On November 14, 2023, the Ontario government tabled Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 Bill 149 which, as of the date of this blog, has been referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. If implemented as it is currently drafted, Bill 149 would introduce several changes to Ontario s Employment Standards Act, 2000 ESA and other employment-related legislation in Ontario.
Canada s new criminal prohibition on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements will come into force on June 23, 2023. These new provisions under subsection 451.1 of the Competition Act the Act were enacted last year but did not immediately come into force.