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What Ontario Employers Need to Know: ESA Changes Coming January 1, 2026
Now, before you know it, January 1, 2026 will be upon us, and those hiring changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be in force, reshaping hiring practices for employers with 25 or more employees.
The government is introducing these changes to increase transparency, fairness, and accountability in recruitment.
The following is a summary of the changes, and how employers should prepare.
Another Legal Update! Ontario Tables Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 (aka Bill 190).
On May 6, 2024, the Ontario government set in motion Bill 190, the Working for Workers Five Act, which builds on the previous four “Working for Workers” Bills.
Recent Updates in Ontario Employment Law
The Ontario Government tabled Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (“Bill 149”) on November 14, 2023.
Enhanced Protections for Remote Workers and Increased Fines under Bill 79
On March 13, 2023, the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced proposed amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) and other related statutes under Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023. This is the third iteration of this Act responding to the changing realities of the modern workplace, principally in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Electronic Monitoring Policy
On April 11, 2022, Bill 88, the Working for Workers Act, 2022 (the “Act”), received Royal Assent, amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”) to require employers to develop “electronic monitoring” policies.
