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Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring)

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Canada (Ontario)
vConsolidated to the e-Laws currency date, consolidation period from 1 January 2026 (last amendment 2025, c. 13, Sched. 2); Part XI.1 unchanged since 2022, c. 7, Sched. 2, s. 4
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Ontario's rule that employers with 25 or more employees on 1 January keep a written policy on electronic monitoring of employees: whether they monitor, how and when, for what purposes, the dates, copies to employees, new hires and agency workers within fixed periods, and three-year retention. Part XI.1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 only.

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Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) is a compliance framework from Canada (Ontario) with 3 domains and 9 controls that map to 1 other frameworks. The largest domains are The written policy – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (5 controls), Copies to employees – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (3 controls), Records – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Copies to employees – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring)

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Controls in the Copies to employees – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) domain of Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) — 3 controls
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ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(3)41.1.1(3) Give every employee a copy within 30 days, and again within 30 days of any change
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(4)41.1.1(4) Give each new employee a copy within 30 days
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(5)41.1.1(5) Give assignment employees a copy within 24 hours of the assignment starting

Records – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring)

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Controls in the Records – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) domain of Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) — 1 controls
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ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::15(8.2)15(8.2) Keep every required policy for three years after it ceases to have effect

The written policy – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring)

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Controls in the The written policy – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) domain of Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) — 5 controls
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ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(1)41.1.1(1) Have a written electronic monitoring policy in place for all employees
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(2) para 141.1.1(2) para 1 State whether the employer electronically monitors employees
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(2) para 1.i41.1.1(2) para 1 i Describe how and in what circumstances employees may be monitored
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(2) para 1.ii41.1.1(2) para 1 ii State the purposes for which monitoring information may be used
ontario-employment-standards-act-2000-part-xi-1-written-policy-on-electronic-monitoring::41.1.1(2) para 241.1.1(2) para 2 Date of preparation and dates of changes

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GDPR
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
33%
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What is Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) and who does it apply to?

Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) is a compliance framework from Canada (Ontario) with 3 domains and 9 controls. Ontario's rule that employers with 25 or more employees on 1 January keep a written policy on electronic monitoring of employees: whether they monitor, how and when, for what purposes, the dates, copies to employees, new hires and agency workers within fixed periods, and three-year retention. Part XI.1 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 only. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) actually require?

Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) has 9 controls organised across 3 domains. The largest domains are The written policy – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (5 controls), Copies to employees – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (3 controls), Records – Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) do I already cover?

Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 Part XI.1 (Written Policy on Electronic Monitoring) maps to 1 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are GDPR (33% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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