The Province of Ontario recently introduced a guide (“Guide”) to help employers navigate recent and upcoming changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). We have highlighted some of the key upcoming changes below along with other employment considerations, including mandatory disclosures to new employees, information in public job postings, and new types of statutory leave.

Information to New Hires

Starting July 1, 2025, employers with 25 or more employees will be required to provide each new employee (except assignment employees supplied by a temporary help agency) the following information:

• the legal name of the employer;
• any operating or business name if different from the employer’s legal name;
• contact information for the employer, including address, telephone number, and one or more contact names;
• a general description of where it is anticipated that the employee will initially work;
• the employee’s starting hourly or other wage rate, or commission, as applicable;
• the pay period and pay day; and
• a general description of the employee’s initial anticipated hours of work.

This information must be provided in writing prior to the employee’s first day of work or, if not practicable, then as soon as is reasonably possible after the employee’s start date.

Neither the Guide nor the governing regulations expressly prescribe the form that the content must take. For the time being then, employers should consider providing detailed information directly to...

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