Upcoming Requirements For Job Postings Starting January 1, 2026

Introduction

In 2024, the Ontario legislature passed two workplace law amendment bills – Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2024,¹ and Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024.² Collectively, Bill 149 and Bill 190 resulted in Part III.1 of the Employment Standards Act (the "ESA")³ and six new rules related to job postings and hiring new employees. This blog addresses the upcoming changes and how employers can prepare.

To What and To Whom Do These Requirements Apply?

The upcoming requirements apply to publicly advertised job postings for employers with 25 or more employees on the day the job posting is published online. As defined under Ontario Regulation 476/24: Rules and Exemptions Re Job Postings ("O. Reg 476/24"), a publicly advertised job posting is "an external job posting that an employer or a person acting on behalf of an employer advertises to the general public in any manner." ⁴ Publicly advertised job postings do not include: