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Ontario’s diverse economy includes manufacturing, finance, technology, and healthcare. The cost of living can be high, especially in urban areas like Toronto, but wages are generally above average with opportunities in multiple sectors

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Checklist of Essential HR Policies in Ontario

The policies every employer doing business in Ontario has to

Month in Review – Ontario

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Managing Remote Team Accountability Without Turning Trust Into Surveillance

Accountability is not the same as visibility Remote and hybrid work have moved from emergency [...]

Do Floater Holidays Make Up for Restrictions on Employment Standards Holiday Pay Entitlements?

Employment standards laws require you to pay employees for certain public holidays such as [...]

Top 5 HR Cases of August 2026

Although legislatures were in recess, courts across Canada were busy in August. The month featured [...]

Glenn Commandments: How New Bill C-35 Forced Labour Import Ban Will Affect HR Directors

The terms “forced labour” and “supply chain” may become a more important part of HR directors’ [...]

Showing How the HR Program Directly Increases Profitability

Is your CFO one of those executives who perceives HR as a cost centre with no direct connection to [...]

“At Any Time” In Employment Termination Clauses

In the companion appeal decision Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2026 ONCA 568, the Ontario [...]

Employment Agreement Pitfalls | Let’s Go Beyond The Termination Clause

Most employers are acutely aware that termination clauses need to be reviewed and revised often to [...]

Remote Work and Employment Standards and the Risk of Treating Employees the Same Across Provinces

Remote Work Did Not Erase Provincial Employment Standards Remote work has made Canadian hiring more [...]

Pay Equity Audits for Smaller Canadian Employers Before Disclosure Rules Catch Up

Smaller Employers Should Not Wait Until Disclosure Rules Apply Pay equity audits are often treated [...]

How to Conduct a Mid-Year Benefits Utilization Review Before Costs and Employee Needs Drift Too Far

A benefits review should be a decision meeting Many HR teams receive a benefits utilization report [...]

Supporting Caregivers as School Returns: Why Back-to-School Flexibility Benefits Everyone

For many families, the back-to-school season represents a fresh start. For working caregivers [...]

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Best Practices: A Workplace Checklist for Protecting Your Organization and Employees

From the rise of AI implementation in the workplace to complex employee benefit packages that [...]

Disability Disclosure During a Workplace Investigation – Ask The Expert

When an employee discloses a disability during a workplace investigation, employers must balance [...]

I Dyed My Hair Pink And My Boss Threatened To Fire Me

THE QUESTION I work as a delivery driver for a manufacturing company. I dyed my hair neon pink and [...]

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