On December 6, 2018, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario's
Competitiveness Act, 2018 ("Bill 66"), passed First
Reading.1 If Bill 66 is passed in its current form, it
will impact several statutes in the province. Of particular
interest to employers is the proposed impact of Bill 66 on the
Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), which sets the
minimum wage, hours of work, leave entitlements and other minimum
employment standards for employees working in Ontario for employers
subject to provincial jurisdiction, and the Labour Relations
Act, 1995 (LRA), which governs labour-management relations in
the province.
Proposed Changes to the ESA:
ESA Poster
The ESA currently requires the Minister of Labour to prepare and
publish a poster containing information about rights and
obligations under the ESA (the "ESA Poster"). In
addition, it requires employers to post the ESA Poster in at least
one conspicuous place in every one of the employer's workplaces
where it is likely to come to
