Ontario Labour

• London, Ont. restaurant fined $55K after worker injured by customer in 2023

  An Ontario Justice of the Peace found that the company had no workplace violence policy in place and 'little to no procedure or training' for handling violent situations.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2025
  
• Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts; part of new labour law

  Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wages.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2023
  
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• Ontario engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification

  Professional Engineers Ontario says up to 60 per cent of the licence applicants it reviews every year are internationally trained.

  Canada

  May 23, 2023
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• Ontario wants feedback on portable health benefits plan for precarious workers

  The program is being designed for coverage of health, dental, prescription and vision care to move with an individual if they change jobs.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2022
• Ontario pushes for more immigration amid labour crunch

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford is planning to raise immigration and skilled labour shortage issues as premiers from across the country are set to meet next week in Victoria, B.C.

  Politics

  Jul 8, 2022
• Ontario proposes to mandate disclosure of employee electronic surveillance

  The government is set to introduce a new piece of labour legislation this month that will include the proposed policy.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2022
• Ontario government seeking to double skilled immigrants to address labour shortage

  Ontario is calling on the federal government to double the number of immigrants allowed into the province under a program aimed at boosting the skilled workforce.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2021
• Ontario government announces $15 hourly minimum wage by 2022

  Premier Doug Ford said the hourly minimum wage will increase from the current $14.35 an hour to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022 in Ontario.

  Consumer

  Nov 2, 2021
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• University of Ottawa reaches tentative agreement with striking support staff

  Strike action has been paused at the University of Ottawa after the employer and the union representing support staff reached a tentative deal Thursday night.

  Education

  Oct 30, 2020
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• More than 1,300 University of Ottawa support staff begin strike

  University of Ottawa support staff are on strike after a talks fell through between the parties last week.

  Education

  Oct 19, 2020