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Are You Hiring in Ontario? Navigating Bill 149 with Julie Alleyn

Episode Summary

If you are hiring in Ontario right now, the rules have changed. Julie Alleyn, bilingual fractional HR consultant and leadership coach at Pegasus Evolution, joins Robin Ayoub to break down Bill 149 — Ontario's Working for Workers Four Act — and what it means for every employer with 25 or more employees. From mandatory salary disclosure to AI screening transparency and the 45-day candidate notification rule, this episode is a practical compliance briefing wrapped inside a conversation about culture, leadership, and the future of HR in Canada.

Episode Notes

Julie Alleyn spent 25 years moving through some of the most demanding industries in Canada — pharmaceuticals, law, broadcast media, engineering, and funeral services — before founding Pegasus Evolution, a bilingual fractional HR consulting and leadership coaching firm serving SMEs across Canada.

In this episode, Robin and Julie cover:

• What Bill 149 requires from Ontario employers as of January 1, 2026, including salary range disclosure, AI screening disclosure, speculative vacancy disclosure, and the 45-day candidate notification obligation
• The ban on requiring Canadian experience in job postings and what it means in practice
• What the HR Pulse Check diagnostic reveals that most business owners never expect to see
• Conversational Intelligence (C-IQ) and how the neuroscience of conversation shapes trust inside teams
• What bilingual HR looks like operating across provinces and what Quebec's Bill 96 means for Ontario-based businesses with francophone employees
• AI in HR workflows: where it helps, where it creates compliance risk, and what to watch
• Why the fractional model is accelerating and where professional services go from here

Connect with Julie Alleyn: Website: https://www.pegasusevolution.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliealleyn/ HR Pulse Check: https://www.jotform.com/231306274289256

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wFzt48tnSZY Blog: https://robinayoub.blog Book a call with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min