Panel 4 | Provincial Legislative Trends: What Employers Need to Prepare for Next

Employers across Canada continue to face a rapidly evolving legislative landscape, with significant employment and labour law reforms being introduced at the provincial level. Keeping pace with these changes is critical to maintaining compliance and minimizing workplace risk. This session provides a cross-country update on key legislative and regulatory developments affecting employers, including Ontario’s POWER Act (Bill 105), recent Québec labour law developments, and employment law reforms in British Columbia. Our panel highlights upcoming implementation requirements, emerging compliance obligations, and the practical steps employers should be taking now to prepare for what lies ahead. Presenters: Eliab Taïrou, Michael Gargaro, Shayla Klein, Annie Redmond, Daryn Tyndale, Matthew Wray