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New Year, New Laws: What Ontario HR Leaders Must Know Now

Monday November 3, 2025

As 2026 approaches, Ontario employers must prepare for continual changes to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). Bill 149 and Bill 190 have already been enacted, and the Working for Workers Seven Act (Bill 30) is expected to take effect in a two [...]

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Ontario Government Increasing Minimum Wage

Friday August 29, 2025

Effective October 1, 2025, Ontario’s minimum wage will be increased to $17.60 per hour. This is up $0.40 from the previous rate of $17.20 per hour. This annualized wage increase is placed in effect to support workers and businesses. Under the employment standards [...]

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Ontario Implements 27-Week Long-Term Illness Leave

Wednesday June 25, 2025

The Working for Workers Six Act 2024 reforms the Employment Standards Act to include additional support to the safety and wellbeing of workers and their families. The Act includes the implementation of a 27-week long-term illness leave for employees who are unable to [...]

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Key Updates to Employer Information Requirements

Friday May 23, 2025

Ontario's Working for Workers Act, 2023, marks a significant shift in employment standards, that introduces key updates to employer information requirements. The Working for Workers Act, 2023 The Working for Workers Act, 2023, which passed in Ontario in March 2024, is part of [...]

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Overview of Ontario’s Proposed ‘Working for Workers Four Act’

Friday February 16, 2024

In November 2023, the Ontario government proposed Bill 149, the ‘Working for Workers Four Act’, which if passed, would have direct consequences for pay transparency, AI disclosures, Canadian work experience requirements, WSIB benefits, and wage protections for restaurant and hospitality workers. This legislation [...]

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Year-end Advice from our Client Service Leaders

Friday December 16, 2022

Instead of providing a summary of 2022 tax news and updates—which can be found on the CPA Canada website—we decided to ask some of our Client Service Leaders to answer the question: “If you had one piece of year-end advice for clients as [...]

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Mandatory filing of Form PD27 for employers claiming amounts under the Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) program or the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program during the TWS claim period

Tuesday January 19, 2021

Please note that the CRA will be conducting reconciliations of your 2020 T4 information returns against amounts claimed under the Canada Emergency Wages Subsidy (CEWS) and Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWS) programs. The CRA will use the information from Form PD27 (10% Temporary Wage Subsidy [...]

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Work-Sharing Agreements: preventing layoffs while preserving cash flow

Monday April 13, 2020

Work-Sharing (WS) presents a viable option for many employers to prevent layoffs, while still preserving cash flow, during the COVID-19 crisis. Work-Sharing is a formal agreement between eligible employers, employees and the federal government. It allows eligible employees to access partial EI benefits [...]

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Is your business registered in Quebec? If so, recent changes to the Pay Equity Act may affect you.

Sunday January 26, 2020

Revisions made to the Pay Equity Act in April 2019 came into effect in October 2019. These changes may affect your responsibilities as an employer if your business is registered in Quebec. DEMES Reporting DEMES (Declaration of the Employer in Matters of Pay [...]

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