Working for Workers Act 3

Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, announced The government is introducing the Working for Workers Act, 2023 which, if passed, would continue to lead the country in providing ground-breaking protections for workers.

As part of the legislation are changes that would strengthen protections for vulnerable and migrant workers by establishing the highest maximum fines in Canada for businesses and people who are convicted of withholding a foreign national’s passport or work permit. In addition our government is also proposing amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that would increase the maximum fine for corporations convicted of an offence from $1.5 million to $2 million. This would give Ontario the highest maximum corporate fine under workplace health and safety legislation in Canada.

For more information on the Working for Workers act, please click here!