Bill 47 Receives Royal Assent reversing 2017 labour and employment reforms

On November 21, 2018, the Ontario government passed Bill 47, Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018. Bill 47 received Royal Assent on the same day, repealing many of the amendments that were enacted by the previous Liberal government under the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148). In particular, Bill 47 amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the "ESA"), the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the "LRA"), and the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (the "OCTAA").

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