Several 2024 amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be implemented in summer 2025, and more new requirements will take effect starting in 2026. Below is a detailed overview of these changes, organized by their effective dates. Employers in Ontario may want to note these deadlines and update their processes and policies accordingly.

Quick Hits • Starting June 19, 2025, employees in Ontario with at least thirteen consecutive weeks of employment will be entitled to an unpaid leave of absence for up to twenty-seven weeks in a fifty-two-week period for serious medical conditions certified by a qualified health practitioner. • Effective July 1, 2025, Ontario employers would be required under the amended law to provide new employees with specific employment infor

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