Alberta severance calculator
Alberta has no statutory "severance pay": the Employment Standards Code instead sets termination notice or termination pay, based on how long you worked for your employer.
Answer a few questions about your job and how it ended. You'll see the Code's minimum for the situation you describe, in weeks and dollars, and a plain-language note on common-law notice. It is free.
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What the Code sets
| Length of service | Termination pay |
|---|---|
| 90 days of service or less | 0 weeks |
| More than 90 days of service | 1 week |
| 2 years of service or more | 2 weeks |
| 4 years of service or more | 4 weeks |
| 6 years of service or more | 5 weeks |
| 8 years of service or more | 6 weeks |
| 10 years of service or more | 8 weeks |
Some situations fall outside these provisions: a definite term or task of up to 12 months that ended when it was completed, seasonal work that ended with the season, on-site construction or land clearing, work you can accept or refuse for a temporary period, being laid off after refusing reasonable alternative work, refusing work offered through a seniority system, a strike or lockout, and a job that became impossible to perform because of unforeseeable causes beyond your employer's control. Some people are outside the Code altogether: members of a municipal police service (and of some independent agency police services), amateur athletes including Western Hockey League players, family members of a farm or ranch owner as the Code defines them, and employees of very small farms and ranches (5 or fewer employees). If you are not sure whether one applies, this calculator still shows the amount, but the Code may not apply to you.
Employment Standards Code (Alberta), current to November 26, 2025 (latest official consolidation), checked September 30, 2026. Source: Employment Standards Code (Alberta) ss.55-57