Counsel

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ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO STEP 1 CANDIDATES INCLUDING OPS ALOC AND OCAA LAWYERS  living or working within 125 km of this location. Note: Eligible lawyers from outside the Area of Search may apply but will not be entitled to relocation or travel expenses for the transfer as set out below.

Step 1: All regular/fixed-term OCAA and ALOC lawyers on staff, current Redeployment List Members and current Articling Student Hireback Pool Members.

Step 2: In the absence of qualified applicants at Step 1 the competition may be reposted so that external applicants or non-members of the above-mentioned groups would then be eligible to apply.

The Ministry of the Attorney General is offering one challenging opportunity in the Mississauga Region for Counsel to provide legal services to the investigators and Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU).

Our Values: Integrity, Judgment, Commitment, Justice, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration

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About the job

• Providing various legal services to support the work of the SIU including research, legal opinions and evidence analysis/evaluation for the Director
• Applying privacy and access to information law and policy in responding to production requests and legal instruments aimed at gaining access to SIU records
• Assisting in SIU's compliance with various statute requirements, such as theAnti-Racism Act, 2017 data collection and reporting, and new reporting obligations to the Complaints Director of the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency and Inspector General of Policing
• Assessing compliance of municipal and provincial police, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers, special constables employed by the Niagara Parks Commission, and peace officers in the Legislative Protective Service conduct with theCommunity Safety and Policing Act, 2019 and Criminal Code of Canada
• Providing professional advice to SIU investigators on criminal matters and privacy/access to information
• Drafting information, memoranda, and other documents
• Participating in policy and procedural review and development
• Assessing requests for destruction ofIdentification of Criminals Act records
• Liaising with the Justice Prosecutions to represent SIU's interests
• Participating in community outreach efforts, presentations and committees<

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• Membership in good standing as a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Criminal Code of Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal law procedures, rules of evidence and case law, and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Information Act
• Demonstrated knowledge of privacy and access to information law in criminal and non-criminal contexts
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill related to organizational reform and transformation
• Knowledge and understanding of the mandate, role and legal authorities of the SIU
• Demonstrated understanding of the reasons for and concept of civilian oversight of the police
• Demonstrated interest in the area of police oversight
• Detailed understanding of the investigative process and an appreciation of various investigative techniques
• Demonstrated research skills to provide legal services and support to the SIU
• Proven writing skills to prepare documents, such as legal memoranda, opinions, reports and policies
• Demonstrated consultative, judgment, team work and communication skills

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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

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• For issues with submitting applications, or questions, please contact CSMD.HR.LegalCompeti@ontario.ca

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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.