Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how workplaces operate in Ontario. AI tools are radically changing how employers make decisions regarding recruitment, performance management, and workplace investigations. It is vital that moving forward, Ontario employers understand both the legal and practical implications, and risks of AI in the workplace. Under common law, employers owe a […]
In Johnstone v. Loblaw, 2025 ONSC 4755, an Ontario court ruled that an employee’s acceptance of a severance package via email created a binding settlement, despite having attempted to renegotiate after his housing purchase fell through following termination. The employee, who had worked for the employer for seven years, had relocated from Winnipeg to Ottawa […]
Ontario strengthened their employer obligations for mass terminations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). In addition to existing requirements relating to mass terminations, employers must provide a new Employer Ontario Career Support information sheet to employees terminated as part of a mass termination. A mass termination is deemed to have occurred where an […]
As of December 12, 2025, the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) radically expanded federally regulated employees’ leave rights, while placing additional administrative and compliance responsibilities on their employers. Federally regulated employees are now entitled to: New Pregnancy Loss Leave: an employee’s pregnancy, or the pregnancy of their spouse or common-law partner, does not result […]
On January 1, 2026, Ontario implemented sweeping new changes to public job posting requirements under the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the “ESA”). Heralded by the Ministry of Labour as an initiative to promote transparency and fairness for job seekers, the impact on employers is an additional administrative burden in the hiring process. Employers with […]
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