Ministry of Labour Complaints
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The official-looking route often costs you the most. The Ministry enforces the minimum; the real number lives in court. Mirza Law makes sure you don't sign away the rest.
"For severance, the Ministry of Labour is often the wrong door. They only enforce the minimum, and filing can quietly cost you the right to the full amount in court."
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For severance, we pursue the full common law amount, often many times the minimum, backed by the law. Most claims settle without a courtroom.
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You get the real number, not the floor, and you keep the rights a complaint can quietly cost you.
Amir Mirza
Managing Attorney
Licensed: 2017The Ministry of Labour vs. your real severance
Can't you just call the Ministry to get your severance?
For severance, usually not. The Ministry only enforces the minimum under the Employment Standards Act, which is often a small fraction of what you're actually owed. Your real entitlement, the common-law amount, can be many times higher, and the Ministry can't get it for you.
Filing a complaint can cost you the court claim
For a termination, filing an ESA complaint can mean giving up your right to sue for the full amount in court. People file thinking they're being careful and end up capped at the minimum. The official-looking route is often the most expensive one.
Already filed? You may have a short window
There's generally a short window, often about two weeks, to withdraw a Ministry complaint and keep your right to pursue the full amount. If you've recently filed, it's worth getting advice right away, before that window closes.
When the Ministry is the right door
It's not the wrong place for everything. These are usually fine to take there:
It's termination and severance where the Ministry route tends to hurt you. The Ministry for the basics, a lawyer for what you're owed when you lose your job.
“The Ministry would say we owe nothing”
Employers lean on this because the ESA minimum is so much lower than the real number. “The Ministry would back us” usually just means “the Ministry only looks at the floor.” What you're owed at common law is a separate, much bigger question.
Who to talk to about your full number
Before you sign or file anything, talk to an employment lawyer who can tell you the real figure, often many times the minimum, and the right way to pursue it. The worst move after losing your job is to lock yourself into the minimum without knowing what you were owed. The review is free, and we work on contingency.
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Mirza Law was professional, responsive, and easy to work with. The team provided clear guidance throughout the process and made everything straightforward to understand. I appreciated their support and would recommend them to anyone looking for reliable legal assistance.
I can't say enough great things about my experience with this firm. Amir was incredibly helpful and secured a much better settlement than I was initially offered. Couldn't have asked for more. I would definitely recommend Mirza Law.
My wife's long term disability benefits were cut off after two years and the team at Mirza Law helped us to get them back. We were working with Amir who dealt with our insurance company directly. He took the time to explain the whole process and laid out our options so we always understood where things stood.
I reached out to this law firm after being denied by Manulife for my long term disability benefits. Amir is genuinely one of the kindest and caring lawyers I have ever met. He guided me through this very difficult period in my life. I understood each part of the process and never felt rushed.
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