1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 24 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 48 months of service. 5 weeks' notice after 72 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 96 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 120 months of service.
Effective from ; verified on . Alberta's own rule.
1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 24 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 48 months of service. 5 weeks' notice after 72 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 96 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 120 months of service.
Version 1 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Exceptions
Category
Just cause
Condition
are dismissed for just cause
Category
Construction or brush clearing
Condition
are employed in construction or brush clearing
Category
Seasonal employees
Condition
are employed on a seasonal basis and their employment ends on completion of the season
Category
Definite term or task
Condition
are employed for a definite term or task for a period of 12 months or less
Category
Strike or lockout
Condition
are not provided with work as the result of a strike or lockout at their place of employment
Category
Casual employees
Condition
are casual employees who may elect to work or not for a temporary period when requested to by the employer
Category
Refusal of alternate work during layoff
Condition
refuse reasonable alternate work when temporarily laid off
Category
Failure to return after recall
Condition
fail to return to work within 7 calendar days of a recall (unless provided otherwise in a collective agreement) when temporarily laid off
Category
Frustrated contract
Condition
are subject to a contract of employment that is or has become impossible to perform because of unforeseeable or unpreventable causes beyond the control of their employer
Notice periods
Notice weeks
1
Service max months
24
Service min months
Source:Termination and lay-off - Alberta.ca, Table 2. Employer notice period needed for length of employment (supports notice_periods[0], notice_periods[1], notice_periods[2], notice_periods[3], notice_periods[4], notice_periods[5], minimum_service_months, pay_in_lieu_allowed, exceptions[0], exceptions[1], exceptions[2], exceptions[3], exceptions[4], exceptions[5], exceptions[6], exceptions[7], exceptions[8])
An employer must give written notice to their employee of at least: … 1 week | More than 90 days but less than 2 years … 2 weeks | 2 years but less than 4 years … 4 weeks | 4 years but less than 6 years … 5 weeks | 6 years but less than 8 years … 6 weeks | 8 years but less than 10 years … 8 weeks | 10 years or more … Notice is not required if employment is 90 days or less. … Employers may give termination notice, termination pay or a combination of termination notice and termination pay. … Employers are not required to give termination notice (or termination pay) to employees who: … are dismissed for just cause … are employed in construction or brush clearing … are employed on a seasonal basis and their employment ends on completion of the season … are employed for a definite term or task for a period of 12 months or less … are not provided with work as the result of a strike or lockout at their place of employment … are casual employees who may elect to work or not for a temporary period when requested to by the employer … refuse reasonable alternate work when temporarily laid off … fail to return to work within 7 calendar days of a recall (unless provided otherwise in a collective agreement) when temporarily laid off … are subject to a contract of employment that is or has become impossible to perform because of unforeseeable or unpreventable causes beyond the control of their employer
termination_notice in ca-ab: version 1, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 24 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 48 months of service. 5 weeks' notice after 72 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 96 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 120 months of service.