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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

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Month in Review – Ontario

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Pay Equity Reporting Compliance Game Plan

Reporting requirements are a staple of pay equity laws requiring employers to ensure that men and [...]

Compliance Alert: Bill C-39 Proposes Sweeping Changes to Federal Labour Relations Laws

Parliament is fast-tracking a piece of regulatory reform legislation called the Building Canada [...]

Ask The Expert – Record Retention After Employee Death

Ontario employers should use a record-retention schedule based on the type of record rather than [...]

New OHS Laws Require Employers to Provide Menstrual Products at Worksites

Because Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws were written when the industrial workforce was [...]

Workplace Menstruation Products Requirements – Know The Laws Of Your Province

Six of Canada’s 14 jurisdictions—Federal, BC, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward [...]

Classifying “Independent Contractors” & “Employees”—It’s About Jobs, Not Titles

Misclassifying employees as independent contractors—and vice versa—can get you into serious trouble [...]

Stelco Layoffs: Protect Canadian Steel Workers from US Tariffs

As the threat of tariffs materialize across sectors that share cross-border value, workers are [...]

Succession Planning Risk Assessment

Succession planning is most effective when it identifies where the company is actually exposed [...]

10 Things Companies Can Do to Protect Employees Against Identity Theft

The threat of identity theft isn’t limited to consumers. The sensitive personal information that [...]

How to Make the Business Case for “Psychological Safety”

Sadly, it often takes tragedy to recognize and resolve to fix the flaws in our safety laws. One of [...]

Leaves of Absence – Know The Laws Of Your Province

Six of Canada’s 14 jurisdictions—Federal, BC, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward [...]

8 Things HR Directors Can Do to Help Their Company Survive U.S. Tariffs

The U.S.-Canada trade war is on. In September 2026, the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on $27.6 billion [...]

Top 5 HR Cases of September 2026

Here are the five most significant HR cases that came down in Canada last month. 1. Just Because [...]

Managing September 30 When Employees Have Different Holiday Entitlements

Consider a Canadian employer with staff in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. Its September newsletter [...]

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