Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee

Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development established the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee (OWRAC) to provide recommendations to shape the future of work in our province. Minister McNaughton further outlined his vision for the future of work and his reasons behind naming the OWRAC in an op-ed in the National Post on June 17, 2021. Further information about OWRAC can be found here.

The committee’s mandate was to provide recommendations to position Ontario as the best place in North America to recruit, retain and reward workers.

The committee led consultations and provided recommendations to the Ontario government that address the complexities and opportunities caused and/or accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including:

  • changes in technology
  • the growth of “work from anywhere” employment
  • the significance of skills development in the global labour market

The committee led recommendations on the future of work, focused on three pillars:

  1. Economic recovery: How to make Ontario the top jurisdiction with a world-class workforce and talent supply?
  2. Strengthening Ontario’s competitive position: In an increasingly remote, global and technologically advanced economy, how will we ensure that Ontario remains the best place in North America to recruit, retain and reward workers?
  3. Supporting workers: How to ensure Ontario’s technology platform workers benefit from flexibility, control and security?