Bill 66 Has Passed: Director Approval No Longer Required for Overtime Agreements

On April 3, 2019, Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019 (“Bill 66”) received Royal Assent and is now law. Bill 66 made changes to a number of statutes. The changes to the ESA have removed barriers to employers entering into excess hours of work and overtime averaging agreements with their employees.

Excess Hours of Work Agreements – Previously, the ESA required employers to seek approval from the Director of Employment Standards (“Director”) if they wished to enter into exce...