Federal employers should watch for more amendments to HR laws, including changes to the Canada Labour Code, accessibility and language laws.
We recently presented a webinar with the Ontario HRPA titled “Charting What’s Next – Emerging Employment Law Trends for 2026”. We covered many issues relevant to Ontario HR professionals, including the regulation of AI, new sick leave requirements, understanding the new job posting requirements, and a recap on health and safety.
As we approach another year end, it is a great time to look back and consider the top 5 HR compliance stories from 2025.
Significant changes to Quebec health and safety laws recently came into force – expanding employer legal obligations in Quebec workplaces.
Are you struggling with understanding the scope of Ontario’s upcoming pay transparency requirements, or questioning how to comply with the requirements? You are not alone. There are still many questions about how these new rules will apply.
The rise of remote and hybrid work has caught the attention of Canadian governments, leading to several changes aimed at clarifying this new era of work.
HR teams with Ontario employees should be preparing for yet another round of amendments to Ontario HR laws – coming this year.
In an earlier post we provided a breakdown of the key elements of these new laws and what they mean for employers, but at that time there were still many questions regarding the scope of the new requirements, whether there would be any limitations on these requirements and when the changes would come into force. Many of these questions have now been answered.
In our 2024 year in review, we look at 5 key HR compliance trends – all of which have ongoing implications for employers across Canada.
We recently presented a webinar with the Ontario HRPA titled “Navigating the Future: Key Employment Law Changes on the Horizon”. We covered many issues relevant to Ontario HR professionals, including changes that impact work from home, changes to sick leave, new requirements for job postings and the regulation of AI. It was a great event with over 1000 webinar attendees and a lot of engagement through questions and chat. We weren’t able to answer all of the questions that were asked in the time that we had, but promised we would respond to your questions. This post answers those questions.
