RECENT AND PROPOSED CHANGES

Ontario and Federal

  • Ontario - 2016:

    • Bill 132 - Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act
    • Ontario Human Rights Code
  • Canada - 2018:

    • Bill C-25 – Disclose Diversity amongst Directors and Senior Management of Public Companies
    • Employment Equity Act (Federal)
    • Bill C-65 – Anti-Harassment
  • TSX – Proposed:

    • Board of Directors Diversity
  • #Me too Movement – In progress!

Bill 132- Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act

Ontario, 2016

  • Bill 132 in force in 2016 amended the Occupational Health and Safety Act and imposes positive duties on employers to foster harassment-free workplaces.
  • Employers required to investigate complaints of workplace harassment, failing which the Ministry of Labour may order an external investigation at the cost of the employer.
  • Employers are required to establish written workplace and harassment policies.

Ontario Human Rights Code

  • Avenue available for complaint.

BILL C-25

Awaiting Royal Assent as of April 19, 2018

  • The amendments in Bill C-25 and draft regulations dealing with diversity would require publicly traded corporations to disclose information on the diversity amongst their directors and in senior management.
  • The measures mirror those already required by all provincial and territorial regulators except in British Columbia and Prince Edward Island.

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