New administrative penalty regime a 'middle bucket' between orders and charges

Ontario has created a new administrative monetary penalty regime under its Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), giving inspectors the power to issue monetary penalties for health and safety violations as part of a broader package of workplace law changes that took effect November 27, 2025.

The new authority is set out in Part IX.1 of OHSA, introduced through the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30). The provisions establish an administrative penalty scheme under which inspectors may issue penalty notices for contraventions of, or failures to comply with, OHSA and its regulations, with penalty amounts to be set by regulation.

If a recipient pays the administrative penalty, they cannot be charg

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