Workers' compensation legislation
...governing the continuation of benefits for disabled plan members

Ontario and Quebec are the only two provinces where workers' compensation legislation specifically refers to the employer's obligation to continue paying benefit coverage for disabled employees.

Ontario
Employer must continue payment of benefits for one year while employee is receiving Workers' Compensation benefits or participating in an approved rehabilitation program.

Employee is responsible to continue paying his/her portion of the cost.

Quebec
Employer must continue benefits if employee continues paying his or her portion of the cost.

Benefits must be continued for one year if employee works for a company of less than 21 employees and for two years if employed by a company of greater than 20 employees.

*Provincial regulations and common law may require employers to provide severance pay above and beyond pay in lien of the minimum notice periods. In some provinces,  employers may have to provide a longer notice period when they terminate a group of employees.
Always - seek legal advice before terminating an employee or employees.

Minimum notice periods for individual terminations   Length of Service Required Notice*                               Federal 3 months or more  2 weeks Alberta More than 3 months, less more than 2 years  2 years or more, less than 4 years  4 years or more, less than 6 years  6 years or more, less than 8 years  8 years or more, less than 10 years  10 years or more  1 week 2 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks British Columbia 3 months to 12 months 12 months to 3 years 3 years 4 years or more 1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 1 additional week for each subsequent  year, up to a maximum of 8 weeks week Manitoba 30 days Employer must give notice not less than one pay period. However, a number of exceptions apply. New Brunswick 6 months to 5 years 5 years or more  2 weeks 4 weeks Newfoundland 1 month or more, less than 2 years  2 years or more 1 week 2 weeks Northwest Territories 90 days or more, less than 3 years  3 years or more, less than 4 years  4 years or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more, less than 6 years  6 years or more, less than 7 years  7 years or more, less than 8 years  8 years or more  2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks Nova Scotia 3 months or more, less than 2 years  2 years or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more, less than10 years  10 years or more0 years or more  1 week 2 weeks 4 weeks 8 weeks Ontario 3 months or more, less than 1 year  1year or more, less than 3 years  3 years or more, less than 4 years  4 years or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more, less than 6 years  6 years or more, less than 7 years  7 years or more, less than 8 years  8 years or more  1 week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks Prince Edward Island 6 months or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more  2 weeks 4 weeks Quebec 3 months or more, less than 1 year  1 year or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more, less than 10 years  10 years or more  1 week 2 weeks 4 weeks 8 weeks Saskatchewan 3 months or more, less than1 year  1 year or more, less than 3 years  3 years or more, less than 5 years 5 years or more, less than 10 years  10 years or more  1 week 2 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks Yukon Territory 6 months or more, less than 1 year 1 year or more, less than 3 years  3 years or more, less than 4 years  4 years or more, less than 5 years  5 years or more, less than 6 years  6 years or more, less than 7 years  7 years or more, less than 8 years  8 years or more  1week 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks