Will my disability leave benefits still be there when the new owner takes over?

Your job protection while on disability leave carries forward the same way other protected leaves do — Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 treats your employment as continuing, not restarting, when a new owner takes over an operating business, and separately protects your right to return to your job, or a comparable one, after a statutory leave ends.

The trickier question is often the disability benefit itself, if you're receiving payments through a group insurance or disability plan rather than statutory leave protection alone — that benefit is governed by the specific insurance policy and plan documents, not by the sale itself. If the new owner brings in a different insurer or benefits provider, there's a real risk of a coverage gap or a change in how an existing claim is administered, particularly if the transition isn't handled carefully.

This is worth following up on directly and in writing, even while you're off: ask specifically whether your current disability claim is continuing under the same insurer or transferring to a new one, and what happens to your claim during the changeover. Don't assume silence means everything is fine — get written confirmation before you need it.