Reasonable Notice Period Chart | Job Category: All > Sales/Marketing | Ages: All ages / Under 40 / 40-49 / 50+
| Date | Case Name | Citation | Age | Years of Service | Job Subcategory | Position | Notice (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025.01.03 | Thompson v Revolution Resource Recovery Inc. | 2025 BCSC 8 | 56 | 3.3 | Salespersons | Major/key accounts manager"Her primary job function was maintaining Revolution’s existing clients and seeking to expand the service portfolios of those existing clients. Her work as the Key Accounts Manager work did not focus on seeking out and bringing in new clients." | 6 |
| 2025.01.02 | Shelp v. GoSecure Inc. | 2025 ONSC 49 | 51 | 0.8 | Sales managers | Vice president, sales for Ontario and Western Canada"The plaintiff managed a 3 person sales team. Aside from that he had no other significant budgetary or autonomous decision-making authority...The plaintiff’s sales experience and skills were not highly specialized with the result he was in a strong position to market his skills as a senior sales manager broadly." | 6 |
| 2021.10.04 | Verigen v Ensemble Travel Ltd | 2021 BCSC 1934 | 58 | 1.1 | Salespersons | Business development director"The Business Development Director is responsible for identifying and bringing on new member travel agencies along with supporting and deepening the Ensemble relationship with current members within a defined geographic area...the position was described in terms suggesting that she would have a moderate level of responsibility and some managerial duties, although she had no one reporting to her. The position required some experience in the travel industry but it does not appear to have involved quite the same degree of specialization" | 5 |
| 2021.04.16 | Goetz v Instow Enterprises Ltd. | 2021 BCSC 709 | 53 | 31 | Salespersons | Commercial sales representative"I find that, although Mr. Goetz was a senior corporate sales representative, responsible for specialized sales, he was not a manager. He had no authority over hiring, firing, disciplining or supervising employees, and he was not responsible for managing financial matters such as overseeing a budget...A CSR is responsible for acquiring new commercial accounts, growing established commercial accounts, and maintaining good customer relations through solution-based selling methods and exceptional customer service." | 18 |
| 2018.12.21 | Spalti v. MDA Systems Ltd. | 2018 BCSC 2296 | 55 (approx) | 13.6 | Senior/specialized sales | Sales director"Its market is international and its customers for the software include the U.S. Air Force and other governmental entities and commercial customers. Mr. Spalti was responsible for these sales...Successful sales could require him to negotiate agreements with major aerospace companies such as Boeing. Concluding a multi-year contract might require years of research and lengthy negotiations. Mr. Spalti was responsible for approximately $100 million of sales revenues between 2013 and his dismissal in July 2018...Mr. Spalti was not a manager. No one reported to him. He was not responsible for the expenditure of company funds. He was, however, very much involved in the budgeting of company revenues through the preparation of projections of future sales that management relied upon...In short, Mr. Spalti was a senior sales executive with substantial responsibility for an important facet of MDA’s operations involving the sale of a specialized product into a niche international market. He was not senior management, but he reported to senior management." | 16 |
| 2017.11.23 | Ensign v Price's Alarm Systems (2009) Ltd. | 2017 BCSC 2137 | 63 | 12.5 | Salespersons | Medical alert advisor"As a Medical Alert Advisor Mr. Ensign's duties and responsibilities included: • soliciting customers and selling medical alert systems to them; • responding to "leads", where potential customers had contacted the Company indicating interest in a medical alert system; • signing customers up to contracts and installing the medical alert equipment in the customer's home; and • providing follow-up service and advice to customers following installation of the system." | 12 |
| 2016.07.18 | Cheong v. Grand Pacific Travel & Trade (Canada) Corp | 2016 BCSC 1321 | 59 | 13 | Sales managers | Director, sales and marketing"She held the position of Director, Sales and Marketing and was responsible for developing the sales and marketing plan for the entire business in North America. Her duties included developing markets across Canada and in the United States; negotiating contracts with hotels and suppliers; overseeing daily sales and operations; organizing seminars and presentations for US and Canadian retail agents; developing and formulating business strategies; conducting sales and marketing for both the Canadian and US markets; creating annual advertising budget reports for the CEO; and attending travel shows. She had six direct reports who were located in Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hong Kong. She reported directly to the CEO, Wilson Wong. Her position was a senior-level position within the defendants' organization. However, there was no clear evidence as to the scope of her actual decision-making authority." | 14 |
| 2016.02.16 | O'Dea v Ricoh Canada Inc | 2016 BCSC 235 | 57 | 7 | Salespersons | Salesperson"Mr. O’Dea’s job was to sell Ricoh’s copiers and other office equipment or supplies. He had no supervisory or managerial responsibilities, and notwithstanding his degree in economics, his position with Ricoh did not approximate that of the “… highly skilled graduate engineers whom B.C. Hydro was satisfied to employ in responsible positions” as were the plaintiffs in Ansari" | 9 |
| 2014.10.07 | Sciancamerli v Comtech (Communication Technologies) Ltd | 2014 BCSC 2140 | 57 | 0.8 | Salespersons | Senior Account Executive (sales)"I agree that the position was primarily a sales position but Comtech was looking for someone with specific knowledge in the industry. It is highly unlikely someone without any familiarity with the equipment, jargon and technical needs of telecommunications systems would be considered an attractive candidate for the job based on sales experience alone. The plaintiff was an ideal candidate because of his combination of sales and technical knowledge." | 5 |
| 2014.07.31 | Dodge v Signature Automotive Group Ltd | 2014 BCSC 1452 | 59 | 20 | Salespersons | Senior financial services manager (car dealership)"Mr. Dodge's title working at the Defendant's business was senior financial services manager, although he was not primarily a manager in the ordinary sense of the word...After a car sale was made between one of the Defendant's salespeople and a customer, the customer was directed to Mr. Dodge. He worked in an office space at the same location as the salesperson, in the Defendant's retail site at the Richmond Auto Mall, located in Richmond, just south of Vancouver. After agreeing to buy the car, the customer sat down with Mr. Dodge, who then completed the necessary papers to conclude the transaction. Mr. Dodge also had a sales function at that stage. He offered to customers automobile appearance protection packages and a variety of leasing, insurance, warranty and financing options for their new cars...The Plaintiff's employment did not require him to obtain potential clients. They were ushered into his office by the salespeople. The Plaintiff then however had to draw upon his own sales experience to persuade the car buyers to purchase the available financing and warranty packages the Plaintiff was selling. The Plaintiff's position was more that of a salesperson than a manager, although I accept that he probably managed the other financial services manager, and financing generally, at the Defendant's dealership where he worked." | 17 |
| 2014.02.28 | Oliver v Sure Grip Controls Inc | 2014 BCSC 321 | 53 | 9.2 | Marketing managers | Marketing manager"They delegated almost full responsibility for the operation of Sure Grip to the management team composed of the plaintiff and two other managers employed by Sure Grip. Although the management team was not able to hire or fire, without exception, the management team’s recommendations as to hiring and firing were accepted" "In January of 2006, the plaintiff was a member of the three-person management team. Sure Grip’s shareholders, the Kornelsons, had moved to Victoria. The management team were responsible for the day-to-day operations of sure Grip’s plant. The main thrust of the plaintiff’s position was marketing and sales. The management team were entitled by total consensus “to override an established policy or process”." "In 2005, the plaintiff supervised one employee, three employees in 2008 and in 2011, two employees." | 12 |
| 2013.09.18 | Haff v Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc | 2013 BCSC 1720 | 57 | 13 | Sales managers | Regional sales manager"By 2009, she had assumed full-time management responsibilities and she was given the title of Regional Aesthetic Sales Manager (Canada West)...Ms. Haff was employed in what I would characterize as a mid-level management position with some supervisory responsibilities." | 16 |
| 2012.11.30 | Matusiak v IBM Canada Ltd | 2012 BCSC 1784 | 60 | 9.5 | Senior/specialized sales | Client director/consulting software sales rep"Senior sales position, with some additional responsibilities...The plaintiff concedes that he did not hold a management position, and did not supervise other employees. Rather, he held a senior sales position with additional responsibilities...amongst other things, Client Directors are responsible for sales and service of the defendant’s software products relating to business analytics. Business analytics enables organizations to recognize subtle trends and patterns so they can anticipate and shape events and improve their outcomes. Business analytics software enables an organization to apply analytics to decision-making." "In short, his role was to sell the defendant’s software products to the customer and provide ongoing service and management to the customer to ensure its successful implementation of delivery." | 14 |
| 2010.04.30 | Graham v Galaxie Signs Ltd | 2010 BCSC 609 | 60 | 14.5 | Salespersons | Sales representative (sign sales)"While the Plaintiff was a responsible and valued sales representative, he did not fulfill a senior managerial or supervisory role during his employ with Galaxie." | 10 |
| 2010.02.18 | Pritchard v The Stuffed Animal House Ltd | 2010 BCSC 213 | 54 | 17 | Salespersons | Salesperson"The plaintiff is now 55 years old and was employed by the defendant as a sales person for over 16 years selling a somewhat specialized product. While she was a valued employee she did not exercise management functions." | 12 |
| 2009.06.29 | Jamieson v Finning International Inc | 2009 BCSC 861 | 53 (approx) | 20 | Marketing | Millyard systems manager (Western Canada)"The plaintiff’s role was one of marketing, as distinct from sales, which included configuring equipment in an appropriate manner to comply with safety requirements and customer preferences; conducting on site assessments to determine equipment needed for customer productivity demands; liaison with suppliers with regard to industry needs; and, preparing and delivering presentations to customers...The plaintiff’s territorial responsibility included all of Western Canada. He played an important role in planning strategy for the defendant’s millyard systems equipment product group; attended regular planning sessions with local territory managers; regularly met with Mr. Mulvihill to discuss product issues, including his input regarding product changes, shifts of customer demands, market share, forecasting and overall how to position the defendant as a successful supplier of millyard systems equipment." | 19 |
| 2009.05.04 | Smith v Centra Windows Ltd | 2009 BCSC 606 | 50 | 13.5 | Salespersons | Vice president of marketing and development"He was perceived within the organization as a leader and senior member of the organization. He participated in regular senior management meetings that discussed key management issues for the organization...For most of that period, he was part of the “inner circle” of Centra. His duties, however, remained essentially those of a salesperson." | 15 |
| 2007.07.09 | McMahon v TCG International Inc | 2007 BCSC 1003 | 57 | 28 | Sales managers | Vice president of sales"His position as Vice-President of Sales required him to develop and expand TCG's customer base. His skills were noted to be in establishing and maintaining relationships with customers, and clearly, TCG relied on him to do that." | 20 |
The reasonable notice period chart lists notice periods awarded in Canadian wrongful dismissal cases.