ONTARIO LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES ON A WIDE VARIETY OF IMMIGRATION-RELATED TOPICS. THESE MATERIALS ARE TYPICALLY WRITTEN AT A HIGH ENGLISH LEVEL.
Anti-racism is the call of the day in the Global North. In addition to their earlier push to introduce a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) culture, institutions are now also hurriedly producing anti-racism strategies and policies. This is supposed to combat the growing tide of hatred against those of non-white origin.
Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development, issued the following statement in recognition of the passing of the Working for Workers Act, 2021:
“Our government is working for workers everyday to help them earn bigger paycheques, stay safe, and have better opportunities. We are determined to rebalance the scales and put workers in the driver’s seat of Ontario’s economic growth while attracting the best workers to our great province.
Black refugees from Africa still face barriers to integration and long processing times.
The Accessible British Columbia Act is now law, and the first step is to form the Provincial Accessibility Committee to advise the minister of social development and poverty reduction on matters related to accessibility and support the development of accessibility standards.
“Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies” is a freely accessible eCampus Ontario Pressbook containing case studies of immigrant women experiencing domestic violence to be used as educational materials.
The Premier announced three new policy directions that Ontario's Government will adopt, in recognition of the significant and ongoing contributions of Franco-Ontarians and Francophones to Ontario over the past 400 years.
Tightly-regulated private cannabis retail store system will protect children and combat the illegal market.
Canada has made marijuana (cannabis) legally available to adults under strict new laws.
This resource from Step to Justice (CLEO) provides explanation about the law in Ontario on dress codes in the workplace.