Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2020)
Education
  • STEP Canada, Trust and Estate Practitioner, 2026
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, Certificate of Completion, Intensive Program in Wills and Estates, 2024
  • Western University, J.D., 2019
  • University of Waterloo, B.A. (Honours), 2016
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Young Women in Law
  • South Asian Bar Association
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Sanaya Mistry is an Associate in the Wills, Trusts and Estates Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP.

Sanaya’s practice focuses on estate and trust planning as well as estate and trust administration. She advises clients on their estate planning needs and has experience preparing complex wills, powers of attorney for property, powers of attorney for personal care, and trusts as well as advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries with respect to estate administration matters including applications for a certificate of appointment (also known as probate).

Sanaya has written articles in the area of trusts and estates, including articles for the Ontario Bar Association and Thomson Reuters Taxes & Wealth Management and has presented on trusts and estates related topics. Sanaya has attended the CBA Tax Law for Lawyers conference (which is an intensive program developed by senior tax specialists and focuses on the practical applications of Canadian tax law). Currently, Sanaya serves as co-chair of the Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners group (which is a group of lawyers who practice in the area of trusts and estates including estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation in the Greater Toronto Area), is a student member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and is working towards her internationally recognized Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation.

Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Sanaya worked as a senior trust officer at a national trust company and, earlier in her career, she practised in the area of estate litigation at a leading estate litigation boutique in Toronto.

Sanaya works out of both the firm’s Toronto and Oakville offices.

Outside of her legal practice, Sanaya is a foodie who enjoys supporting local restaurants and an animal lover.

Experience
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch as an upcoming leading practitioner in Trusts and Estates (2025, 2026)
  • Associate Member – STEP
  • Co-Chair, Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners Group (JTEP)
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch as an upcoming leading practitioner in Trusts and Estates (2025, 2026)
  • Associate Member – STEP
  • Co-Chair, Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners Group (JTEP)

Sanaya Mistry is an Associate in the Wills, Trusts and Estates Practice Group at WeirFoulds LLP.

Sanaya’s practice focuses on estate and trust planning as well as estate and trust administration. She advises clients on their estate planning needs and has experience preparing complex wills, powers of attorney for property, powers of attorney for personal care, and trusts as well as advises executors, trustees and beneficiaries with respect to estate administration matters including applications for a certificate of appointment (also known as probate).

Sanaya has written articles in the area of trusts and estates, including articles for the Ontario Bar Association and Thomson Reuters Taxes & Wealth Management and has presented on trusts and estates related topics. Sanaya has attended the CBA Tax Law for Lawyers conference (which is an intensive program developed by senior tax specialists and focuses on the practical applications of Canadian tax law). Currently, Sanaya serves as co-chair of the Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners group (which is a group of lawyers who practice in the area of trusts and estates including estate planning, estate administration and estate litigation in the Greater Toronto Area), is a student member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and is working towards her internationally recognized Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation.

Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Sanaya worked as a senior trust officer at a national trust company and, earlier in her career, she practised in the area of estate litigation at a leading estate litigation boutique in Toronto.

Sanaya works out of both the firm’s Toronto and Oakville offices.

Outside of her legal practice, Sanaya is a foodie who enjoys supporting local restaurants and an animal lover.

Experience
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch as an upcoming leading practitioner in Trusts and Estates (2025, 2026)
  • Associate Member – STEP
  • Co-Chair, Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners Group (JTEP)
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch as an upcoming leading practitioner in Trusts and Estates (2025, 2026)
  • Associate Member – STEP
  • Co-Chair, Junior Trusts and Estates Practitioners Group (JTEP)
Called to the Bar
  • Ontario (2020)
Education
  • STEP Canada, Trust and Estate Practitioner, 2026
  • Osgoode Hall Law School, Certificate of Completion, Intensive Program in Wills and Estates, 2024
  • Western University, J.D., 2019
  • University of Waterloo, B.A. (Honours), 2016
Affiliations
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Toronto Lawyers Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Young Women in Law
  • South Asian Bar Association
  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Upcoming Event
Oct 20 2026

29th Estates and Trusts Summit

WeirFoulds Wills, Trusts & Estates lawyers Clare Burns, Andreea Muth, Sanaya Mistry and John Siferd will be participating in the Law Society of Ontario’s 29th Estates and Trusts Summit, taking place October 20-21, 2026, in Toronto.

Speaking Engagements
  • Speaker, “Your Estate Planning File: From Retainer to Reporting Letter”, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, ON, July 23, 2024
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