Charges For Workers’ Rights Violations Drop 90% In Ontario

Charges For Workers’ Rights Violations Drop 90% In Ontario

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling out Ontario Premier Doug Ford for failing to enforce the rights of non-union workers.  New data on employment law prosecutions obtained by the OFL and Data Shows (a Substack by journalist Tom Parkin) reveal a dramatic falloff under Ford’s Progressive Conservative government. Between April 2024 and March 2025, only 150 charges were laid against employers for serious violations of the Employment St…