Will I be forced to move locations just because a new owner took over?

Not automatically, but a new owner does have some real ability to restructure how and where the business operates. Your existing job, including its location, is a term of your employment, and an employer generally can't impose a significant, unilateral change to something as fundamental as your work location without it potentially amounting to a substantial change to your job — one that can carry real consequences for the employer even if you're not being formally fired.

A modest adjustment, or a request reasonably connected to how the business is being run, is more likely to be treated as ordinary managerial discretion than a fundamental change. Whether a forced relocation crosses that line depends heavily on the distance involved, how much notice you're given, and whether it was ever a foreseeable part of your job. Continuity of employment under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 protects your accumulated service either way, but it doesn't itself dictate where you're required to work going forward.

If you're told to relocate and it feels unreasonable given your role and history, get the specifics in writing and get advice before deciding how to respond, since how you respond can affect your rights.