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        Questions about pay and money in Canada

        Quick answers with the 2026 rules. Each one opens a page with the calculator already set up for it and a short article; change the inputs there for your own answer.

        How much unemployment benefit would I get?

        CA$729 a week for about 38 weeks (55% of insurable earnings, at most $729 a week, after a one-week waiting period; the number of weeks depends on your hours and the regional unemployment rate, here 7%)

        Example: CA$6,000 gross a month, age 35, single. Total CA$27,693.

        How much notice must my employer give?

        From 2 weeks (minimum under the Ontario employment standards) to 8 weeks (minimum under the Ontario employment standards)

        By years with the employer: 5 weeks (minimum under the Ontario employment standards) after 5 years, 8 weeks (minimum under the Ontario employment standards) after 10.

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