**CERTIFICATIONS**




**EXHIBIT
      31.1**





I,
      John I
      Folnovic, certify that:





1.  I
      have
      reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of True North Energy
      Corporation.





2.  Based
      on
      my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
      material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
      made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made,
      not
      misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
      report;





3.  Based
      on
      my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included
      in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
      condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer
      as
      of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;





4.  The
      small
      business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
      in
      Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and
      have;





(a)  Designed
      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls
      and
      procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
      information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated
      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
      during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;





(b)  Evaluated
      the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
      of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
      by this report based on such evaluation; and





(c)  Disclosed
      in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over
      financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this annual
      report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
      affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting;
      and





5.  The
      small
      business issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
      small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of small business
      issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
      functions):





(a)  All
      significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of
      internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
      adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record,
      process, **** summarize
      and report financial information; and





(b)  Any
      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
      who
      have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over
      financial reporting.





Date:
              August 10, 2006
            
            /s/
              John
              I. FolnovicJohn I. Folnovic
              Principal Executive
                Officer