Changes Coming Into Force July 1, 2025

As of July 1, 2025, the amendments to the ESA under Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 and Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 will require employers with 25 or more employees to provide employees with certain information prior to their first day of work.

Specifically, employers will be required to provide:

• The legal name of the employer;
• Contact information for the employer;
• A description of where the employee will perform work;
• The employee’s starting wage or commission;
• The applicable pay period and payday; and
• A general description of the employee’s initial anticipated hours of work.

As well, effective July 1, 2025, employers and constructors will be required to ensure that washroom facilities provided for workers are kept in a sanitary condition and maintain records of cleaning under O. Reg. 480/24.

The Digital Platform Workers’ Rights Act, 2022, as introduced by Working for Workers Act, 2022, will also come into force on July 1, 2025. The Act will introduce significant changes to the regulatory framework for digital platform work in Ontario.

• Right to Information: Workers must be given information, such as how they will be evaluated, how their pay will be calculated – including coverage of expenses and tips – and a timeline for the work assignment.
• Minimum Wage Requirements: Workers will be entitled to minimum wage payments consistent with the provincial minimum wage at the relevant payment period.
• Recurring Payday: Workers are entitled to be paid on a pay period basis with a regular payday for each pay period. Workers are entitled to be paid for all earnings, including wages, tips and other expenses on this payday.
• Dispute Resolution: Any disputes between digital platform operators and workers must be resolved in Ontario.