Non-Profit Board Member

ARCH is Seeking Board Members

ARCH Disability Law Centre (ARCH) is a specialty legal clinic dedicated to defending and advancing the equality rights of low-income persons with disabilities who live in Ontario. For more information about our work, please visit: www.archdisabilitylaw.ca

ARCH’s Nominating Committee invites applications from those interested in serving on the governance Board of Directors of ARCH. This is a volunteer position with a two-year term. The Board of ARCH provides strategic leadership and general direction, makes policy, oversees the organization’s general performance, and ensures overall accountability.

ARCH is currently seeking to fill two vacant positions on its Board of Directors. For this term, due to funder restrictions, we are only able to accept applications from those who reside in the City of Toronto.

According to ARCH’s by-laws, the Board is to be composed of 15 directors, a majority of which must be persons with disabilities. The Committee welcomes applicants from equity seeking groups including those with lived experience with disability, poverty, racialized communities, or who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis). The Committee also welcomes applicants who are Francophone.

In particular, the Committee is seeking candidates with non-profit governance and finance experience.

Disability accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

By applying, you attest that you meet all eligibility criteria as outlined for membership on our website here: Become a Member of ARCH

For more information about becoming a Board member, please visit our website. Board Recruitment Advertisement

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ARCH is Seeking Board Members

ARCH Disability Law Centre (ARCH) is a specialty legal clinic dedicated to defending and advancing the equality rights of low-income persons with disabilities who live in Ontario. ARCH promotes the full social justice of persons with disabilities, and their realization of equal opportunities and full participation in society on an individual and systemic basis. ARCH provides a range of legal services throughout Ontario to persons with disabilities and is primarily funded by Legal Aid Ontario.

ARCH is seeking to fill two vacant positions on its Board of Directors. It is expected that Applicants should have up to 10 hours a month to dedicate to ARCH. This includes preparation for (reading, reviewing, and commenting on materials) and attendance at virtual evening board meetings, committee meetings, and the Annual General Meeting. It may also include participation at occasional daylong or evening planning meetings. ARCH reimburses directors for travel costs and covers disability accommodation expenses. The ARCH board meets virtually every fourth Tuesday of every month at 6pm.

Any person is eligible to be a Director of ARCH Disability Law Centre who:

(a) is a member of ARCH; and (b) is not a current employee of ARCH and has not been an employee of ARCH at any

time during the last three (3) years; and (c) is not a current client; and (d) is not a family member of:

(i) current employee; or (ii) a current client; or (iii) a current Board member, and

(e) is not a current employee of another community legal clinic; and (f) is legally competent to conduct business and enter contracts under the laws of

Canada and its provinces.

Each member of the Board of Directors is expected to do the following:

• Attend meetings regularly;
• Participate in annual and long-range planning for the organization;
• Monitor the performance of the organization in relation to the strategic plan;
• Read and understand a set of financial statements;
• Develop, amend, and approve by-laws and governing policies; and
• Be a member of at least one ARCH Board committee.

The Nominating Committee will review the list of prospective directors, interview selected applicants and do its best to nominate a slate of individuals who collectively cover as many of the skills, experience, and geographic coverage it has identified to strengthen the Board’s capacity to effectively lead ARCH. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. ARCH is a scent-free environment.

Interested applicants should send an email expressing interest as well as a resumé or short biography in Word Format by June 1, 2026 to general@arch.clcj.ca. Please type “Board Recruitment” in the Subject line. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

mailto:general@arch.clcj.ca