EXHIBIT 5.1


September 13, 2005

Alternate Energy Corp.
105 - 3325 North Service Road
Burlington, Ontario,
Canada  67N3G2

RE:   ALTERNATE ENERGY CORP., INC. (THE "CORPORATION")
      REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM SB-2 (THE "REGISTRATION STATEMENT")

Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to the Corporation in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act"), relating to the proposed public offering of up to 26,434,783 shares
of the Corporation's common stock (the "Common Stock"). We are only expressing
our opinion with regard to Federal Securities Laws and the laws of the State of
Nevada

We are furnishing this opinion to you in accordance with Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-B promulgated under the 1933 Act for filing as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement.

We are familiar with the Registration Statement, and we have examined the
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date, the Corporation's
Bylaws, as amended to date, and minutes and resolutions of the Corporation's
Board of Directors and shareholders. We have also examined such other documents,
certificates, instruments and corporate records, and such statutes, decisions
and questions of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose
of this opinion. Further, we are assuming that the shares of Common Stock to be
issued in this offering will be at a price not less than the par value of such
shares.

Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the shares of Common Stock
to be sold by the Selling Stockholder (as defined in the Registration Statement)
to the public, when issued and sold in the manner described in the Registration
Statement (as amended), will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus constituting
a part thereof.

Very truly yours,

/s/ JONATHAN D. LEINWAND, P.A.

JONATHAN D. LEINWAND, P.A.