Quebec: the official figures for 2026

These are all the figures of jurisdictions.quebec in the data file: six loose figures and five tables with 20 rows, each with the statute it comes from, when it took effect and how far it has been verified.

Updated September 6, 2026 · Figures verified against the statutes of each jurisdiction · see all figures and their sources

It is one of the 14 pages of the Jurisdictions block, inside official figures. The raw data is in legal-data-2026.json.

Verified: Read in the primary source: the consolidated text of the statute or regulation itself.
Secondary source: The rule and the starting figures are official, but the resolved figure is not published by any authority: we work it out and show the arithmetic.
Not yet verified: We have not been able to confirm it against the primary source yet. It appears here for transparency and is not published as a firm figure on any other page of the site: the production build stops if anyone tries.

`jurisdictions.quebec`

Figures in `jurisdictions.quebec`
Key	Value	Source	Validity	Status
`quebec.notice.qualifying_service` Under three months of uninterrupted service the Act gives no notice and no indemnity.	3 months	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 82.1 — Employees to whom section 82 does not apply	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`quebec.severance.exists` Quebec has no separate statutory severance pay. The Act gives one money entitlement when a job ends without notice: the compensatory indemnity in section 83, which is what this site calls termination pay.	No	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 83 — Compensatory indemnity in lieu of notice	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`quebec.group_termination.threshold` Ten employees is the lowest collective-dismissal threshold in Canada, matched by Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador and the federal jurisdiction all start at 50.	10 employees	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 84.0.1 — What a collective dismissal is	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`quebec.group_termination.window` The ten terminations must fall within two consecutive months at the same establishment.	2 months	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 84.0.1 — What a collective dismissal is	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`quebec.holidays.count` Seven statutory general holidays are listed in the Act respecting labour standards; the eighth, the National Holiday on 24 June, comes from its own statute. Quebec has no Family Day, no Remembrance Day and no National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as paid holidays under these two Acts.	8	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 60 — Statutory general holidays	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`quebec.complaint.deadline` One year runs separately from each due date, so an old unpaid amount can expire while a recent one is still claimable. A different and much shorter deadline applies to a dismissal complaint under section 124: 45 days.	1 year	Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 115 — Prescription of a civil action	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06

Table `quebec.notice.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`
0.25 years	1 year	1 week
1 year	5 years	2 weeks
5 years	10 years	4 weeks
10 years	—	8 weeks

Source: Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 82 — Notice of termination of employment or layoff. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `quebec.notice.temporary_layoff_limits.rows`
`label`	`max_value`	`max_unit`	`window_value`	`window_unit`	`condition`	`source`	`quote`
Basic limit	6	months	—	—	—	qc_lsa_s82	The employer must give written notice to an employee before terminating the employee's contract of employment or laying the employee off for six months or more.
Recall privileges under a collective agreement	—	—	—	—	Where a collective agreement gives you recall privileges for more than six months, the indemnity is not owed until the earlier of the day those privileges run out and one year after the layoff.	qc_lsa_s83_1	In the case of an employee who, under a collective agreement, is entitled to recall privileges for more than six months, the employer is bound to pay the compensatory indemnity only from the first of the following dates

Source: Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 82 — Notice of termination of employment or layoff. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `quebec.group_termination.schedule.rows`
`employees_from`	`employees_to`	`weeks`
10	99	8 weeks
100	299	12 weeks
300	—	16 weeks

Source: Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 84.0.4 — Notice of collective dismissal to the Minister. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `quebec.vacation.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`	`pay_percent`
0 years	1 year	0 weeks	4%
1 year	3 years	2 weeks	4%
3 years	—	3 weeks	6%

Source: Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 69 — Three weeks of annual leave. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `quebec.holidays.list.rows`
`name`	`date_rule`
New Year's Day	1 January
Good Friday or Easter Monday	One of the two, at the employer's option
National Patriots' Day	The Monday preceding 25 May
National Holiday (St. John the Baptist Day)	24 June; if it falls on a Sunday that is not a regular working day for you, 25 June
Canada Day	1 July, or 2 July where the 1st falls on a Sunday
Labour Day	The first Monday in September
Thanksgiving Day	The second Monday in October
Christmas Day	25 December

Source: Act respecting labour standards (QC), s. 60 — Statutory general holidays. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.