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Ontario to Temporarily Provide Certain Essential Workers with Pandemic Premium Pay
The Ontario government is providing certain frontline workers with a temporary pandemic premium that will increase existing hourly wages.
Read moreOntario Court of Justice Issues the First COVID-19 Prosecution of an Employer Under Occupational Health and Safety Laws
An ON employer has been convicted and fined $125,000, under OHSA for failing to take the reasonable precautions necessary to protect against the transmission of COVID-19.
Read moreMinimum Wage in Ontario Increasing Effective October 1, 2026
On October 1, 2026, the minimum wage in Ontario will be increasing from $17.60 to $17.95 per hour, representing an approximately 2% increase. This follows a previous increase from $17.20 to $17.60 per hour, effective October 1, 2025. Ontario’s new minimum wage will remain the second-highest provincial rate in the country, following British Columbia’s increase … Continued
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