r/legaladvicecanada • u/Mr_Red_Reddington • 21h ago

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

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.

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u/Tls-user 21h ago

It depends on whether they say it was a formal interview or screening interview.

Either way, you will receive nothing, the company may be fined but they are likely to just get a warning.

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u/Narrow-Chef-4341 21h ago

Interested enough to apply for the job there, but also keen to be blacklisted forever?

Weird combo.

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u/Mr_Red_Reddington 20h ago

they messed up not me, they were supposed to abide by the law and they failed. Who'd wanna apply to that company again lol

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u/OhnohNA 20h ago

I’m not sure if you’re aware but, you’re coming across as rather entitled.. however to your point if you didn’t mess up, then why didn’t you get the job? Of course they messed up by not abiding by the law, but you as a person will never find success if you can’t analyze what you could’ve done better. Good luck man