
Carole Turcotte
Biography
Practice Focus
Carole advises public and private companies on a broad spectrum of transactional and regulatory matters, including public offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, joint ventures, plans of arrangement, takeover bids, and reverse takeovers. She also provides counsel on minority shareholder protections, stock exchange listings, and the drafting of complex commercial agreements. Additionally, Carole assists clients with continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance, including exemption applications.
In her investment funds practice, Carole advises investment fund managers and portfolio managers throughout fund formation, offerings, operations, and investment transactions. This includes drafting and negotiating a wide array of documents tailored to clients’ structures and strategies. She also advises dealers and advisers on registration and offering requirements under applicable securities laws.
Carole's natural resources practice centers on mining companies, covering all phases of their operation, from exploration and development to production and reclamation. She offers guidance on financings, purchase and sale agreements, offtake arrangements, royalty and joint-venture agreements, permitting, transportation agreements, procurement contracts for mining equipment, reclamation agreements, and impact and benefit agreements with First Nations. Leveraging hands-on operational experience gained during a secondment to one of Quebec’s largest mining companies, Carole delivers practical, industry-informed advice that helps clients navigate operational and legal complexities effectively.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Quebec Bar School
Admissions
- Quebec~Canada (1998)
Education
- Canadian Securities Institute (Canadian Securities Course) (2002)
- University of Laval Quebec (LLB) (1995)
- York University (Bachelor of Administrative Studies) (1993)
Languages
- English
- French