A plan to require recruiters and temporary job-placement agencies to be licensed as of January 1, 2024 has been placed on hold by the provincial government.
Although there hasn’t been an official announcement yet, Queen’s Park Briefing has seen a copy of a letter emailed by the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini which attests to the pause.
It says “Given the complexity of the potential impact on the recruitment and short-term employment sector, which are crucial to our economy, Ontario is delaying implementation of the requirement to be licenced to July 1, 2024 and I have instructed the ministry to consider additional changes to the framework. This includes potential changes to the fee requirement for companies who operate as both recruiters and THAs [temporary help agencies], narrowing the scope of recruiters required to provide a security to those who work with vulnerable people, and changes to acceptable forms of security.”