Review to focus on employment and labour law, AI governance, privacy, among others
The Law Commission of Ontario’s (LCO) has launched a wide‑ranging review of digital monitoring and surveillance in workplaces, a move that could reshape how employers across the province track employees and use algorithmic tools to manage work.
The Workplace Surveillance Project will examine “the growing use of digital monitoring and surveillance technologies in the workplace, and their implications for areas which may include privacy and human rights, employment and labour law, platform workers, and AI governance,” according to a project overview released by the Commission.
These are often used together and “supported by automated or AI-driven systems,” says the LCO.
In October 2025, the federal government introduced a new tracking system to monitor whether public servants are complying with the three-day in-office mandate.
Employers in a range of sectors are adopting these technologies “intending to improve productivity, safety, security, and operational efficiency,” the LCO notes.
At the same time, the Commission warns their use “can raise serious concerns for workers, including negative impacts on privacy, dignity, mental health, transparency, and fairness,” and can affect “how work is assigned,...
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