Methodology note: "Exempt" and "compliant" describe the disclosed salary data relative to the regulation. They do not evaluate actual employer pay practices, which may differ from posted ranges. Federally regulated employers (banks, telecoms) are excluded from the non-compliant count — they operate under the Canada Labour Code, not Ontario ESA, so any salary disclosure they make is voluntary. Regulation source: Employment Standards Act, O. Reg. 476/24.
9% of in-scope active postings (373 of 4,071) disclose a range wider than the $50,000 cap. Banks and telecoms (federally regulated under the Canada Labour Code) are excluded — their disclosures are voluntary. See the compliance report for methodology and severity distribution.
Pay point vs. salary range: A spread ratio below 15% (e.g. Google's $144k–$148k) reflects a fixed compensation rate — the employer knows exactly what they'll pay and the "range" is nominal. This is common at firms with rigid job-level pricing. It is not inherently worse, just less informative for job seekers trying to negotiate.
Compensation research places a typical salary band at ±15–25% of midpoint (30–50% spread ratio). Ontario's median regulated job posts a spread of ~36%, suggesting most employers are within the standard range — but 12% of all regulated postings are effectively single pay points.
See how 300+ individual skills shift salaries above or below the category median — ranked across 9 job categories from Ontario's legally-mandated disclosures.