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Bookkeeper - part-time (approximately 8 hours per week) with the possibility of additional hours during budget/year-end/audit

We need someone to assist with the finances of a leading Canadian charity, made up of two charitable entities, with a consolidated operating budget of $2.5 million in 2025. You will be responsible for supporting finance functions and working with the Finance Manager to ensure timely and accurate financial data.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is Canada’s national human rights and fundamental freedoms organization. We have been fighting for civil liberties, human rights and basic democratic freedoms since 1964. CCLA regularly argues before all levels of court, testifies before legislatures, advocates through all media, and engages in activism, education, and outreach across the country to uphold dignity and fundamental rights for all people in Canada. We work to actively fight against injustice, such as racial profiling by police, privacy invasions by government, prolonged solitary confinement, abortion access restrictions, unfairness in the criminal system, and restrictions on freedom of expression.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Education Trust (CCLET) is a non-profit research and public educational organization created in 1967 by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). CCLET supports the belief that those who understand and think critically about their rights and responsibilities are better prepared to live as global citizens. CCLET provides free educational programs to students in classrooms and newcomers in communities across the country, helping them know their rights so they can participate actively in our democratic processes — and make Canada a better, more inclusive place for all.

We are looking for a Bookkeeper who:

  • Assists with the annual financial audit, preparing schedules and looking into various audit requests.
  • Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual balance sheet account reconciliations.
  • Prepares monthly and quarterly donation revenue journal entries in the general ledger for donations received via credit card and third-party.
  • Completes a monthly reconciliation of donations recorded in the general ledger to the donor database
  • Tracks donations by fund and reconciles annually to ensure that the designated donations have been spent in accordance with the donor’s restrictions.
  • Completes a quarterly reconciliation of tax receipts generated by the Fundraising group to QuickBooks.
  • Prepares monthly third-party donation reports.
  • Within online banking, creates cash transfers, bill payments and pre-authorized payments for monthly donors which are approved by the Finance Manager
  • With direction from the Finance Manager, manages the submission of biweekly payroll within Ceridian Powerpay.
  • Enters payroll changes: add new employees, terminations, ROE, etc.
  • Prepares and enters bi-weekly journal entries to the general ledger and reconciles to Ceridian Payroll reports.
  • Keeps track of staff vacation balances for the year using the staff calendar and calculates the annual vacation accrual.

Qualifications:

  • College Diploma or University’s Degree, or equivalent experience
  • At least 2+ years’ bookkeeping experience.
  • Experience with nonprofit organizations.
  • Proficiency with QuickBooks, Excel, and software applications in general.
  • Experience in payroll processing, financial reconciliations.
  • Experience with Canada Revenue Agency regulations with respect to tax receipting and other donor related queries.
  • Ability to prioritize and solve problems.
  • Ability to explain financial terms in simple language.
  • Excellent communication and people skills.
  • Genuine interest in our mission.

Salary

$35 to $45 hour range to commensurate with experience.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Statement

In keeping with CCLA’s ongoing efforts to represent the diversity of our communities, we are committed to taking proactive steps to provide and create opportunities for historically marginalized groups. We strongly encourage qualified candidates from Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, 2SLGBTQI+ people, individuals with disabilities, and other members of marginalized communities to apply. You are invited to self-declare in the hiring process. This self-declaration information can be factored into recruitment and selection decisions to address our ongoing commitment to representation, diversity, equity and inclusion.

We recognize that structural barriers shape experiences and job qualifications and encourage people to apply even if they feel the position would be a stretch.

How to Apply:

Please address your application to Greg Nicholson, Finance Manager, and send a cover letter and detailed resume and the names and contact information for three references, in confidence, to hr@ccla.org. Please reference “Bookkeeper” in the subject line.

Our application deadline is Friday, June 20, 2025. We will review applications as they are received.

The Interview Process

Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Location:

CCLA’s office is located in midtown Toronto, but we are open to hybrid/remote (although still from within Ontario) work arrangements.
We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

CCLA is hiring a 2026-27 Public Interest Articling Fellow!

Are you interested in working in the public interest to defend, promote and protect fundamental rights and freedoms for all of us in Canada? If so, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) has an opportunity for you to start your career with an articling position in the public interest legal sector.

Who are we?

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is Canada’s national human rights and fundamental freedoms organization. We have been fighting for civil liberties, human rights and basic democratic freedoms since 1964. CCLA regularly argues before all levels of court, testifies before legislatures, advocates through all media, and engages in activism, education, and outreach across the country to uphold dignity and fundamental rights for all people in Canada. We work to actively fight against injustice, such as racial profiling by police, privacy invasions by government, prolonged solitary confinement, abortion access restrictions, unfairness in the criminal system, and restrictions on freedom of expression. Currently, CCLA’s work is focused on the following thematic areas: Fundamental Freedoms, Criminal Justice, Equality, and Privacy. Learn more about CCLA’s work at: www.ccla.org

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

CCLA is an equal opportunity organization and is committed to taking proactive steps to provide and create opportunities for historically marginalized groups. We seek applicants who will strengthen our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, individuals with disabilities, and other members of marginalized communities to apply. If you feel comfortable, please indicate in your application materials if you self- identify as a member of an equity-seeking group.

We also encourage students with expansive life and work experience and internationally trained lawyers who are assessed by the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) and are eligible for an articling position to apply for this position.

Accommodation is available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at CCLA. Please direct any accommodation requests in the recruitment process to articling@ccla.org.

What do we need?

We are seeking a talented, dynamic, reliable, well-organized and self-motivated law student eligible to be registered in the Law Society of Ontario’s Licensing Process and eligible to commence articling in the 2026-2027 Licensing Cycle with the Law Society of Ontario who has demonstrated interest in public interest law. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and knowledge of civil liberties issues, and commitment to the advancement of human rights

and fundamental freedoms through litigation, law reform and public legal education and community engagement. Personal or professional experience working in advocacy with non- governmental organizations is an asset.

What skills you will bring:

  • Strong legal research and writing skills, statutory analysis skills and computer literacy are
  • Knowledge of legal research materials, including legal web resources, and the ability to locate updated statutes and regulations is essential.
  • Strong time management, organizational and analytical skills are
  • Excellent interpersonal
  • Self-motivated and able to work well with
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks is
  • Demonstrated commitment to advancing rights and freedoms
  • Ability to communicate and write professionally in both English and French is an

What you will do:

Under the direction and supervision of the organization’s Advocacy Program Directors

  • Legal Research: the articling student will be responsible for conducting legal and academic research on various civil liberties issues. Research will be legal, but will also focus on current issues, governmental and public policy, and social sciences. The articling student will also research legislation and government action for potential law reform, and research cases for potential litigation.
  • Legal Writing and Drafting: the articling student will draft legal memos on the above, assist in developing policy and strategy for the organization, assist in drafting policy positions for cases and interventions, and assist in drafting position papers and briefs for parliamentary committees and other government bodies.
  • Observing Court Proceedings: CCLA generally engages outside counsel for litigation purposes, so the articling student may have the opportunity to observe a few hearings and interventions but will not likely have opportunities to appear in court on the CCLA’s Efforts will be made to engage the articling student in strategy meetings with external pro bono counsel and provide meaningful mentorship opportunities.
  • Point of Contact with Public Engagement: the articling student will also field correspondence from the public seeking assistance from the CCLA and help manage student legal volunteers.
  • Public Legal Education and Outreach: the articling student will be actively involved in CCLA’s education program by conducting civil liberties workshops at elementary and high schools, and other public events. The articling student will also be invited to attend stakeholder consultations and engagement meetings with other civil society

Compensation and Benefits:

$63,240 salary for a full-time 10-month contract, plus enrolment in group benefits plan, which include health and dental benefits, and reimbursement of LSO licensing process fees.

Location:

This position is based out of our office in midtown Toronto, on the traditional territories of many Indigenous nations, including the current treaty holders the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishanabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat Nations.

CCLA is currently operating in a hybrid work environment, the successful candidate will be expected to be working three days a week in the office, with reasonable accommodations provided as necessary.

A computer will be loaned for the duration of the articling placement and accounts on necessary platforms will be provided.

How to Apply:

Please address your application to Harini Sivalingam, and send cover letter, resume, law school transcripts (copy of official transcript, plus a grading key/legend from your law school) and references (minimum 1 reference letter, maximum 2) as one attachment, via the viLawPortal. Please send your application by June 27, 2025 at 5pm EDT and refer to “2026/27 Articling” in the subject line.

Applicants selected for an interview may be asked to submit a writing sample, but these will not be reviewed if submitted with your application.

Hiring Process and Recruitment Timeline:

CCLA’s articling recruitment process follows the Law Society of Ontario’s 2026/2027 Articling Recruitment Procedures for employers located in Toronto.

  • Application Deadline is June 27, 2025 at 5pm EDT.
  • Interview dates and times will be communicated after 8am EDT on July 18, 2025.
  • Interviews will be conducted between 8am EDT on August 11, 2025, and 3pm EDT on August 13, 2025.
  • An offer will be made after 5pm EDT on August 13,

The interviewing process will occur remotely. Please notify us if you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

If you have questions about the application process, please contact articling@ccla.org.

This position has been made available through The Law Foundation of Ontario Public Interest Articling Fellowship Program

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