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Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025:What Employers Need to Know — And Why Compliance Just Became Even More Important EN/FR

On November 27, 2025 , Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30) officially received Royal Assent. This latest update to the province’s ongoing “Working for Workers” initiative brings major changes to the Employment Standards Act (ESA), Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA). The short version?➡️ More rules. More enforcement. More liability if you get it wrong. ➡️ Stronger protections for employees — and strong

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Pourquoi Toutes les Entreprises Ontariennes — et pas seulement les employeurs fédéraux — devraient mettre en place un Programme de Prévention des Dangers (PPD)

Beaucoup d’employeurs croient que le Programme de Prévention des Dangers (PPD) s’applique uniquement aux organisations fédérales. En réalité, même si l’obligation légale découle du Code canadien du travail, Partie II , le modèle du PPD est l’un des systèmes de santé et sécurité les plus efficaces pour toutes les entreprises, peu importe leur taille. Si votre entreprise manipule des matières dangereuses, de l’équipement lourd, des marchandises dangereuses, des produits chim

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Why Every Ontario Business—Not Just Federal Employers—Should Implement a Hazard Prevention Program (HPP)

Most Ontario employers assume a Hazard Prevention Program (HPP) is only required for federal organizations. While that’s true legally—under the Canada Labour Code, Part II and the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Part 19—the HPP framework is one of the most effective workplace safety systems any organization can implement , federally regulated or not. If your business handles hazardous materials, high-risk equipment, dangerous goods, fuel, chemicals, heavy

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Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025:What Employers Need to Know — And Why Compliance Just Became Even More Important EN/FR

Pourquoi Toutes les Entreprises Ontariennes — et pas seulement les employeurs fédéraux — devraient mettre en place un Programme de Prévention des Dangers (PPD)

Why Every Ontario Business—Not Just Federal Employers—Should Implement a Hazard Prevention Program (HPP)