Edition dates and review period
Monday edition: January 5, 2026. Coverage: January 1, 2026 to January 4, 2026. Actually published: October 7, 2026.
This is a reconstructed archive edition, not a claim of publication on the edition date. Items are assigned by announcement, decision or effective date; later official case summaries are identified. Some historical archives were incomplete or inaccessible. This is a selected review, not an exhaustive record of every court decision or development.
Employment standards and labour relations — Ontario job-posting requirements take effect
January 1, 2026 — New Employment Standards Act requirements apply to covered public job postings by employers with at least 25 employees. The regulation addresses compensation information, AI disclosure and Canadian-experience requirements, subject to its exceptions.
WSIB, WSIAT and workplace compensation — WSIB annual indexation
January 1, 2026 — WSIB’s policy update records 2% indexation for 2026, effective January 1. Use the applicable benefit table and individual entitlement rules when checking a calculation.
Administrative tribunals: LAT, OLT, ARB, ACRB, FSC, CFSRB and other authorised proceedings — LAT, ACRB and FSC procedural rules updated
January 1, 2026 — The rules effective January 1 remove references to the former SLASTO cluster and Common Rules. Consult the current tribunal-specific text when preparing a procedural submission.
Other coverage areas
No significant update was verified in the sources reviewed for this period for the areas below. This does not establish that no development or decision occurred.
- LSO, licensing, professional conduct and notary practice
- Small Claims Court, debt and civil disputes within its jurisdiction
- LTB, residential tenancies and non-profit housing co-operatives
- Provincial offences, traffic, municipal by-laws and administrative penalties
- Permitted Criminal Code summary-conviction matters
- Human rights and discrimination
- Social assistance, disability benefits and social-security appeals
- Refugee and immigration tribunal proceedings: RPD, RAD, ID and IAD
- Relevant Ontario and federal court decisions, appeals and scope-of-practice developments
About this news coverage
The archive explains the digest’s coverage areas and the limits of professional services.
This article is not legal advice. Rules and procedures may change, and the result depends on the facts of each matter.