1. Federal contracting authorities are required to observe the intent and follow the provisions of the Ontario legislation concerning the protection of jobs and the level of benefits of workers who work primarily at one specific site to provide building cleaning, food and security services.
2. Upon request by the building owner or manager, an employer providing the specified services shall provide the following information as set out in Ontario Regulation138/96:
1. the name, address and telephone number of each employee;
2. the classification, wage rate, benefits, average weekly hours and initial hire date of each employee;
3. the number of weeks worked in the preceding 26 weeks or a longer period if services were temporarily discounted or an employee was on pregnancy or parental leave; and
4. a statement indicating which employees were not primarily employed at the premises during the preceding 13 weeks or during and employee's most recent 13weeks of active employment.
3. Building owners or managers are required to give this information, excluding the names, addresses and telephone numbers of employees, to prospective bidders upon request.
4. Building owners or managers must provide the full list, including names, addresses and telephone numbers, upon the request of the successful bidder.
5. Such information shall be used only for the purposes of complying with the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and shall not be disclosed except as authorized by the Act.
6. The following are standard clauses drafted in accordance with the amended Ontario Employment Standards Act and may be used by departments when contracting for the services affected by the legislation. However, due to the specialized needs of individual departments, the Treasury Board Secretariat advises that departments seek guidance from their legal advisors before incorporating any of these clauses into their contracts.