From AI disclosure to pay transparency, HRFest Canada 2026 speakers have plenty to tackle
Canadian HR leaders are heading into the back half of 2026 carrying a heavier list of open questions than usual — regulatory, financial and technological all at once. HRFest Canada 2026, running Nov. 10–11 at Rebel in Toronto, has built its five-stage program around exactly this tension.
Ahead of the event, Canadian HR Reporter canvassed the confirmed speaker lineup to match 10 of the toughest calls HR is facing right now with the sessions built to address them.
Provincial occupational health and safety (OHS) obligations for remote and hybrid staff remain one of the murkiest compliance areas for Canadian employers. The question sits within HRFest's Risk Radar panel on the Hangar stage, led by Erin Kuzz, founding partner at Sherrard Kuzz LLP, an employment law boutique in Toronto. Kuzz's session is built around the legal calls that "keep HR leaders up at night," though her confirmed remarks to date focus on AI and pay disclosure rather than OHS specifically — worth raising directly in the live Q&A.
Under Ontario's Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, employers with 25 or more employees must now disclose in job postings whether artificial intelligence (AI) is used to screen or select applicants, according to the Government of Ontario's guide to the Employment Standards Act. Kuzz warns the technology...
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