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From left, Yasser Ghazi (Meridian), Paula Hopkins (Invest Ottawa), Anastasia Temborska (owner of PINBOX), Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada founder and CEO Karla Briones, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Syrian-Canadian entrepreneur Tareq Hadhad (Peace by Chocolate), Daniel Thiruganaratnapathy (RBC) and Ottawa city councillor Stéphanie Plante (Rideau-Vanier) at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for IEC's Summer Retail Incubator 2024 program, which includes a pop-up shop in the ByWard Market. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Immigrant Entrepreneur Canada launches pop-up shop in ByWard Market

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A new pop-up retail shipping container located in the ByWard Market has become home to small business owners as part of a new incubator program

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Since 2021, the Government of Ontario has passed several iterations of its Working for Workers legislation, each of which has amended important employment-related statutes like the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Notably, the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 and the Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 both created new legal requirements under the ESA in respect of the recruitment process. With these new requirements set to come into effect on January 1, 2026, it’s crucial that employers act proactively in the coming weeks and months to ensure that they properly understand the scope of their new statutory obligations and adequately prepare for compliance.

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-- The scope of the new requirements, which touch specifically on publicly advertised job postings and related application forms, post-interview communication with interviewees and record retention.

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