Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), introduced on May 28, 2025, received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, and is now law. The introduction of six prior Working for Workers Acts significantly transformed Ontario’s labour and employment laws, influencing how employers operate and manage their workplaces. Following these, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 further amended several statutes, including the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.

• Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, which received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, introduces significant amendments to the Employment Standards Act (ESA), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA).
• Key changes to the ESA include new requirements for online job-posting platforms, job-seeking leave entitlements for employees facing mass termination, and provisions for extended temporary layoffs.
• The OHSA now includes a definition for defibrillators, introduces an administrative penalty scheme for noncompliance, and mandates the equivalency of accredited health and safety systems in public infrastructure projects, while the WSIA imposes stricter penalties for false statements, wage recordkeeping failures, and nonpayment of premiums.

Key amendments to each of these pieces of legislation are summarized below.

Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)

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