Edgar Chana Law

Edgar Chana Law Professional Corporation is a boutique law firm that was founded in 2013 to provide high quality estates and trust planning services at more reasonable rates. Ambie Edgar-Chana and Aaron Edgar had both previously established their practices at large Bay Street law firms and sought a better way to practice law, for their clients and for themselves.

Edgar Chana Law Professional Corporation practices solely in trusts, wills, and estates. The firm assists Canada’s largest banks and trust companies, financial advisors, financial planners, accountants, and their clients.

Meet Our Team

Ambie Edgar-Chana
Ambie Edgar-ChanaDirect: 416 907 9703
Ambie advises clients on tax-efficient will and estate planning, business succession planning, family and alter-ego trusts, and estate administration. Ambie also works with the largest trust companies and banks in Canada, as well as financial advisors and accountants, to assist their high net worth and professional clientele achieve their estate planning goals.

Ambie is an active member of the estate planning Bar. She is the author/editor of O’Brien’s – Wills and Trusts, Division V, one of the foremost resources for estate planning lawyers. She is the former president of the Estate Planning Council of Toronto, was a former executive member of the Ontario Bar Association, Trusts & Estates section, and has her designation as a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Ambie’s expertise has also been recognized by the media. She has provided quotes and advice to Canadian publications, such as MoneySense Magazine. Ambie is regularly asked to present to banks, trust companies, and Ontario Bar Association members on estate and trust related matters.

Ambie’s focus on estate planning began at law school where she was awarded the Margaret E. Rintoul Award for the highest standing in Estate Planning, was a Dean’s Honour List student and received the Law Society of Upper Canada Prize for academic excellence. After law school, Ambie practiced at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, a large, full-service Bay Street law firm, for 7 years before establishing Edgar Chana Law.

Aaron Edgar
Aaron EdgarDirect: 647 478 9705
Aaron advises clients on estate planning and estate administration matters as part of his estates and trust practice. In his estate planning role, Aaron meets with clients to ascertain their estate planning goals and drafts tax-efficient planning documents, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and inter vivos trusts. Aaron also assists clients with obtaining probate (Certificate of Appointment) and provides general estate administration advice.

Prior to entering into the practice of law, Aaron worked as an electrical engineer designing integrated circuits for a start-up telecommunications company.

Rio and Coco
Rio and CocoFirm Greeters
Rio is the firm’s greeter and is always excited to meet clients. On your visit to the firm’s Toronto office you will likely see Rio through the glass doors. Rio likes to sit patiently outside the board room waiting for Ambie to finish her meetings. Coco passed away in 2021 and is deeply missed by the firm and the clients she touched.

Rio and Coco were featured in Precedent Magazine in an article about lawyers and their dogs.

Services

ESTATE PLANNING

  • Preparing tax-efficient Wills and Powers of Attorney
  • Business succession planning, including estate freezes and reorganizations
  • Trust planning, including family trusts, alter ego/joint partner trusts, and residence/cottage trusts
  • Advising on charitable giving

PROBATE

  • Obtaining Probate (Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee With or Without a Will)
  • Legal assistance to executors and trustees administering estates and trusts
  • Preparing Estate Information Returns

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS

  • Assisting doctors, lawyers, and dentists with professional incorporations
  • Advising on maintaining corporate records and professional incorporation status
  • Corporate will planning to minimize probate

TRUST PLANNING

  • Establishing inter vivos family trusts
  • Establishing Alter Ego and Joint Partner Trusts
  • Advising on presribed rate loan strategies

News

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Making Wills in Multiple Jurisdictions

Leaving a valid will is one of the most important things you can do to ensure that your loved ones are taken care of after your death. However, wills are much simpler when you and

Are My Primary and Secondary Wills Still Valid?

Are My Primary and Secondary Wills Still Valid? You may have heard about a recent Ontario court decision that brought into question the validity of Primary and Secondary Will planning. LawPRO, the general professional liability

Meet Us At INTA in Barcelona, May 20-24

Aaron Edgar and Ambie Edgar-Chana will be attending the International Trademark Association (INTA) 139th Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain between May 20th and 24th. We are looking forward to meeting our international colleagues and further developing

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When should you update your Will?

You should review your Will at least every five years to ensure that any major changes in your financial and personal circumstances are reflected in your Will and that it still reflects your wishes. There

Contact Us

Contact Us

e-mail:
info@edgarchanalaw.com
Telephone: (647) 479-7040
 

Our Office Locations

Toronto:
334 Adelaide St. West, Suite 205
Toronto, Ontario M5V 0M1
 
Parking Options:
1) Street parking on Adelaide St. W.;
2) Outside parking lot on the south side of Adelaide St. W. immediately after Charlotte St.; or
3) Underground parking on Widmer St. between Adelaide St. and King St.