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Essential Workplace Policies Kit for Ontario
14 Policies to Fill In and Sign, plus Forms (Word + PDF)
14 workplace policies written for Ontario, each on its own pages, ready to fill in, sign and hand out. A private Owner's Guide helps you choose the ones you need and roll them out.
Is it for you?
Who it is for
Who it is for
- Ontario employers with about 1 to 50 employees who need written policies and do not have them.
- Owners who want each policy on its own pages, so it can be signed or handed out alone.
Who it is not for
- Federally regulated employers, unionized workplaces and employers outside Ontario.
- Industries with extra rules, unless you add them.
What is inside
Everything in the download
Workplace Policies, the staff pack (41 PDF pages):
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Workplace Violence Prevention
- Workplace Harassment Prevention
- Human Rights and Accommodation
- Employee Privacy
- Electronic Monitoring
- Disconnecting from Work
- Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest
- Discipline and Investigations
- Attendance and Absence
- Overtime Agreements
- Leave and Vacation Request Form
- Technology, Email and Social Media
- Remote Work
Each policy starts on a new page. The pack ends with one sign-off page (Policy Acknowledgement).
Owner's Guide (46 PDF pages):
- Which policies you need: the legal status of each one and what applies at 1, 6, 20 and 25.
- What to put in each blank, and what changed recently.
- Roll out in 9 steps, three quick checks for managers, a yearly calendar and a records table.
- A discipline and investigation toolkit: Form A written warning letter, Form B meeting note, Form C complaint intake form, Form D interview notes sheet, Form E findings and outcome letter, Form F annual performance review and Form G performance improvement plan.
- A "stop and check" page to read before you dismiss anyone.
- Risk check: workplace violence and harassment: the page your violence and harassment documents depend on.
- Mistakes that cost owners money, a glossary, when to call a lawyer and what the kit does not cover.
- 18 Law boxes and a table of the laws behind the policies.
Forms and Letters (23 PDF pages): 12 items, each on its own page: a roll-out checklist, Forms A to G, the risk page, the overtime and leave request forms from the staff pack, and the sign-off page.
a full safety program (hazard assessment, emergency plan, first aid), an employee handbook, employment agreements, or hiring and termination letters. Those are in our other kits.
Employment Standards Act, 2000; Occupational Health and Safety Act; Human Rights Code (Ontario).
What you get
The files
- One instant download (.zip).
- 3 files, each as Word (.docx) and PDF: Owner's Guide (46 pages), Staff Pack (41 pages), Forms and Letters (23 pages).
- A 2-page START HERE guide and a 1-page licence and terms.
How it helps
Why it is worth your time
- 01You see at a glance which policies the law expects in writing and which are good practice.
- 02When a complaint or a warning comes up, the forms are already there.
- 03Each policy is written for Ontario, so you are not adapting a generic template.
How it works
Three steps
- 1
Read "Which policies you need" and pick the ones that fit your business.
- 2
Fill in the yellow blanks in the staff pack and complete the risk page.
- 3
Sign and date each policy, train your staff, hand out the pack and file the sign-off pages.
What you need
Microsoft Word or Google Docs, a PDF reader, and a printer or email. No apps, add-ins or subscriptions.
Updates
Free updates for 12 months from purchase. We email you when a new version is ready. Download it from your original receipt link. Law last checked: 10 November 2026. Next review: 10 May 2027.
This kit is general information and sample wording for small employers. It is not legal advice and does not replace a lawyer. We are not a law firm, and the kit was not written or reviewed by one. Each kit shows when to call a lawyer before you act. Read the full Not Legal Advice page.
Need more than one kit? The Ontario Complete Starter Bundle has all five Ontario kits for $439. Bought one by one they cost $635, so the bundle saves you $196 (about 31%).
Look inside first
Free sample pages
The cover, the “how to use this kit” page, the contents, a page of Law boxes and a real form or letter, marked “Sample”. No email needed.
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