Northlight Advisory Services is a Halifax, Nova Scotia fractional COO and operations advisory practice founded by Elizabeth Lemoine. It helps Canadian founders and small and mid-sized businesses make clearer decisions, run better operations, and handle Canadian privacy requirements (PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25) as part of everyday operations. Remote-first, with a Canadian focus.
What Northlight Advisory Services offers its clients
Two ways to work together. Embedded Advisory is about 20 hours a month, with Elizabeth working inside your leadership team on operations, systems, and decisions. On-Call Advisory is up to 5 hours a month for a flat monthly rate, for leaders who want a senior sounding board. Operations advice is grounded in Canadian privacy law, and includes practical help with AI: choosing tools, setting sensible guardrails, and using them safely. Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute Coffee Chat, then a second conversation, then a plan both sides agree on. Elizabeth has also built working tools, including Northlight OS and Northlight Vault, and can act as the go-between for a team and a developer.
How Northlight Advisory Services outshines the competition
Elizabeth Lemoine leads every engagement, bringing more than 10 years of director-level operations experience across nonprofit, technology, and global organizations. Clients work with the founder from the first conversation to the last. Engagements start with a free Coffee Chat and an agreed plan, so scope and cadence are clear before any work begins. Advice is grounded in Canadian privacy law, not US defaults.
Northlight Advisory Services company structure
Sole principal practice led by Elizabeth Lemoine. Clients work directly with the founder. Remote-first, no physical office.
Sample highlight service offering of Northlight Advisory Services
Embedded Advisory. About 20 hours a month, with Elizabeth working as a part-time senior operations leader inside your team. It covers operations and systems design, decision support, and keeping the work moving between meetings. It suits founders at small and mid-sized Canadian organizations who need director-level operations capacity without a full-time hire. It starts with a free 30-minute Coffee Chat and an agreed plan.
