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About the Role

The Governance & Tribunal Secretariat is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal and governance advice, education, orientation, and support to the OSC’s Board of Directors, Board Committees, and senior management. This role will support the Board’s governance and regulatory oversight responsibilities, facilitate the review and approval of key regulatory initiatives, policies, priorities, and rules, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of the OSC’s governance framework and effectiveness. This opportunity is considered to be a business-critical role supporting the Governance and Tribunal Secretariat.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Corporate Secretary & Vice President, Board Directors, Board Committees, and senior management on governance matters, regulatory responsibilities, Board effectiveness, and emerging legal and governance issues.
Lead end-to-end governance support for the Board and Board Committees, including governance planning, agenda development, meeting materials, advising during meetings, tracking deliverables, and ensuring effective follow-through on decisions and action items.
Facilitate the Board’s review and approval of regulatory initiatives, policies, priorities, and rules by interpreting and applying relevant legislation, directives, policies, governance frameworks, and procedures to support effective decision-making and oversight.
Identify, analyze, and provide recommendations on complex governance, legal, and organizational matters, including opportunities for process improvements, risk mitigation, policy enhancements, and governance framework development.
Design and deliver Board orientation and continuing education programs, while researching and monitoring governance trends, emerging issues, and leading practices to enhance Board effectiveness and governance support services.
Exercise sound judgment and discretion in managing confidential, privileged, and sensitive matters, and collaborate closely with Secretariat colleagues, Board Directors, senior management, and external stakeholders to support the OSC's governance and strategic objectives.

Requirements

Possess a law degree (LL.B. or J.D.).
Be a lawyer licensee of the Law Society of Ontario in good standing.
Have a minimum of eight years of relevant legal experience in the private or public sector.
Have significant experience advising on corporate governance matters.
Strong knowledge of corporate governance principles, board and committee practices, and corporate reporting requirements.
Experience providing governance-related legal advice to boards of directors and senior executives.
Excellent legal research, analytical, and drafting skills.
Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management abilities.
Judgment, discretion, and professionalism required to navigate complex and sensitive matters.
Knowledge of Ontario securities law, the securities industry, and capital markets regulation is considered an asset.

Skills

Strategic legal advice
Governance advice
Legal education
Governance education
Board support
Committee support
Regulatory oversight
Policy review
Policy approval
Rule review
Rule approval
Governance framework enhancement
Organizational effectiveness
Legal research
Analytical skills
Drafting skills
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Stakeholder management
Judgment
Discretion
Professionalism

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Regular
Full time

Experience Level

Senior
Minimum of eight years of relevant legal experience

Education Level

Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.)

About the Company

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating Ontario’s capital markets in accordance with the mandate established in the provincial Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act.
The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, to foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, to foster capital formation, and to contribute to the stability of the financial system and the reduction of systemic risk.
This mandate is performed through policy, operational, and enforcement activities.
The OSC also contributes to national and global securities regulation development.
We offer a diverse, fair, and flexible work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work.
The Governance & Tribunal Secretariat is an advisory branch of the Ontario Securities Commission that provides legal advice, support, and education to the Commission’s Board Directors and separately to the Capital Markets Tribunal’s Adjudicators.
The Secretariat administers the OSC’s governance framework and Capital Markets Tribunal.
The Tribunal is an independent division of the Commission established by the Securities Commission Act, 2021.
The Tribunal is the administrative tribunal that is assigned the power to conduct hearings under the Ontario Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act and to independently determine all questions of fact or law in any proceeding before it under those Acts.

Equal Opportunity

The OSC is committed to diversity and providing an inclusive workplace and providing accommodation in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Human Rights Code.
It is our priority to ensure employment opportunities are visible and barrier-free to all under-represented groups including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, to achieve an employee demographic profile reflective of the demographic profile of Ontarians.
The OSC is a proud partner with the following organizations: Ascend Canada, BlackNorth Initiative, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and Pride at Work Canada
If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our confidential inbox HRRecruitment@osc.gov.on.ca.
Visit Accessibility at the OSC to review the OSC’s policies on accessibility and accommodation in the workplace.