Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Releases Draft Compensation Restraint Legislation for Consultation

Human Resources Legislative Update

Ontario Releases Draft Compensation Restraint Legislation for Consultation

Date: September 26, 2012

On September 26, 2012, the government announced draft omnibus legislation, the Protecting Public Services Act, 2012 (the “Draft Bill”), that would implement new, substantially more restrictive compensation restraint measures, and impose a significant new provincially mandated collective bargaining regime, for the Broader Public Sector (“BPS”).