Well, three years later, Mr. Ford is leading the charge among Canada’s premiers to eradicate systemic discrimination – in the labour market, at least. Don’t get me wrong, Mr. Ford is far from woke. But let’s give credit where credit is due.
The importance of this change cannot be understated because Ontario’s legislation bans the use of discriminatory Canadian work experience requirements in more than 30 professions, including accounting and architecture. In December, a blanket ban on requiring Canadian work experience will come into effect unless specific exemptions are granted by the province. Regulatory bodies that fail to comply will face fines of $100,000.
To his credit, Mr. McNaughton recently introduced subsequent legislation to prevent regulatory bodies from using euphemisms for Canadian experience to skirt the ban.“I think B.C. is probably the starting point for the first province to follow suit,” said Meaghen Russell, a partner in the employment and labour group at law firm Dentons Canada LLP. She noted that British Columbia and Ontario tend to follow each other on amendments to employment standards legislation.
“There’s a million people in Ontario today with a criminal record and most of them are petty and non-violent crimes. So, we’re really encouraging employers and partnering with them to hire these people as well,” added Mr. McNaughton.is the only securities regulator that is supporting a proposal There’s no doubt, however, that Mr. Ford still has his work cut out for him if he’s serious about eradicating systemic discrimination.to ease restrictions for more foreign-trained doctors