Ontario to Introduces Seventh Working for Workers Act

June 5, 2025

Our government is protecting Ontario workers by standing up for them when they need it the most.

Today, we introduced the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, which builds on the previous six Working for Workers acts with a suite of 18 new proposed measures that will, if passed, protect Ontario workers and the economy in the face of U.S. tariffs and create safer workplaces for a stronger workforce.

In addition to protecting workers on construction sites by requiring automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) and helping workers access skills training faster by cutting red tape for Skills Development Fund Capital projects, this package would also enhance protections against job scams for prospective job seekers and expand entitlements for workers to provide better support in the event of layoffs.

Also included in our seventh Working for Workers bill are targeted measures to:

• Crack down on employers who cheat the system by giving false information, hiding payroll records, or skipping payments in the workplace insurance system — so injured workers get the support they deserve, and everyone pays their fair share.
• Stop bad actors in their tracks by increasing maximum fines under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
• Protect jobseekers as they build their careers by requiring job posting platforms to have a mechanism for users of their platform to report fraudulent publicly advertised job postings and implement policies for addressing them.

• This package is the latest step in our plan to protect Ontario, and make this province the best place to live, work and raise a family.