True North Law Professional Corporation
Barristers * Solicitors * Notaries Public
Practice Areas
As a boutique law firm, True North Law Professional Corporation advises Canadian and Ontario businesses on matters that fall within the following specific practice areas:
1. Corporate Law
2. Commercial Law
3. Not-for-Profit/Charity Law (Corporate/Commercial Matters)
4. Corporate Governance
Need assistance in other legal areas? Not a problem - with a large network of lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, and business consultants, we can connect you with other professionals to assist you in areas outside of our expertise.
Corporate Law ~
From creation to dissolution and everything in between
Anna advises for-profit clients on a wide range of corporate law matters, including the following:
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Incorporations under federal or Ontario legislation (including professional corporations)
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Registrations (e.g., Business Name Registrations
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Extra-Provincial Registrations)
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Regulatory, risk management, and legal compliance matters
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Maintenance of Corporate Records & Filings
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Addition/Removal of shareholders, directors, and officers
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Continuance into Different Jurisdictions
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Restructurings (including amalgamations)
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Reorganizations (including tax rollovers and creating family trusts)
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Succession planning
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Winding up, liquidation, and dissolution
Commercial Law ~
Let's Make a Deal!
Anna assists her for profit clients on all aspects of the following types of legal transactions:
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Asset Purchases and Sales (including franchises)
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Share Purchases and Sales
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Financings
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Partnerships
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Joint Ventures
Anna also advises her clients on a large range of commercial contracts, such as:
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Services Agreements
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Franchise Agreements
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Commercial Leases
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Purchase Orders / Terms and Conditions
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Memorandums of Understanding
Not-for-Profit & Charity Law ~
Corporate and Commercial Matters
Anna assists non-share capital corporations (aka not-for-profits) and registered Canadian charities with a variety of corporate and commercial needs, including:
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Incorporation (under federal or Ontario legislation)
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Applying for Charitable Registration, Maintenance, and Compliance
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Business Name Registrations
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Extra-Provincial Registrations
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Corporate Record / Minute Book Creation and Maintenance
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Corporate Filings
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Continuance into Different Jurisdictions (or from non-profit to for-profit)
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Social Club continuances (into ONCA or OBCA)
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Integrations - Amalgamations, Mergers, Asset Transfers or Sales, Share Service Agreements
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Voluntary Revocation of Charitable Status
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Winding up, liquidation, and dissolution
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Commercial Contracts (such as Services Agreements, Funding Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, and Memorandums of Understanding)
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Operational Documents (such as Privacy Policies, Website Terms and Conditions, Commercial Leases)
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Charity-Related Documents (such as Gift Agreements, Donor Agreements, Tax Receipts)
Corporate Governance ~
Focusing on The Decision-Makers
Anna has extensive governance experience, including:
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Providing training sessions for Boards of Directors, and/or Officers, and/or Management (1/2 day and full day sessions)
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Basic training on legal compliance and risk management issues, including fiduciary responsibilities
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High-level training on policy governance
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Planning and facilitating strategic planning sessions, as well as preparing preliminary questionnaires, strategic plans, and operational plans.
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Creating governance documents, such as by-laws, terms of reference, policies, codes of conduct, governance checklists, Board calendars, and due diligence workplans
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Advising on directors and officers' liability matters, the rights of members, governance structure changes (e.g., changes to membership classes and Board composition)
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Assisting with conflict management and relationship issues between directors and/or members and/or management