Ontario's 2026 Hiring Law: Ending Candidate Ghosting and Raising the Bar for Respect in Recruitment
What This Article Covers
Ontario's new law requires employers to respond to candidates and disclose salary ranges in job postings — the first legislation directly targeting interview ghosting.
PersonaScore's Take
Legislation is catching up to what candidates have demanded for years: transparency and respect. Companies that already run a structured, communicative hiring process won't need a law to tell them how to treat people.
Why This Matters
The fundamentals of great hiring haven't changed — structured evaluation, consistent criteria, transparent process, and genuine respect for candidates. What has changed is our ability to execute on these principles at scale. Modern assessment tools make it possible to give every candidate the same rigorous, fair evaluation while dramatically reducing time-to-hire.