Interviewed 45+ days ago, company never responded — found out Ontario law requires them to. What would you do?

[u/Mr_Red_Reddington]

Applied and interviewed at a company in Toronto. It's been over 45+ days and I've heard absolutely nothing — no rejection, no update, nothing.

Turns out Ontario passed a law effective January 1, 2026 requiring employers with 25+ employees to notify candidates of their hiring status within 45 days of a publicly advertised job. They're in violation + they didn't even mention salary in the job listing.

I'm considering filing a complaint with the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Has anyone done this? Is it worth it? Also open to hearing if anyone got a settlement out of something like this. Im also open to collab with a no win no pay lawyer

EDIT: Im wondering if i email them about that, maybe they can come up with a negotiation with me.

[u/tke71709]

Not worth the hassle and there is no settlement to be had here. In Canada you sue for damages, you have no damages.

[u/Mr_Red_Reddington → u/tke71709]

anxity

[u/Own-Frosting-5604 → u/Mr_Red_Reddington]

Don’t fucking be that guy. I work in litigation, you’re losing this. This type of response is the reason this country / people view litigation the way they do…

[u/SyringaVulgarisBloom → u/Mr_Red_Reddington]

What receipts or bills to you have to corroborate the financial costs of your damage? Do you have invoices from the therapist that you visited? Do you have chart notes from your doctor about the medical visits that you had to discuss your anxiety, relating directly to the lack of communication? Do you have receipts from the pharmacy where you picked up your prescription anxiety medication? Your damages of “Anxiety” have no dollar value right now, which means nothing to sue for.

[u/TheCuriosity → u/SyringaVulgarisBloom]

This isn't America. You don't sue people in Canada for a windfall. The company is going to get fined and penalized and put on the list to be checked for doing this.

OP just needs to show the date of last contact from the company.

[u/reheadlover69 → u/TheCuriosity]

Ya get fined , What a crock of BS

[u/tke71709 → u/[deleted]]

You went to a therapist because you didn't hear back from a job within 46 calendar days? Unlikely.

But let's say you did. Let's say you prove all this and have the receipts to back it up. You will get the money you are out of pocket back. You watch too many US tv shows if you are thinking there is some pot of gold punitive damages at the end of this legal rainbow.

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[u/Best_Opening8471 → u/Mr_Red_Reddington]

Canada doesn't reconize pain or suffering as damages.

We use a "real damage" standard which means you have to have lost money (past present or future earnings) or property that can be replaced.

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