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TCO LAWYER LEVEL 1

Job ID: 250503 Posting status: Open Organization: Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Division: Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal City: Toronto Position(s) language: English Job term: 1 Temporary (18 months) Job code: Not Available - Not Available Salary: Not available Job Code: Lawyer 1 Salary Range: $110,991 - $148,4

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) is a highly specialized adjudicative tribunal that hears appeals of final decisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

We are looking for a motivated qualified for the position of TCO Lawyer Level 1, in the Tribunal Counsel Office. In this role you will provide legal advice, commensurate with experience, in relation to WSIAT appeals and to the entire Tribunal for general corporate matters affecting WSIAT's day-to-day operations.

About the job

Working with a small, collegial group of lawyers, the position requires:

- Appearing as neutral legal counsel at Tribunal hearings on request from WSIAT Adjudicators to advise and assist with questioning witnesses, interpreting Tribunal policy, procedures and practice and making neutral submissions (either orally or written) on complex points of law or novel issues
- Providing support for the WSIAT's own adjudication, including conducting pre-hearing and post-hearing inquiries and acting as a legal resource for WSIAT staff
- Providing legal advice and training for WSIAT corporate functions including labour and employment issues, contracts and procurement, accessibility, security, privacy and overall corporate governance issues
- Representing the Tribunal in judicial review applications and various court-related matters
- Representing and helping to build the public presence of the Tribunal at external public speaking engagements, membership in external groups and internal governmental events

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

- Licensed to practice law by the Law Society of Ontario
- Proficiency in English at the advanced level

Knowledge Skills:

- Knowledge and experience in the practice of Ontario workplace safety and insurance law
- Knowledge of principles of Canadian administrative law and experience in the practice of Canadian administrative law, including appearing before provincial or federal administrative tribunals
- Labour and employment law experience is an asset
- Experience with government procurement and corporate governance is an asset
- Experience with litigation in Ontario courts, including drafting and appearing on applications for judicial review, motions, actions and discoveries is an asset

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

- Ability to act in a neutral role in WSIAT hearings
- Tact, sensitivity to concerns of injured workers and employers
- Advanced written and oral communication skills

Analytical and Organizational Skills:

- Work requires the ability to identify/analyze complex legal and medical issues, interpret legislation, regulations and policies, and prepare/present legal arguments at hearings and in court and provide practical legal advice to corporate clients

How to Apply:

How to Apply:

Please follow these directions

- Please submit your resume and cover letter through our online WSIAT Career Centre
- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, please show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job.




- If you require accommodation for a disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify us, confidentially, at [email protected]. Recruitment staff will contact you within 48 hours.
- Background Check: As a precondition of employment, the WSIAT requires that the final external candidate for this position, prior to commencing employment, is required to undergo both a criminal record and social media search. Other types of background checks may also be requested such as education verification and professional credential validation.

Remember: The deadline to apply is , 2026 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted. We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). The WSIAT Career Centre is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting. If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal is an inclusive employer.

Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by: Wednesday, October 28,



2026 11:59 pm EDT Position details:

- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 18 months, 505 University Ave, Toronto, Toronto Region

Compensation group: Excluded Work hours: Schedule N/A Category: Legal Services Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2026

How to apply:

- You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.

- Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

- Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

- Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.

- OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

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Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely).

The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Information collection notice

We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.

Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).

If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.

Strengthening Ontario, together

📌 TCO LAWYER LEVEL 1 (Toronto)
🏢 Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
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