[3] Control was handed off to three people:[3] Nejatian's wife, Candice Malcolm, describes herself as the "founder and Editor-In-Chief" of True North.

[8][9] When the immigration-focused charity was transformed into a media and research organization, the change was scrutinized in the Canadian legal field.

[7] During the 2019 federal election in Canada, True North was initially denied press access to the leaders' debate on the grounds that it was not a news outlet but an advocacy organization.

[11] The federal judge, Justice Russell Zinn, ruled in favour of True North, and forced the government to allow them to attend the debate and ask questions as journalists.

[14] In July 2021, Canadian conservative writer and political columnist Sue Ann Levy announced she was joining True North.