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lawyer

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Employer details Canadian Centre for Housing Rights

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*Job Posting: Lawyer* Contract type: Full-time Start date: February 2025 Location: Toronto or Greater Toronto Area (this is a remote position with some in-person requirements in the City of Toronto) Closing date: January 13, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Hours of work: Flexible Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 Benefits: A generous benefits package will be made available following the end of the three-month probationary period, which includes health and dental benefits, AD&D, long-term disability and life insurance. Group and individual professional development opportunities are also provided to staff. Paid time off: Four weeks (20 days) of paid vacation and 10 paid sick days per year. CCHR also typically closes between Christmas and New Year?s Day, providing additional paid days off. _*To apply for this job *_ _*Applications must include a resume and cover letter in one PDF document and should be submitted by email to opportunities@housingrightscanada.com with the subject line: Application ? Lawyer.*_ *About CCHR * CCHR is one of Canada?s oldest charities working to advance the right to adequate housing. Founded in 1987, CCHR has worked tirelessly for over 37 years at the intersection of human rights and housing and is one of Canada?s leading NGOs working in the area of social and economic rights. CCHR works to advance the right to adequate housing by: * Serving clients to help them stay housed: CCHR provides free services to tenants facing eviction and human rights violations in their housing, and we are experts in these fields. Each year we provide services to over a thousand tenants, and we are highly effective in ensuring that some of the most vulnerable Ontario renters remain in their homes. * Providing education and training about housing rights: CCHR provides public education and training on housing rights and human rights in housing to diverse groups across Ontario, reaching approximately 4,000 people annually. We work with community partners to train individuals and communities about their housing rights and how to assert them, and we engage with landlords to educate them about their obligations as housing providers. * Advancing rights-based housing solutions: CCHR advances rights-based housing solutions through research, policy development, advocacy and law reform. Notable achievements include setting a legal precedent preventing landlords from discriminating against renters who receive social assistance, launching a constitutional challenge against the federal government for failing to take action against homelessness, and coordinating the Right to Housing Toronto Network (R2HTO). *Working at CCHR * CCHR is a collaborative and cross-functional team of about 30 motivated professionals working across Canada, linked by our commitment to advancing the right to housing. Over the past three years the organization has grown fivefold, expanded our work nationally, and developed innovative ways to engage communities, individuals and organizations to support rights-based housing solutions. CCHR launched our 2024-27 Strategic Plan in October, with a goal of tackling Canada?s housing affordability crisis through initiatives that promote affordability, equality and security of tenure across the country. CCHR?s five functional teams (Services; Education; Policy and Law Reform; Research; Communications) work collaboratively in service of advancing our mission. CCHR?s head office is located at the Centre for Social Innovation (Spadina location), an exciting, shared workspace that houses 250 non-profits and social innovators in downtown Toronto. It is accessible by transit and offers substantial opportunities to network with like-minded people and participate in a mission-driven, innovative community through various events both in person and virtually. CCHR?s team works primarily remotely, and our office offers several workstations which are available to staff who would like to work from the office