We’ll be closed on September 30, 2024 for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30th, 2024 by Hunter Stone

September 30th, 2021, was the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ontario. Since then, Canadians continue to pay tribute to the children who didn’t return to their homes and those who survived residential school trauma. Additionally, affected families and communities are remembered as part of the reconciliation process.

 

Our office will be closed on September 30, 2024, so that we can educate ourselves about this day and how the history of mistreatment still continues to distress indigenous communities across Canada. More information about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation can be found here.

Seeking Experienced Corporate/Commercial Lawyer, 5+ Years!

September 11th, 2024 by Iler Campbell LLP

 

Iler Campbell LLP is a progressive, full service, Toronto law firm that works with charities, non profits, housing and worker co operatives, land trusts, and other progressive organizations. We are looking for an experienced lawyer (5+ years) to provide legal services in commercial and residential real estate, housing development, secured financings (mainly borrower side, some lender side), commercial transactions, contract preparation and review, corporate/governance advice, and non profit/charity law. The successful candidate must work well independently and with others, demonstrate a willingness to practice in various areas of law that are relevant to our clients, and write articles and give workshops in these areas, if requested.

More information about our clients and practice is available here and here.

This is a hybrid position located in downtown Toronto with competitive compensation.

Qualified candidates are asked to submit their cover letter and resume to  [email protected]

Federal government commits to largest investment in co-operative housing in decades

July 15th, 2024 by Fatema Jivaji

The federal government is investing $1.5 billion towards new co-operative housing through the Co-operative Housing Development Program.

A Housing For All banner on a Toronto housing co-op with the one per cent logo from the 1998 campaign for all levels of government to allocate an additional one per cent of their budget to a national housing program.

In Canada, many households prefer homeownership because of the precarity of rental housing. The landlord-tenant relationship skews on the side of the landlord, leading to issues related to affordability, low maintenance standards, and security of tenure. The adjudicative body charged with overseeing and enforcing residential tenancy laws remains back-logged, such that it can take months- or even years- to deal with maintenance concerns, bad faith evictions and other issues. Continue reading “Federal government commits to largest investment in co-operative housing in decades”

Iler Campbell LLP proud to sponsor the CHFT’s Diversity Scholarship, in its 20th year!

July 12th, 2024 by Iler Campbell LLP

Read more about this initiative to award scholarships to students residing in member co-ops, here: https://co-ophousingtoronto.coop/programs/diversity-scholarship/

Attention: Employers!

June 14th, 2024 by Safia Lakhani

The landscape of employment law is ever‑shifting; there have been significant recent developments in the case‑law around the enforceability of termination clauses.

By law, employers are required to give employees reasonable notice of termination where they are terminated without cause and have entered into a contract for an “indefinite” term, or a series of consecutive fixed terms.

The question of what constitutes “reasonable notice” is less clear.

Continue reading “Attention: Employers!”

Community bonds turn social capital into financial capital

May 6th, 2024 by Ken Farrell

Community bonds not only help raise funds for specific projects, but can also help contribute to the long-term social health of a community.

The Centre for Social Innovation on Spadina Ave. in Toronto. Credit: CSI Credit: CSI

A community bond is a financing tool used by social-purpose entities like charities, non-profits, and co-op, for raising money, and by investors who want to see their money put to good use while still earning a return on investment. Continue reading “Community bonds turn social capital into financial capital”