The previously announced review of Ontario's existing labour
and employment legislation in Ontario has now established its
schedule for public consultations beginning in Toronto on June 16,
2015. It has also published a Guide to Consultations.
In February 2015, the Ontario government appointed C. Michael
Mitchell, formerly of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP (a worker side
law firm), and the Honourable John C. Murray, a former Justice of
the Ontario Superior Court and management labour lawyer, as Special
Advisors to coordinate and lead a review on issues and trends
affecting workers and employers in the modern Ontario workplace and
to prepare a final report and recommendations.
Known as the Changing Workplaces Review, the Review has now
scheduled public consultations about how the Labour Relations Act,
1995 (LRA) and the Employment Standards Act.
2000 (ESA) could be modernized to reflect the
needs of workers and employers. Public consultations will
begin in Toronto on
