwives
• Military
• Millwright

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N

• Nurse (non-union)

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O

• Occupational Therapist

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P

• Personal Support Worker
• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Physiotherapist
• Pilot (non-union)
• Plant Manager
• Plumber
• Portfolio Manager
• Private School Teacher
• Professional
• Professor (non-union)
• Programmer
• Project Manager
• Psychologist
• Psychiatrist
• Psychotherapist

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R

• Rail Worker
• Real Estate Agent
• Receptionist
• Recruiter
• Restaurant Manager

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S

• Salespeople and Sales Representative
• Secretary
• Security Guard (non-union)
• Social Worker
• Software Developer or Engineer
• Speech Pathologist
• Supervisor

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T

• Tutor
• Technical
• Technologist
• Therapist
• Travel Agent
• Truck Driver

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V

• Veterinarian

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W

• Web Developer

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Z

• Zookeeper (non-union)

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If you are a non-unionized employee working in Ontario, Alberta or B.C. and are experiencing a workplace issue, contact our employment law team immediately for assistance from an experienced employment lawyer.

You can also use the Pocket Employment Lawyer to find if your workplace rights have been breached, what you can do about it, and calculate how much severance pay you may be entitled to receive whether you are provincially or federally regulated.

We are Canada’s most positively reviewed employment and disability law firm. Through our advocacy and proven results, we have successfully secured full severance packages for tens of thousands of Canadians. Call our team at 1-855-821-5900, email Help@EmploymentLawyer.ca, or contact us online to get the advice you need, the compensation you deserve.