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Legal Resources

The Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC)
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Advocate's Society
Law Firm Directory

Federal Laws
Federal Court
Supreme Court of Canada

Ontario Laws
Ontario Courts

Ontario Ministry of Government Services
Office of the Children's Lawyer
Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ontario Ombudsman
Information and Privacy Commission of Ontario

Estates Act
Estates Administration Act
Succession Law Reform Act
Substitute Decisions Act
Health Care Consent Act
Mental Health Act
Personal Health Information Protection Act
Trustee Act
Family Law Act
Children's Law Reform Act
Divorce Act
Charities Accounting Act
Corporations Act (Ontario)* (to be replaced by the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act)
Business Corporations Act
Canada Corporations Act* (to be replaced by the Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act)
Canada Business Corporations Act

Wills, Estates and Trusts

Estate Planning Council, Halton
Estate Planning Council, Mississauga
Society of Estates and Trusts Practitioner (STEP), (TEP, Trust and Estate Practitioner)
Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Wills and Estates

Powers of Attorneys

Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Powers of Attorney
Guide to Powers of Attorney by Jasmine Sweatman
A thorough explanation of the common law and legislative framework governing powers of attorney in Ontario — Call 1.800.263.2037

Capacity, Incapacity and Elder Law

Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly (NICE)
Hospice Association of Ontario
Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Mental Incapacity
Age-Friendly Business Academy (CPCA, Certified Professional Consultant on Aging)
Canadian Initiative for Elder Planning Studies (EPC, Elder Planning Counselor)

Guardianship and Special Needs

Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Mental Incapacity
Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Guardianship

Family Law & Divorce

Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, Family Justice

Collaborative Family Law

Peel Halton Collaborative Family Law
Ontario Collaborative Law Federation

Charities and Not-for-Profits

Ontario Public Guardian and Trustee, on Charities
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Charities Directorate
Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP)
Canadian Association of Gift Planners (Greater Toronto Area Round Table)
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC)
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN)
Rotary Canada

Charitable Bequest Management and Gift Planning

Sweatman Windeyer Consulting
Bequest Management for Charitable Organizations by Jasmine Sweatman
An important Source of Funding for Charities and Their Advisors — Call 1.800.668.6481
Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)-see link above
Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP)-see link above

Corporate Law

Industry Canada—Corporations Canada
Ministry of Government Services, ONe Source for Business

Real Estate Law

Tarion (formerly Ontario New Home Warranty Program)
Ontario Mortgage Housing Corporation

• Jasmine Sweatman has been elected as a member of the Elder Law section of the Canadian Bar Association for the 2011-2012 term. She also serves on the Conference education committee for the Canadian Associate of Gift Planners' April 2012 conference. MORE>>
• Sophia Dunkley of Sweatman Law has been elected to the position of Secretary of the Charities and Not-For-Profit executive of the Ontario Bar Association for the 2011-2012 and elected a member of the National Charities and Not-for-Profit executive of the Canadian Bar Association for the 2011-2013 term. MORE>>
• Jennifer Stebbing of Sweatman Law has been elected a member of the executive of the Trusts and Estates section of the Ontario Bar Associate for the 2011-2012 term. MORE>>