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Canada: Ontario Government Introduces Significant Changes to Key Workplace Legislation

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On May 28, 2025, the Ontario Government introduced the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30). If passed, Bill 30 will amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and...more

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Ontario, Canada: ESA Guidance Now Contains Chapter on Electronic Monitoring Policies

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In the spring, Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022, received Royal Assent and became law. Among other things, Bill 88 amended Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to require certain employers to ensure, within a...more

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Ontario Updates: Guidance on Disconnecting from Work Policies and the Prohibition of Non-Competes

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In December 2021, Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021 (“Bill 27”) received Royal Assent. We provided our summary and comments on Bill 27 on this blog, focusing in particular on the legislation’s prohibition of...more

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Ontario, Canada to Introduce Legislation Requiring Employers to Disclose Electronic Monitoring of Workers

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On February 24, 2022, Ontario announced that later this month, in an effort to protect the privacy of employees, it will be the first province to introduce legislation requiring employers to tell their workers if and how they...more

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Ontario, Canada ESA Guidance Includes New Chapters on Disconnecting from Work Policies and Non-competition Agreements

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On February 18, 2022, Ontario’s Your guide to the Employment Standards Act (Guide) was updated to include two new chapters that provide guidance on recent amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) that first...more

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Ontario Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021 is Now the Law

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As you may have heard or read in our earlier blog, Ontario Introduces Employee-Friendly Legislation Which Includes Prohibition on Non-Competes, the government introduced Bill 27: Working for Workers Act, 2021 in late October...more

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Ontario, Canada Introduces the Working for Workers Act, 2021

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On October 25, 2021, Ontario announced the introduction of Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Act) for First Reading. If passed, the Act would amend Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and other statutes in...more

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