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What are the consequences of not respecting a notice period when leaving a job?
It's provincial jurisdiction, so it can vary by province.  In Manitoba, it's different when an employee quits vs. being terminated: Quiting: Being terminated: Edit:  At least in Manitoba, according to the above link, an employer can't set different notice periods. Effective April 30, 2007, employers   cannot have alternate notice policies.   A notice policy set under the previous   legislation is not valid. The only   exclusion is a unionized workplace,   where a collective agreement has a   probationary period that is one year   or less. Ontario, on the other hand doesn't have anything legislated about resignation notice except under a couple very specific circumstances.  This leaves it open for contracts to put in place their own requirements.  In this case, you can be sued for provable losses (minus the savings from not having to pay you.)