Job Description

What makes you great for this role?

You are an organized individual who enjoys collaborative work. This role provides policy support to the senior management, head office and field office staff; to provide ongoing legislation support to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) senior management and staff, and to other Provincial Government Ministries, municipal clients and the public.

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff to work with
• Leadership that supports you 
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have: 

• Completion of a post-secondary education in Law, Political Science, Public Administration, Law Clerk, Paralegal or a related field
• General knowledge of MPAC activities, policies and legislation affecting property assessment and procedures
• Knowledge of Municipal and Provincial Freedom of Information legislation, relevant provisions of the Assessment Act, Municipal Property Assessment Corporation Act, Municipal Elections Act, Municipal Act, Education Act, Archives Act
• Awareness of precedent-setting court tribunal decisions, recent amendments to the Assessment Act, property class regulation
• Excellent research, analytical and verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with confidential information, tact and diplomacy in dealing with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to organize and complete assignments within tight deadlines
• Proficient in the use of multi-functional microcomputers and printers and utilize Microsoft programs

Nice to have:

• At least one year of experience with MPAC policies and procedures, and applicable legislation, and precedent setting court and tribunal decisions

What you will do: 

• Review legal interpretation requests to ensure required documents have been submitted and if necessary, request missing documents be obtained by MPAC staff and submitted to LPSS for review
• Assist in researching and identifying relevant court decisions for legal interpretation requests and conduct other research including extensive internet research of tax policy 
• Respond to simple legal interpretation requests and enquiries
• Monitor House proceedings within the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by researching, organizing, updating, recording and distributing assessment related regulations to LPSS staff and field offices
• Maintain and keep apprised of assessment-related regulations and Ontario Government Bills and distribute related information to analysts and management
• Liaise with FOI and Records Management on the coordination and production of records according to retention schedules or FOI requests in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
• Produce letters, memoranda, reports, bulletins, presentations and statistical tables ensuring accuracy and adherence to Corporate standards