This customizable template helps Canadian businesses write clear, fair and consistent job postings, with the posting rules for your jurisdiction built in. Each version sets out what the law requires in a job posting, gives you a fill-in job ad, and closes with a pre-posting checklist and words to avoid.
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What's Included
- How to Use This Template in five short steps
- What the Law Requires in Your Job Posting: the rules for your jurisdiction with sources, checked as of September 30, 2026
- Fill-in job ad: job basics, company, duties, qualifications, pay, benefits and How to Apply with a privacy sentence
- Statements on job status, use of artificial intelligence in screening, accommodation and equity, and telling interviewed applicants the outcome, each marked required or recommended
- Posting record
- Pre-posting checklist
- Words and phrases to avoid, and what to write instead
- Fillable Word document and a print-ready PDF (6 to 7 pages)
Choose Your Province
Select your province, territory or federal jurisdiction before purchasing. Each version is tailored to that jurisdiction’s job posting rules, such as pay information, human rights wording rules and accommodation notices. The federal version is for federally regulated private-sector employers under the Canada Labour Code. The Ontario version covers the rules for employers with 25 or more employees, and the Nunavut version includes a note on the Inuktut language rule.
Who It's For
Small and growing Canadian businesses, and the owners, hiring managers and HR professionals who write and post their own job ads.
Important Note: This template is a general business resource and is not legal advice. The posting rules were checked as of September 30, 2026, but laws change and apply differently to each employer and job. Review and adapt it for your workplace and obtain professional advice where appropriate.
