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Recent Updates to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000

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As of June 19, 2025, the Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) was amended to include a new protected leave: Long-Term Illness Leave. This new Long-Term Illness Leave creates essentially an indefinite leave of...more

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The Latest Changes to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000

Several 2024 amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be implemented in summer 2025, and more new requirements will take effect starting in 2026. Below is a detailed overview of these changes,...more

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Ontario Enacts Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022

On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022, received Royal Assent in Ontario, thus enacting the Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022. The act also...more

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Ontario Proposes Limiting “On-Call” Practice, Eliminating Non-Compete Agreements, and More

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The government of Ontario has introduced legislation that they proclaim will “make the province the best place for people to work, live and raise a family.” The legislation, Bill 27 - the Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Bill...more

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