Public job postings will be under scrutiny in 2026
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, employers in Ontario will be required to comply with new pay transparency rules relating to their publicly advertised job postings. These changes to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) were introduced under the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 and Ontario Regulation 476/24, Rules and Exemptions Re Job Postings.
While many employers may be aware of the new rules, now is the time to start preparing for the broader implications of these changes. Below, we’ve set out an overview of what is coming and important considerations for how to prepare.
The new pay transparency rules apply only to “publicly advertised job postings,” defined as an external job posting that an employer or a person acting on behalf of an employer advertises to the general public in any manner. Publicly advertised job postings do not include:
A general recruitment campaign that does not advertise a specific position.
A general help wanted sign that does not advertise a specific position.
A posting for a position that is restricted to existing employees of the employer.
A posting for a position for which the work is to be performed:
outside Ontario
in and outside Ontario, but where the work performed outside Ontario is not a continuation of work performed in Ontario.
Employers with fewer than 25 employees in Ontario on the day the job is posted publicly are exempt from these new rules.
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