BC's ESA applies to provincially-regulated employees only. If you work in a federally-regulated industry (bank, telecom, airline, interprovincial trucking, federal Crown), the Canada Labour Code Part III applies and the filing route is different.

This letter will cite

Employment Standards Act (RSBC 1996, c.113) ss.17, 18, 27, 35, 40, 44-46, 49.1, 57, 58, 63, 64, 74, 79, 80, 83, 96, 98, 112; Employment Standards Regulation s.29

Your letter cites the BC ESA, gives the employer 14 days to pay, and signals Branch referral with director personal liability under s.96 (up to 2 months' wages per employee, per director).

Confirm employment in BC

Is your employer in a federally-regulated industry?

No — provincially-regulated employer (restaurants, retail, most offices, construction, manufacturing, etc.)Yes — bank, telecom, airline, interprovincial trucking, broadcasting, federal Crown corporation (use canada-labour-code-part-iii-wages instead)Unsure

Verify at https://www.canada.ca/en/services/jobs/workplace/federally-regulated-industries.html. If federal: this is the wrong letter — use the Canada Labour Code Part III template.

Total amount owed (CAD, gross — best estimate)

Employment start date

Last day worked (leave blank if still employed)

Years of continuous service (for s.63 termination-notice tier)

How did employment end (if applicable)?

Fired / terminated by employerLaid offI resignedI am still employed

Under s.18, employer-initiated terminations require all wages owing within 48 hours; employee-initiated within 6 days.

Your job title or role

Briefly describe the underpayment (5-10 sentences)

BC Unpaid Wages Demand — Employment Standards Act (RSBC 1996, c.113)

Jurisdiction