Please note: Answers may require consultation with additional parties. Please allow for a two-week turnaround time. If the question is urgent and an answer required sooner, please indicate that in the subject line.
Accounting
| Topic | First Point of Contact | Second Point of Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Day to day matters | Email to LiRN’s Accounting Inbox | Theresa Leitch Managing Director for LiRN |
| Accounting software help | Please refer to the resources in LiRN’s wiki: Accounting Basics – LiRN | Theresa Leitch Managing Director for LiRN |
Benefits Information
To assist funded law association employers in providing access to long term disability benefits (“LTD”) by providing the opportunity to work in a coordinated fashion, LiRN has contracted for a group policy from Canada Life. This does not affect the association’s role as employer.
For additional information, please check out the wiki entry. There, you’ll find links to presentations by the benefits provider, EAP programs, Consult+, and more.
| Topic | First Point of Contact | Second Point of Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Benefits – General Information | Benefits eWelcome Guide Full-Time Employee Benefits Guide [2023 – Current] Part-Time Employees Benefit Guide [2023 – Current] 2025 Reference Guide to Canadian Benefits Need help? Canada Life Coverage or claims: 1-800-957-9777 Canada Life Technical support: 1-888-222-0775 | Carole Lanthier Client Service Manager, Group Benefits, Gallagher |
| Change in Benefits | Benefits Advice Form | Carole Lanthier (copy [email protected]) Client Service Manager, Group Benefits, Gallagher Fill out for new hires, changes to salary / hours, and departing employees. |
| Benefits – Application for Group Coverage | Canada Life Website – Group Coverage Application | Apply online or email to: Carole Lanthier Client Service Manager, Group Benefits, Gallagher |
| Benefits – Claims | Canada Life Website – Online Claims Canada Life Website – Forms | Carole Lanthier Client Service Manager, Group Benefits, Gallagher |
| Benefits – Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Consult+ | Call: 1-800-387-4765 Online: workhealthlife EFAP site (Group is listed as LiRN) Links to presentations by Benefits Provider: EAP Presentation (2023) Consult+ | N/A |
Budgets
| Topic | First Point of Contact | Second Point of Contact |
|---|---|---|
| General Questions About Budgets | Please refer to the information and templates on this page: Grant Request Packages, Reporting Requirements, and Templates – LiRN | Theresa Leitch Managing Director for LiRN |
| Budgets – Questions about allocations | Theresa Leitch Managing Director for LiRN In consultation with LiRN Treasurer, LiRN Audit and Finance Committee, and LiRN Board | n/a |
| Budgets – Submissions | Email to LiRN’s Admin Inbox | n/a |
Electronic Resources
Check our Electronic Resources Guides for LiRN Library Staff or contact Jacquie Fex, LiRN’s Roving Librarian and Data Analyst directly.
Financial Reports
| Topic | First Point of Contact | Second Point of Contact |
|---|---|---|
| General Questions About Financial Reports | Please refer to the information and templates on this page: Grant Request Packages, Reporting Requirements, and Templates – LiRN | Email to LiRN’s Accounting Inbox |
| Trial Balance / Budget to Actual Reports – Questions | Please refer to the information and templates on this page: Grant Request Packages, Reporting Requirements, and Templates – LiRN | Email to LiRN’s Accounting Inbox |
| Trial Balance Report Submissions | Email to LiRN’s Admin Inbox | N/A |