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After a dismissal most people are told they have two options: complain to the Ministry of Labour, or sue. What they are rarely told is that these are alternatives rather than steps, and that choosing one can permanently shut the other.

There is a way back, but it lasts two weeks. That, and knowing which building in Peel your claim goes to, covers most of what matters before you do anything.

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The Peel courthouse, and the fortnight that decides your options

These are the facts that change what you should do first, taken from the Employment Standards Act, the Ministry's own claim guidance and the court listings.

  1. One courthouse for the whole region

    The A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse at 7755 Hurontario Street is the Peel Region Courthouse, and it handles civil claims, Small Claims Court, family, Divisional Court and enforcement. Because it serves the region, employees in Mississauga and Caledon bring their claims here too, not to a court in their own city.

  2. Two addresses, one of them for fees

    The courthouse spans 7755 and 7765 Hurontario Street under the same name. Court fees cannot be paid at 7765. Civil matters are on 905-456-4700 and the Small Claims Court at the main address on 905-456-4701.

  3. Filing a complaint can bar a lawsuit

    Section 97 of the Employment Standards Act makes the choice binding. An employee who files a complaint about unpaid wages may not then commence a civil proceeding about the same matter, and an employee who files a complaint claiming termination pay or severance pay may not bring a wrongful dismissal action about the same termination. Section 98 runs the bar in the other direction as well.

  4. The two-week door

    Section 97 (4) gives one way out. An employee who has filed a complaint may still go to court if the complaint is withdrawn within two weeks after it was filed. The Ministry states the same thing in its own guidance. Miss that window and the choice is final.

  5. Two years, and only two years of wages

    A complaint about a contravention that happened more than two years before it is filed is deemed by section 96 (3) not to have been filed. The Ministry adds a second limit that catches people out: wages are recoverable only where they were owed in the two years before the claim went in.

  6. Long motions are triaged here

    Brampton sits in the Superior Court's Central West region with Milton, Orangeville, Guelph, Walkerton and Owen Sound, a different region from Hamilton's. The regional practice direction runs a Triage Court for long civil and family motions at Brampton and Milton specifically, where the other locations in the region use a triage conference instead.

Sources, checked 15 September 2026

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Employment Contract Review

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Wrongful Dismissal Demand Letter

You were let go and the package does not reflect what the law owes you. A lawyer drafts a demand letter for proper notice, severance, unpaid wages, bonus or commission.

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FAQ

Employment Lawyer Brampton: Questions People Ask

Where is an employment claim from Brampton or Mississauga heard?

At the A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse, 7755 Hurontario Street in Brampton. It is the Peel Region Courthouse, so it serves Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon. The Ministry's court directory lists no courthouse in Mississauga or Caledon, so Peel matters are filed in Brampton.

There are two Hurontario Street addresses. Which one do I need?

7755 Hurontario Street for civil and Small Claims Court matters. The courthouse also occupies 7765 under the same name, but court fees cannot be paid there, so anything involving a filing fee needs the main address.

Should I file an employment standards claim or sue?

They are alternatives and the choice is binding. Under section 97 of the Employment Standards Act, filing a complaint about unpaid wages bars a civil proceeding about the same matter, and a complaint claiming termination or severance pay bars a wrongful dismissal action about the same termination. A Ministry complaint is free and recovers the statutory minimum. A civil claim can recover common law notice, which is usually far more, but costs money to run.

I already filed a complaint with the Ministry. Can I still sue?

Only if you withdraw it within two weeks of filing. Section 97 (4) is the single exception to the bar, and the Ministry says the same thing in its own guidance on filing a claim. If you filed recently and are now wondering whether you gave up a larger claim, get advice now, not next month.

How long do I have to file an employment standards claim?

Two years from the contravention. Section 96 (3) deems a complaint about anything older to have never been filed. There is a second limit as well: the Ministry can only recover wages that were owed in the two years before the claim was filed, so a long-running shortfall does not accumulate indefinitely.

How much can the Small Claims Court award?

Up to $50,000, a ceiling that rose from $35,000 on 1 October 2025. Claims above that go to the Superior Court at the same Brampton courthouse. If your claim is only slightly over, you can give up the excess to keep the matter in the simpler and cheaper court. The same money ladder decides venue in Hamilton.

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