LAWYERS:

Giffen Lee Lawyers
Giffen Lee is an innovative law firm dedicated to developing strong relationships with our clients so they may succeed.Our clients range from large corporations and financial institutions to small businesses and individuals.

Mattes,Evans, Barristers & Solicitors
Joe Mattes has practiced corporate and commercial law in the City of Waterloo since 1986, and has particular expertise in family business & estate planning, and in commercial transactions involving computer and technology law.

The Law Society of Upper Canada
Regulating the profession…The Law Society of Upper Canada is the self-governing body for lawyers in Ontario. The primary responsibility or mandate of the Law Society is to regulate the legal profession in the public interest according to Ontario law and the Law Society's rules, regulations and guidelines.

Canadian Legal Information Institute
The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) is a not-for-profit organization initiated by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make primary sources of Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. CanLII seeks to gather legislative and judicial texts, as well as legal commentaries, from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions on a single Web site.

Department of Justice Canada
The people of the Department of Justice (DOJ) work to ensure that Canadians enjoy a justice system that is fair, accessible and efficient. We help the federal government to develop policy and to make and reform laws as needed. At the same time, we serve Canadians by acting as the Government's law firm.

ACCOUNTANTS:

Clarke Starke & Diegel, Chartered Accountants
The firm of Clarke Starke & Diegel LLP has been servicing Kitchener-Waterloo and the surrounding communities since 1972. Being a full service firm, we provide our clients with additional services relating to GST advice, audits of pension plans, cash management models, assistance in internal audits etc.

123 Accounting
We provide accounting, payroll and personal or corporate tax services to small and medium size businesses in the Guelph,Hamilton, Kitchener,Waterloo and Cambridge area.We can assist you in English, Romanian or Portuguese if necessary.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario is the governing body of Ontario's over 33,000 Chartered Accountants and CA students. As a self-regulatory body, the Institute protects the public interest through the CA profession's high standards of qualification and its enforcement of the profession's rules of professional conduct.

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
The mission of the CICA is to serve the interests of society and the CA profession by providing leadership to uphold the professional integrity, standards and pre-eminence of Canada's Chartered Accountants nationally and internationally.

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada is a national self-regulating association of approximately 60,000 Certified General Accountants and students.

Society of Management Accountants of Canada
CMA Canada grants a professional designation in management accounting and regulates its members under the authorization of provincial legislation. CMA Canada, a self-regulating body, maintains the highest standards, practices and professional conduct in management accounting to protect the public interest.