Employment lawyers in Charlottetown

Under the Employment Standards Act that came into force on 30 June 2026, a complaint must be delivered to the chief inspector within two years of the alleged contravention. A human rights complaint must be made within one year. Court claims have their own limitation periods — ask a lawyer which applies. If your employer is federally regulated (a bank, airline or telecom company, for example), an unjust dismissal complaint under the Canada Labour Code must be filed within 90 days.

The minimum notice from an employer (or pay instead) is one week after 90 days' continuous employment, two weeks after one year, four weeks after five years, six weeks after ten years and eight weeks after fifteen years; none is required in the first 90 days. Unless your contract validly limits you to those minimums, a court may award more based on your age, role, length of service and how long it should take to find similar work.

Employment standards complaints go to the Employment Standards Branch and human rights complaints to the PEI Human Rights Commission. Lawsuits up to $16,000 can go to the Small Claims Section of the Supreme Court, and larger claims to its General Section — for Charlottetown, see the court list on our Charlottetown page.

To practise law in Prince Edward Island a lawyer must be a member of the Law Society of Prince Edward Island. You can look up practising lawyers in the Law Society's online lawyer directory to verify their status, and it publishes discipline case summaries. Each lawyer on these pages was checked in the directory before being listed, but people move firms, so check again before you hire. Complaints about a lawyer go to the Law Society, in writing.