Infrastructure Ontario (IO), an Ontario crown corporation, provides a wide range of services to support the Ontario government’s initiative to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and realty. IO has been recognized domestically and internationally for the way it does business and the success it has had with its major projects, real estate services, infrastructure lending, commercial projects, and development mandate. IO delivers some of the most complex, ambitious commercial and land development solutions for the Province and continues to evolve and expand its capabilities to maximize its public impact and deliver on its vision of creating a connected, modern and competitive Ontario.
Position Purpose:
Be a member of an award-winning legal team at Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and support transformative projects for the Province.
The Legal Services department plays a critical role in our organization by providing comprehensive legal support across various domains. Comprising Corporate Legal, Project Legal, and Real Estate Legal divisions, the department ensures legal compliance, safeguards the organization's interests, and facilitates smooth project delivery.
The Project Legal team provides legal support for IO’s Capital Delivery and Development and Asset Management project teams including providing high-quality and commercially minded advice and services during the planning and transaction phases of large and complex projects.
As Legal Counsel or Senior Legal Counsel, you will lead sophisticated, high impact work on transit-oriented communities, long term care and other bespoke land development initiatives. Supporting the Development and Asset Management team you will advise internal clients and senior management on real estate development, managing expropriations, municipal planning, open market offerings, and related commercial matters.
This is an opportunity to take meaningful ownership of complex files while working alongside experienced legal and multidisciplinary professionals. You will build expertise at the intersection of real estate development, public-sector infrastructure, commercial transactions and government decision-making - and see your advice translate into projects that benefit communities across Ontario.
What You Will Do:
- Provide legal support to the Development and Asset Management team in the delivery of land development projects for the Province. Projects include transit-oriented communities, attainable housing, long term care, and other bespoke land development initiatives.
- Provide high-quality legal advice, including legal drafting, verbal and written advice, memos and briefing notes, researching legal matters, and explaining complex legal issues to business clients.
- Independently manage projects, proactively identify and mitigate risks, and propose commercially minded solutions.
- Be the lead lawyer working on several projects simultaneously which are at different stages of a project lifecycle.
- Partner closely with multidisciplinary internal teams alongside engineers, architects, project managers, finance experts, procurement specialists, external counsel, government and other stakeholders to deliver successful project outcomes.
- Represent Infrastructure Ontario in communications with external and government stakeholders.
- Manage external counsel effectively to ensure efficient and high-quality service.
- Ensure compliance with legislation, policies, procedures, and directives that apply to Infrastructure Ontario.
- Educate legal team and internal clients on legal matters through discussions and presentations.
- Assume other legal duties as assigned.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor’s degree in Law or Juris Doctorate degree and membership in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario.
- At least two (2) years’ experience practicing law in one or more of the following areas: real estate development, municipal planning, procurement, corporate/commercial, or commercial real estate.
- Experience in complex real estate development projects is strongly preferred.
- Highly competent, diligent, analytical, and detail-oriented.
- Ability to independently manage projects, proactively address issues, take initiative to manage risks, and propose commercially-minded solutions.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain complex legal issues in a clear manner to non-legal audiences.
- Ability to collaborate effectively as a team member and represent and negotiate on behalf of Infrastructure Ontario in a variety of forums.
- Confidence to advocate constructively for Project Legal’s perspective with commercial and other stakeholders – offering principled challenge and practical solutions while building trusted client relationships.
- Ability to simultaneously work on numerous files in a fast-paced and multi-tasking environment with changing priorities.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, deliverables, and processes through different stages of a project (planning, market offerings, negotiation, closing, and implementation).
What We Offer:
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A defined contribution pension plan, where IO contributes the equivalent of 5% of a full-time employee’s annual salary, with an option for IO to match an additional 5% contribution made by the employee. IO also offers a Group Retirement Savings Plan and Group Tax-Free Savings Account, designed to help IO colleagues plan and save for their future.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision, out-of-country care, paramedical services, and more.
- A pregnancy and parental leave program that offers expecting, eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 31 weeks, and our parental leave program offers eligible employees a top-up to 95% of their annual base salary for 15 weeks.
- Access to our $1000 Healthcare Spending Account to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program and a Lifestyle Account that expands the eligibility of health and wellness options and can include coverage for gym memberships and fitness equipment, nutrition counselling or financial planning.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being. IO will also cover the costs associated with up to two membership and license fees per year for eligible colleagues if directly related to the employee’s role.
- Access to a suite of virtual healthcare options to support non-urgent medical needs.
- A convenient, central location at 1 Dundas St West, easily accessible by public transit.
We offer a competitive salary range of:
$125,000 to $155,000 (L1 Level) for Legal Counsel and $165,000 - $183,000 (L2 Level) for Senior Legal Counsel. Pay will align with skills, knowledge and experience of the candidate. The successful candidate will be appointed at the Legal Counsel or Senior Legal Counsel level based on the depth of relevant experience, demonstrated judgment, and ability to lead complex transactions independently.
This posting will close on September 29, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
This posting is for a current active vacancy. We are actively recruiting to fill this position.
After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and through learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we use AI in our applicant tracking system to improve the efficiency and fairness of recruitment. Your application will be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team for a thorough evaluation. Please note that final hiring decisions are made solely by our experienced hiring team.
