Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, ("Bill 30") received royal assent on November 27, 2025, and made numerous changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA")...

Bill 30, Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, ("Bill 30") received royal assent on November 27, 2025, and made numerous changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA"), the Occupational Health & Safety Act ("OHSA"), and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 ("WSIA").

Employers should take note of these changes and act proactively to ensure compliance and mitigate risks. Unless otherwise indicated, these changes came into force on November 27, 2025.

Employment Standards Act, 2000

• Job Posting Platforms: (as of January 1, 2026) Defined as an online platform displaying publicly advertised job postings, these sites must allow employees to report fraudulent job postings.
• Job Seeking Leave Entitlement in Mass Terminations: If an employer gives notice of termination to 50 or more employees in Ontario in accordance with the ESA's mass termination provisions, those employees are entitled to three (3) days of unpaid leave during the notice period to engage in activities to obtain employment, including interviews and training.
• Extended Lay-Off Framework: Non-unionized employees can agree to a layoff longer than 35 weeks in a 52-week period, provided that such a layoff does not exceed 52 weeks in a 78- week period. For a layoff of this length to be permissible, the agreement must be in...

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