Severance pay laws in Ontario Canada apply mostly to employees who've had their employment "severed." This means the employment was stopped because the employer filed bankruptcy, unfairly terminated the employee, laid off the employee for 35 weeks or more, discontinued all or part of the business, or gave long-term written notice to the worker, but the worker resigned with a two-week notice within that period. The worker also must have had five or more years with the company and was employed by a company with a payroll in Ontario of $2.5 million or more; or has lost their employment along with 50 other employees in the same six month period. The amount of severance pay is calculated by the number of years worked multiplied by their regular weekly wages. Any questions concerning wages and laws can be answered by consulting the Employment Standards Act publications or by contacting the Ministry of Labor.