{"slug":"ca-ontario","name":"Ontario (Canada)","short_name":"Ontario","iso_code":"CA-ON","jurisdiction_type":"state","region":"Americas","subregion":"Northern America","overview":"Ontario enacted the Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (Bill 194), which lets the government regulate public-sector use of AI (disclosure, accountability frameworks, risk management, prohibited uses) and the Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, which from 1 January 2026 requires employers with 25 or more employees to state in publicly advertised job postings whether AI is used to screen, assess or select applicants.","regulatory_status_summary":"Public-sector AI framework act (2024) with regulations to follow; job-posting AI disclosure in force from January 2026.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: Ontario Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (Bill 194); Ontario Working for Workers Four Act (AI disclosure in job postings). Strategy or guidance: none recorded.","current_priorities":null,"regulators":[{"name":"Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement","url":"https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-public-and-business-service-delivery-and-procurement","role":"Public-sector AI rules under Bill 194"},{"name":"Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development","url":"https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-labour-immigration-training-skills-development","role":"Employment Standards Act, including AI disclosure in job postings"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024","publisher":"Legislative Assembly of Ontario","url":"https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-194","document_date":"2024-11-25","document_type":"legislation","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["canada","ca-quebec"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/ca-ontario","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-194","source_title":"Bill 194, Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024","source_publisher":"Legislative Assembly of Ontario","source_document_date":"2024-11-25","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"ca-ontario-enhancing-digital-security-and-trust-act-2024","id":"AIPT-POL-0037","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0037","title":"Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194), Schedule 1: Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024","short_title":"Ontario Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (Bill 194)","jurisdiction":"ca-ontario","instrument_type":"act","status":"adopted","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Legislative Assembly of Ontario","summary_plain":"The Act allows the Ontario government to make regulations governing the use of AI systems by public-sector entities (ministries, agencies, hospitals, school boards, municipalities as prescribed): requirements to disclose AI use, to develop and implement accountability frameworks, to take steps to manage risks, to have human oversight, and prohibitions on prescribed uses. It also addresses cyber security and children's digital information.","adopted_on":"2024-11-25","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-194","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/ca-ontario-enhancing-digital-security-and-trust-act-2024"},{"slug":"ca-ontario-working-for-workers-four-act-ai-in-job-postings","id":"AIPT-POL-0038","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0038","title":"Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 (Bill 149): disclosure of artificial intelligence use in publicly advertised job postings","short_title":"Ontario Working for Workers Four Act (AI disclosure in job postings)","jurisdiction":"ca-ontario","instrument_type":"act","status":"in_force","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Legislative Assembly of Ontario","summary_plain":"Amends the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to require employers with 25 or more employees to disclose in every publicly advertised job posting whether artificial intelligence is used to screen, assess or select applicants, alongside new rules on salary ranges and Canadian-experience requirements. The AI disclosure requirement is in force from 1 January 2026.","adopted_on":"2024-03-21","in_force_on":"2026-01-01","applies_from":"2026-01-01","official_source_url":"https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-149","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:23+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/ca-ontario-working-for-workers-four-act-ai-in-job-postings"}]}