6.9 How do I file a complaint if I do not think I should have been dismissed?

Wrongful dismissal

Being fired from yourjob for no good reason.

In order to file a complaint, you must:

• be an employee covered under the labour standards law;
• have worked for your employer for two (2) consecutive years;
• have been dismissed;
• have no other way of filing a complaint (such as under a collective agreement, another law, or your own employment contract).

You have forty-five (45) days after you are dismissed to mail or deliver your written complaint to the Commission des normes du travail (Labour Standards Commission). If you mail the complaint, it is best to send it by registered mail.