Senior Adjudication Review Officer

About the role

The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario is seeking a Senior Adjudication Review Officer to strengthen its adjudicative function. In this senior position you will apply legal expertise to ensure fair, transparent, and consistent decisions that protect Ontarians’ access and privacy rights.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct complex legal and procedural analysis to prepare Notices of Inquiry or Review.
• Draft high‑quality Orders and Decisions grounded in case law and statutory frameworks.
• Provide guidance to internal and external stakeholders on adjudication procedures while maintaining impartiality.
• Monitor emerging legal trends, assess policy implications, and recommend improvements to adjudicative workflows and templates.
• Respond to post‑adjudication inquiries, including matters related to judicial review.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in legal research, tribunal or adjudicative writing, and regulatory decision‑making.
• Demonstrated ability to draft legal documents such as decisions, orders, and opinions.
• Expert knowledge of Ontario’s access and privacy legislation (FIPPA, MFIPPA, PHIPA, CYFSA).
• Strong understanding of administrative law, procedural fairness, natural justice, and judicial review.

Required skills

• Proficiency with case and records management systems (e.g., CRIS).

What we offer

• Competitive salary range of $90,930 – $132,162 CAD per year.
• Permanent full‑time position within a public‑sector organization.
• Opportunity to influence the development of privacy and access‑to‑information law in Ontario.