For the purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings: a. Active Employment means, in the case where the Participant is a director, the period during which a Participant performs services as a director and in the case where the Participant is an officer or employee, the period during which the Participant performs work for the Corporation or an Affiliate, and, as applicable, shall be deemed to include any period constituting the minimum notice of termination that is required to be provided to an employee (including an employee who is an officer) pursuant to applicable employment standards legislation (if any), but shall exclude any other period (whether arising under law or through contract) that follows or ought to have followed the end of the minimum statutory notice period;