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Non-Compete Agreement
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A promise not to compete for a set time and area: for the seller of a business, an executive, or between businesses.
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What you will fill in
- Who is promising not to compete?
- Which province's laws apply?
- Name of the person or business making the promise
- Name of the person or business being protected
- What kind of business is protected?
- Area where the person may not compete
- How many months does the promise last?
- Also promise not to take customers or employees away?
- What does the person get for this promise?
- Date of this document
Good to know
- Courts enforce a non-compete only if the time, area and activity are reasonable (Shafron v. KRG, 2009 SCC). A court will not rewrite a clause that goes too far; it just throws it out, so keep it narrow.
- In a business sale, courts are more willing to enforce the seller's promise because the buyer paid for the goodwill (Payette v. Guay, 2013 SCC).
- For ordinary employees, use our Non-Solicitation Agreement and NDA instead. They protect customers and secrets and are allowed in Ontario.
Help in your language
Every question comes with help like this. For example, “Who is promising not to compete?”:
English: Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 (s. 67.2) bans non-competes for ordinary employees since October 25, 2021. It still allows them for the seller of a business and for executives such as a CEO or CFO.
اردو: کون وعدہ کر رہا ہے کہ مقابلہ نہیں کرے گا؟ اونٹاریو میں عام ملازم کے لیے یہ منع ہے۔
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ: ਕੌਣ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ? ਓਨਟਾਰੀਓ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਮੁਲਾਜ਼ਮ ਲਈ ਇਹ ਮਨ੍ਹਾ ਹੈ।
हिन्दी: कौन वादा कर रहा है? ओंटारियो में आम कर्मचारी के लिए यह मना है।
Français: Depuis le 25 octobre 2021, la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi de l'Ontario interdit la non-concurrence pour les employés ordinaires, sauf la vente d'entreprise et les cadres dirigeants.
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