On March 20, 2023, the Ontario government introduced Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023 (Bill 79), which, if passed, will introduce changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) and other employment-related legislation in Ontario.

This is the third year in a row that we have seen proposed changes to Ontario’s workplace legislation (see our previous updates on the 2022 and 2021 changes). Below is an overview of only certain of the more material changes being proposed by Bill 79, which provincially-regulated employers in Ontario will need to be mindful of if (when) Bill 79 is passed.

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