Job Posting: Lawyer

Contract type: Full-time

Start date: November 2026

Location: Toronto or Greater Toronto Area (this is a remote position with some in-person requirements in the City of Toronto)

Closing date: September 30, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Hours of work: Flexible

Salary: $80,000 - $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;, longterm 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.

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 3,000 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 professionalsworking 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 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), anexciting, shared workspace that houses 250 non-profits and social innovators in downtown Toronto. It is accessible by transit and offers substantialopportunities to network with like-minded people and participate in a mission-driven, innovativecommunity through various events both in person and virtually. CCHR’s team worksprimarily remotely, and our office offers several workstations which are available to staff who would like to work from the office on a part-time or occasional basis or who are visiting Toronto from their home region.

About the role

We are seeking a motivated and committed lawyer with strong skills in client service and case management, and expertise in Ontario housing law. You will be part of a crossfunctional team with an ambitious goal of advancing the right to housing for all. In this role, your ability to juggle multiple responsibilities under tight timelines is essential. If you are a self-starter with demonstrated experience representing clients and a passion for housing law, this could be the right role for you.

Reporting to the Director of Client Services, the successful candidate will carry a caseload of clients and assist them in resolving disputes related to their tenancy including evictions, maintenance issues, above-guideline increases and other tenant applications. The role requires significant knowledge of Ontario housing law, cross-team collaboration, a solid customer servic

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