---
title: Leaving an employer
description: End a workforce connection yourself, understand the ended and revoked states, and know exactly what changes the moment it ends.
product: Lexpoint — Individuals
audience: People managing their own Canadian immigration
doc_type: guide
canonical_url: https://docs.lexpoint.io/individuals/employment/leaving/
app_routes: https://my.lexpoint.io/app/settings/associations
last_verified: 2026-08-27
keywords: end employer connection, revoke workforce link, leaving employer Lexpoint, withdraw employer consent
license: Documentation © Lexpoint. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.
---
# Leaving an employer

A workforce connection lasts until someone ends it. It does not expire, and it does not close itself
when a job ends — if you have left an employer, ending the connection is a step you take yourself.

You can end any active connection at any time, without asking your employer.

## End the connection

1. Go to [**Settings → Associations → Employer**](https://my.lexpoint.io/app/settings/associations?tab=employer-active).
2. Open the **Employer** section, on the **Active** sub-tab.
3. Find the employer and select **End**.
4. A confirmation appears, naming the employer and warning that they will lose access to information
   shared through the connection, including their view of you on their workforce list. Confirm it.

The connection moves to the **Ended** sub-tab, with the date.

```media
id: employment-end-connection-confirm
type: screenshot
caption: The confirmation shown before a workforce connection is ended, naming the employer and what they lose access to.
shot: /app/settings/associations?tab=employer-active → select "End" on a connection so the browser confirmation dialog is on screen. Demo account, light mode, 1440×900. Redact the organization name in both the dialog and the card behind it, plus the demo account's name and email.
```

:::caution[This cannot be undone from your side]
There is no reconnect button. Getting the connection back means your employer sends a new workforce
invitation and you accept it again — a new connection, with a new consent record and a new date.
:::

## What happens the moment it ends

- The connection status becomes **ended**, with the reason recorded as *employee left*, and the end
  date stamped on it.
- Both consent scopes are cleared to `false`.
- The employer workspace stops loading anything about you. Your worker page no longer opens and you
  are off their workforce list.
- The connection is marked as no longer seat-eligible on the employer's account.
- Lexpoint emails **both** sides: your employer's contact for the connection, and you. Your
  confirmation email is governed by Lexpoint's own settings, so an employer cannot disable it.
- The change is written to an append-only audit record, along with the scopes that were in force
  immediately before.

### What it does not do

- It does not delete the employment periods your employer recorded, or any letter they already
  issued. Those are the employer's own business records.
- It does not touch anything in your account. Your profile, ImmiReport, documents, and any case were
  never part of the connection and are unaffected.
- It does not notify anyone other than the two parties.

## Open letter requests

End the connection and an open letter request stops going anywhere: creating a request and refreshing
a draft both check that the connection is active, and both fail with *This connection is no longer
active* once it is not. If you are waiting on a letter, **let it be issued first**, then end the
connection. A letter that has already been issued stays available on its request.

## The states a connection can be in

Not all of these are things you do — some are set by your employer or by the system.

| State | What it means | Where you see it |
|---|---|---|
| **Active** | The connection is live and consent is in force | Settings → Associations → Employer, **Active** |
| **Suspended** | Paused. Nothing loads in the employer workspace while it is suspended, but it has not been ended | **Active**, with the state shown on the card |
| **Ended** | Closed. When you end it yourself, the reason recorded is *employee left* | **Ended** |
| **Revoked** | Closed from the employer's side | **Ended** |

Two other states exist on new connections that are not yet complete — one waiting on you, one
waiting on the employer. A connection you have not accepted is not a connection: nothing about you
loads for the employer until you have consented and the acceptance is recorded.

Ended and revoked connections stay on the **Ended** list with their dates, so you keep a record of
who you were connected to and when.

## If you never accepted in the first place

An invitation you did not accept is not a connection, and there is nothing to end. It stays pending
until it expires — by default 14 days — or until your employer cancels it. See
[Accepting a workforce invitation](/individuals/employment/accepting-an-invitation/).

## Related

- [What your employer can see](/individuals/employment/what-your-employer-sees/) — what ending the connection switches off, field by field
- [Requesting an employment letter](/individuals/employment/letter-requests/) — finish an open request before you end a connection
- [Accepting a workforce invitation](/individuals/employment/accepting-an-invitation/) — how a new connection would be created
- [Access and sharing](/individuals/account/access-and-sharing/) — the other kinds of access to your account, and how to end them

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need my employer's permission to end a workforce connection?

No. Ending it is yours to do, from Settings, and it takes effect immediately. Lexpoint notifies your employer that it ended, but they cannot stop it or reverse it.

### Does leaving my job end the connection automatically?

No. The connection is a Lexpoint record, not a payroll feed. It stays active until you end it or your employer ends it. If you have left a job, ending the connection is a separate step you should take.

### Can I undo ending a connection?

No. To reconnect, your employer sends a new workforce invitation and you accept it again, which creates a new connection with a new consent record.

### Will my employer be told that I ended the connection?

Yes. Lexpoint emails the person at the employer who set the connection up, and emails you a confirmation. The employer cannot switch off your confirmation email.