On November 15, 2018, the Ontario government introduced Bill
57, Restoring Trust, Transparency
and Accountability Act, 2018 (Bill 57) in the Ontario
legislature. Bill 57 proposes to amend a significant number of
Ontario's statutes, including the Pay Transparency
Act, 2018, which was scheduled to come into effect on
January 1, 2019.
If passed, Bill 57 would change the commencement date of
Ontario's Pay Transparency Act, 2018 to a date to
be determined by the cabinet.
As noted in our June 2018
Blakes Bulletin: Ontario's Pay Transparency Act Coming Into
Force January 2019, certain employers would have increased
reporting requirements relating to compensation under the Pay
Transparency Act, 2018. Every employer with 100 or more
employees (and every prescribed employer) would be required to
prepare pay transparency reports. These reports would include
information relating to the employer, its workforce composition,
and differences in compensation in the workforce
