The Ontario government has taken the next step in the development of a licensing framework for temporary help agencies (THAs) and recruiters operating in the province. On November 21, 2022, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (Ministry) announced a public consultation process with respect to the development of supporting regulations for the new framework.
Readers may recall that the government amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) in late 2021 through Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021. Among other things, Bill 27 established the basic requirements for the new licensing framework and provided for further requirements to be established by regulation. Details may be found in our prior FTR Now articles of October 26, 2021, Ontario Proposes Significant Changes to ESA and Other Employment-Related Legislation, and December 1, 2021, Ontario Passes Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, As Amended at Committee.
The objective of the consultation process is to solicit stakeholder views on a series of proposals and questions related to the regulations that will fill out the licensing framework, and which are contained in a consultation paper entitled Improving Compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in the Temporary Help Sector. The consultation paper is soliciting feedback on a range of key topics, including:
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