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Employment Standards Officer

Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Application Deadline: 2025-12-31
Date Posted: 2025-12-22
Location: Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Newmarket, North Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Scarborough, South Porcupine, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Windsor, Ontario
Compensation: $1,584.94-$1,948.86/week

Employment related standards are enforced under the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act and related legislations that set out the rights and responsibilities of both employees and employers in Ontario workplaces.

Bring your investigative, analytical, advanced oral and written communication skills, and your skills interpreting and applying legislation, to this unique position in the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development.

About the job

In this position, you will administer, enforce and obtain compliance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000, Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act and other employment related legislation by:

• conducting workplace inspections
• investigating complaints of alleged violations
• exercising quasi-judicial powers
• rendering written decisions based on established standards
• issuing orders, notices and penalties
• issuing certificates of offences, developing crown briefs and laying charges as described under the Provincial Offences Act
• delivering educational seminars to various stakeholders

Please note:
• you will be expected to travel throughout a designated service area to attend workplaces or meet with claimants.

Locations for positions:

  • 4 English Permanent, 17345 Leslie St, Newmarket
  • 3 English Permanent, 1290 Central Pkwy W, Mississauga
  • 7 English Permanent, 5001 Yonge St, Toronto
  • 2 English Permanent, 2275 Midland Ave, Scarborough
  • 2 English Permanent, 4273 King St E, Kitchener
  • 5 English Permanent, 119 King St W, Hamilton
  • 5 English Permanent, 217 York St, London
  • 3 English Permanent, 4510 Rhodes Dr, Windsor
  • 1 English Permanent, 435 James St S, Thunder Bay
  • 1 English Permanent, 70 Foster Dr, Sault Ste Marie,
  • 2 English Permanent, 1355 John Counter Blvd, Kingston
  • 1 English Permanent, 159 Cedar St, Sudbury, North Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check, Driver’s License History
  • 1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 159 Cedar St, Sudbury
  • 1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 200 First Ave W, North Bay
  • 1 Bilingual English/French Permanent, 5520 Hwy 101 E, South Porcupine

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Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Application Deadline: 2025-12-31
Date Posted: 2025-12-22
Location: Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Newmarket, North Bay, Sault Ste Marie, Scarborough, South Porcupine, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Windsor, Ontario
Compensation: $1,584.94-$1,948.86/week