Alberta · Offboarding
Offboarding Kit for Alberta
Resignation, Termination and Layoff Letters, Final Pay and ROE (Word + PDF)
What to check, say, write and pay when someone leaves your Alberta business. It starts with a 10-minute risk screen, so you can stop before an expensive mistake.
Is it for you?
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Alberta employers with about 1 to 50 employees facing a resignation, a dismissal without cause or a temporary layoff.
- Owners who want the steps and the deadlines in one place.
Who it is not for
- Federally regulated employers, unionized workplaces and employers outside Alberta.
- Employees whose written contract sets longer notice or more severance. Follow the contract.
- Dismissals "for cause". The kit shows how to build the file and tells you to have a lawyer write that letter. It does not include one.
What is inside
Everything in the download
The kit (42 PDF pages, 12 Law boxes):
- Part 1, stop and check: a 10-row risk screen, when to call a lawyer, and a call prep sheet.
- Part 2, resignations: a reply script and a letter confirming the resignation.
- Part 3, ending employment without cause: notice and termination pay under the Employment Standards Code (Alberta), a notice and termination pay calculator with three worked examples, a meeting script, and two letters (termination pay instead of notice, and working notice). Also a written warning letter, a cause file index and a discipline log.
- Part 4, layoffs: temporary layoff rules, a layoff letter, a recall letter and notes on group termination.
- Part 5, final pay and paperwork: the final pay deadline, a final pay worksheet, how to get ROE Web access, ROE reason codes and an accuracy checklist.
- Part 6, special cases and the last day: a two-letter sequence for a no-show, a last-day checklist, an access list, short messages for staff and customers, exit interview questions and a reference letter.
- Handout: a one-page "What happens next" for the employee.
- Part 7: records and deadline schedules, 9 offboarding mistakes that cost owners money, and a table of the laws the kit follows.
Forms and Letters (29 PDF pages): all 23 letters, worksheets, checklists and logs, each on its own page. That includes 9 letters.
a for-cause termination letter, a release or severance agreement, advice on your own case.
Employment Standards Code (Alberta); Alberta Human Rights Act; Workers' Compensation Act (Alberta). Record of Employment steps follow the federal Employment Insurance Act and Employment Insurance Regulations.
What you get
The files
- One instant download (.zip).
- 2 files, each as Word (.docx) and PDF: the kit (42 pages) and Forms and Letters (29 pages).
- A 2-page START HERE guide and a 1-page licence and terms.
How it helps
Why it is worth your time
- 01The risk screen flags the situations where you should get advice first, before you say a word.
- 02The calculator works out the legal minimum step by step, so you can check the numbers before you pay.
- 03The letters and the meeting script keep a hard day calm, clear and on the record.
How it works
Three steps
- 1
Start with the risk screen in Part 1. If any row is a yes, the kit tells you to call a lawyer before you act.
- 2
Go to the part that fits: resignation, ending employment or layoff. Work out the pay with the calculator.
- 3
Fill in the yellow blanks in the letter, hold the meeting with the script, then follow the final pay and ROE steps.
What you need
Microsoft Word or Google Docs, a PDF reader, and a printer or email. No apps, add-ins or subscriptions. To file a Record of Employment you also need a free ROE Web account, or your payroll provider can file it. The kit shows how.
Updates
Free updates for 12 months from purchase. We email you when a new version is ready. Download it from your original receipt link. Law last checked: 10 November 2026. Next review: 10 May 2027.
This kit is general information and sample wording for small employers. It is not legal advice and does not replace a lawyer. We are not a law firm, and the kit was not written or reviewed by one. Each kit shows when to call a lawyer before you act. Read the full Not Legal Advice page.
Need more than one kit? The Alberta Complete Starter Bundle has all five Alberta kits for $439. Bought one by one they cost $635, so the bundle saves you $196 (about 31%).
Look inside first
Free sample pages
The cover, the “how to use this kit” page, the contents, a page of Law boxes and a real form or letter, marked “Sample”. No email needed.
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Offboarding Kit, ready today.
Digital download for businesses in Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (not Quebec). All sales are final: no refunds once purchased. We refund a double charge, replace a file that will not download or open, and swap a wrong province within 7 days. One-business licence. Terms of Sale and Licence
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