Job post builder & checker
Write a job ad that follows Ontario's posting rules and welcomes everyone, or check one you have. Then print the window sign and the interview scorecard.
Help and background Back to the tool
How it works
- 1 Pick the job, and the duties, questions and usual requirements fill in for you to change. Or paste in an ad you already have.
- 2 Add the pay, the hours and how to apply. Anything that breaks a posting rule or could shut good people out is underlined, with a fix you can take in one click.
- 3 Copy the ad and a short post, print the window sign with tear-off tabs and the interview scorecard, and send applicants a reply.
Free, with no account. Everything is worked out in your browser: your ad is never sent to us, and an applicant's name typed into a reply is used for that reply and never kept. Remember is off unless you turn it on, and then keeps the ad you're working on on this device only.
Good to know
- Who has to follow the posting rules?
- Since January 1, 2026, an Ontario employer with 25 or more employees on the day a job is publicly advertised has to include the pay or a pay range, say whether the job is open now, and say if AI helps screen applicants. A range can't be wider than $50,000 a year, and jobs paying over $200,000 are left out. Count everyone you employ, part-time and casual too (verify). A general "we're hiring" sign that doesn't name a job may not count as a posting (verify). See Ontario's rules for job postings.
- After the ad comes down
- The same rules ask you to tell everyone you interviewed whether they got the job, within 45 days of their last interview, and to keep a copy of each posting for three years after it comes down. The tool works out both dates, saves a reminder, and gives you a reply for every step.
- Why “Canadian experience” gets flagged
- At 25 or more employees, a posting can't ask for it. At any size, the Human Rights Commission treats it as a barrier that can shut out newcomers, so the tool suggests asking about similar work anywhere instead. It also flags words about age, looks, health and family that the Human Rights Code protects. See the Human Rights Commission on “Canadian experience”.
- Trial shifts are paid
- In Ontario, a trial shift is work, so it's paid at least minimum wage whether or not you hire the person. The general minimum wage is $17.95 an hour since October 1, 2026, and the tool flags pay set below it. See Ontario's minimum wage.
- What isn't here
- The main Ontario rules for a small shop, café, salon or trade posting a job. Federally regulated work, jobs outside Ontario, unionized workplaces and licensed trades can bring more, and the certificates suggested for each role are starting points to check. Read the official pages before you rely on it.
Rules as of October 2026. Guidance, not legal advice.
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