1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 12 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 60 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 120 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 180 months of service.
Effective from ; verified on . Prince Edward Island's own rule.
1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 12 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 60 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 120 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 180 months of service.
Version 3 · effective from · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Applies to
employees terminated or laid off by the employer
Exceptions
Category
Definite task
Condition
is employed to perform a definite task for a period not exceeding one year
Category
Short layoff
Condition
is laid off for a period not exceeding six consecutive days
Category
Offered other employment
Condition
has been offered other reasonable employment by the employer
Category
Unforeseeable reason
Condition
is terminated or laid off for any unforeseeable reason beyond the control of the employer
Category
Labour disputes, weather, government action
Condition
is terminated or laid off because of labour disputes, weather conditions or actions of any governmental authority that directly affect the operations of the employer
Category
Cause
Condition
is terminated for cause
Category
Employment governed by a collective agreement
Condition
This Act does not apply to an employment governed by a collective agreement pursuant to the Labour Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. L-1, except for the provisions listed in s. 3(2); section 59 is not among them (section 61, group termination, is).
Category
Commission salespersons
Condition
The Act, except sections 36 to 39, and Parts 7 and 8 as they relate to those sections, does not apply to salespersons whose income is derived primarily from commission on sales (Employment Standards Regulations s. 1(1)(a)).
Category
Farm labourers in non-commercial undertakings
Condition
The Act, except sections 36 to 39, and Parts 7 and 8 as they relate to those sections, does not apply to farm labourers employed in an undertaking that, in the opinion of the Board, is not a commercial undertaking (Employment Standards Regulations s. 1(1)(b)).
Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall not terminate or lay off an employee who has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of 90 days or longer without giving the employee, in writing, at least … (a) one week of notice, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of 90 days or longer but less than one year; … (b) two weeks of notice, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of one year or longer but less than five years; … (c) four weeks of notice, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of five years or longer but less than 10 years; … (d) six weeks of notice, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of 10 years or longer but less than 15 years; or … (e) eight weeks notice, where the employee has been employed by the employer for a continuous period of 15 years or longer. … (a) is employed to perform a definite task for a period not exceeding one year; … (b) is laid off for a period not exceeding six consecutive days; … (c) has been offered other reasonable employment by the employer; … (d) is terminated or laid off for any unforeseeable reason beyond the control of the employer; … (e) is terminated or laid off because of labour disputes, weather conditions or actions of any governmental authority that directly affect the operations of the employer; or … (f) is terminated for cause. … Where an employer terminates or lays off an employee without giving the notice required under subsection (1), the employer shall pay the employee an amount equal to the employee’s regular wages, excluding overtime, for a period of time equivalent to the notice period.
termination_notice in ca-pe: version 3, effective 2026-06-30, published (new)
1 weeks' notice after 3 months of service. 2 weeks' notice after 12 months of service. 4 weeks' notice after 60 months of service. 6 weeks' notice after 120 months of service. 8 weeks' notice after 180 months of service.
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Category
Athletes
Condition
Sections 15, 20 to 35, and Part 6 of the Act (which contains section 59), and any order made pursuant to section 15 or 20 of the Act, do not apply to persons employed as athletes (Employment Standards Regulations s. 1(4)).