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12 Key Employee Rights In Ontario (2025–2026 Update)

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If you work in Ontario, you have more legal protections than you might realize. The Employment Standards Act, the Human Rights Code and health and safety laws...

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Christopher Kim

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If you work in Ontario, you have more legal protections than you might realize. The Employment Standards Act, the Human Rights Code and health and safety laws influence everything from your pay and hours of work to harassment, discrimination and termination. Recent Working for Workers changes and new rules on pay transparency and artificial intelligence in hiring are also reshaping the landscape for 2025 and 2026.

This guide highlights 12 key employee rights in Ontario in clear, practical language. It is intended as general information only. If anything here sounds familiar, it may be time to speak with an employment lawyer at Unified LLP about your specific situation.

1. The right to be properly classified as an employee or contractor

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