Human Resources Legislative Update

Enforcement Blitzes Announced for Ontario Workplaces

Human Resources Legislative Update

Enforcement Blitzes Announced for Ontario Workplaces

Date: April 24, 2014

The Ontario Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) has released a schedule for coordinated, proactive enforcement blitzes under both the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act in 2014-2015.

The MOL schedule sets out province-wide, sector-specific “Provincial Blitzes, as well as smaller-scale “Provincial Initiatives” and “Regional Initiatives.”