61.0.7 (1) No corporation, other than a corporation that has been incorporated or continued under the Business Corporations Act and holds a valid certificate of authorization, shall practise law in Ontario or provide legal services in Ontario.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Holding out, etc. (2) No corporation, other than a corporation that has been incorporated or continued under the Business Corporations Act and holds a valid certificate of authorization, shall hold out or represent that it is a professional corporation, that it may practise law in Ontario or that it may provide legal services in Ontario.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Compliance with certificate of authorization (3) No corporation shall practise law in Ontario or provide legal services in Ontario except to the extent permitted by the corporation’s certificate of authorization.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Holding out, etc. (4) No corporation shall hold out or represent that it may practise law in Ontario or that it may provide legal services in Ontario, without specifying, in the course of the holding out or representation, the restrictions, if any, (a)  on the areas of law that the corporation is authorized to practise or in which the corporation is authorized to provide legal services; and (b)  on the legal services that the corporation is authorized to provide.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Satisfaction of conditions (5) No corporation shall practise law in Ontario or provide legal services in Ontario when it does not satisfy the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of subsection 3.2 (2) of the Business Corporations Act and subsections 61.0.1 (4) and (5) of this Act.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Offence, corporation (6) Every corporation that contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of, (a)  not more than $25,000 for a first offence; and (b)  not more than $50,000 for each subsequent offence.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Offence, directors and officers (7)  If a corporation is guilty of an offence under subsection (6), every director or officer of the corporation who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the commission of the offence is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Condition of probation order: compensation or restitution (8) The court that convicts a person of an offence under subsection (7) may prescribe as a condition of a probation order that the person pay compensation or make restitution to any person who suffered a loss as a result of the offence.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Order for costs (9) Despite any other Act, the court that convicts a corporation or person of an offence under this section may order the corporation or person to pay the prosecutor costs toward fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the prosecutor in the prosecution.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Deemed order (10) A certified copy of an order for costs made under subsection (9) may be filed in the Superior Court of Justice by the prosecutor and, on filing, shall be deemed to be an order of that court for the purposes of enforcement.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Limitation (11) A prosecution for an offence under this section shall not be commenced more than two years after the date on which the offence was alleged to have been committed.  2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 8, s. 49 - 01/11/2001 2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 90 - 01/05/2007