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Proposed Amendments to Ontario’s Blue Box Regulation

On June 4, 2025, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (the Ministry) proposed several amendments to the Blue Box Regulation. These proposed changes come alongside proposed amendments to the Resource...more

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Beat the Heat: What Are Ontario’s OHSA Requirements for Working in the Heat?

Recently, sweltering summer heat settled over parts of Canada, especially in Ontario. There is good reason to believe that this will happen again this summer, and will impact both workers who are outside in the sun and those...more

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Le projet de loi 40 de l’Ontario propose d’accélérer le processus d’approbation des projets d’infrastructure énergétique

Le 3 juin 2025, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a présenté le projet de loi 40, Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en garantissant l’accès à l’énergie abordable pour les générations futures (le « projet de loi 40 ») afin...more

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Bill 40: A New Focus for Ontario Energy

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On June 3rd, 2025, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act (the “Bill”). If passed, the Bill will make amendments to the Electricity Act and the...more

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Ontario's Bill 40 Proposes Expediting Regulatory Approvals for Energy Infrastructure Projects

On June 3, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 40, the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, to expedite regulatory approvals, allowing Ontario to build and deliver an affordable,...more

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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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Bill 17: Ontario Government Proposes Amendments to Accelerate Infrastructure and Housing Development

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On May 12, 2025, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing tabled Bill 17, the Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025, for first reading. Bill 17 is intended to remove barriers to building,...more

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario propose une nouvelle approche pour la protection des espèces en péril

Introduction - Le gouvernement de l’Ontario (le « gouvernement provincial ») a annoncé la refonte prévue de la législation relative aux espèces en voie de disparition de cette province. L’approche introduite par cette...more

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Ontario Proposes a New Approach to At-Risk Species Protection

Introduction Ontario has announced a planned overhaul of the province’s endangered species legislation. The approach was announced on April 17, 2025, as part of Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025. If...more

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Ontario, Canada: Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 Introduced for First Reading

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On November 14, 2023, Ontario introduced Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (Bill 149), for First Reading. If passed, Bill 149 would, among other things, amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Workplace...more

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Ontario, Canada Proposes ESA Amendments Relating to Remote Workers and New Hires

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On March 13, 2023, Ontario announced that it is proposing two amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and related regulations. Employees Who Work Solely from Home to Become Eligible to Receive Enhanced...more

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Dealing with the Housing Crisis: Ontario’s Bill 23 Proposes Major Changes to Encourage Residential Development

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On October 25, 2022, Ontario Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark announced a comprehensive legislative initiative – the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 (“Bill 23”) – to complement the Government’s plan to add...more

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Government of Ontario Introduces Legislation Intended to Bring New Housing to Market Faster

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On March 30, 2022, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 109, which would create the More Housing for Everyone Act, 2022. If passed by the legislature, this legislation will significantly...more

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Ontario, Canada: Working for Workers Act, 2022 Introduced and Carried at First Reading

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On the heels of the passage of the Working for Workers Act, 2021, Ontario introduced Bill 88, Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88) on February 28, 2022, and carried it at First Reading....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 Introduces Bill to Promote Work-Life Balance and Bar Employers From Using Standalone Non-Compete Agreements

On October 25, 2021, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 27, the Working for Workers Act, 2021. According to Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Bill 27 would encourage employee work-life...more

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Possible Changes to Employment Law on the Horizon in Ontario

On October 25, 2021, Ontario’s government introduced the Working for Workers Act, 2021 (the Act), which, if passed, would amend certain aspects of the Employment Standards Act, 2020 and other laws impacting employment...more

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Ontario Extends Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Period Until December 31, 2021

On August 31, 2021, the Government of Ontario extended the period for the province’s paid infectious disease emergency leave (IDEL) entitlement from its original expiration date of September 25, 2021, to December 31, 2021....more

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Canada Update: Québec Proposes Privacy Bill With Teeth, Ontario Ponders Requirements for Data Collection by Private Bodies

On June 12, 2020, Québec’s then minister of justice, Sonia LeBel, tabled in the National Assembly Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information. Bill 64’s purpose is...more

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Changes to Ontario, Canada's Employment Standards Act and Labour Relations Act Keep on Coming

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On December 6, 2018, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018 (“Bill 66”), passed First Reading. If Bill 66 is passed in its current form, it will impact several statutes in the province. ...more

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Ontario, Canada: Proposed Legislation Would Repeal Certain Amendments Made by Bill 148

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On October 23, 2018, the Ontario government announced its intent to repeal amendments made by Bill 148, The Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148). Bill 148, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2017, made...more

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Ontario, Canada: Legislative Changes in Bill 36 Seek to Make Cannabis a Public Issue

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You witness a group of your employees exit the workplace on their break, gather on a public sidewalk and begin to smoke what appears to be cannabis. How do you respond?...more

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Canada: Ontario Government's Proposed Legislation to "Create Fairer and Better Workplaces" Includes $15 Minimum Wage and Equal Pay...

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On May 30, 2017, the Ontario government issued its response to a Final Report recently released by two Special Advisors as part of their Changing Workplaces Review. This Report included 173 recommendations for amendments to...more

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Ontario Introduces 15% Tax on Foreign Real Estate Buyers

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The Ontario government announced a new proposal to impose a 15 percent tax on purchases of residential real estate by foreign buyers as part of its Fair Housing Plan. Similar to the foreign buyer tax enacted last year by the...more

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