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AVERAGE 2013 ONTARIO FEE RANGES (sample = 106) MINIMUM MAXIMUM 16,645 31,190 46,725 15,000 13,438 23,367 47,714 11,667 36,003 99,167 146,321 37,250 10,145 1,111 n/a 5,621 744 n/a 17,659 1,520 n/a 3,356 1,037 3,747 2,442 721 3,146 5,769 2,163 7,458 884 10,648 2,439 2,526 721 6,716 1,450 1,513 1,181 39,455 7,902 8,300 1,833 2,227 2,875 1,288 2,313 3,125 3,188 4,313 6,056 3,583 2,036 4,000 4,333 1,874 1,667 9,000 6,038 13,333 875 709 1,445 2,397 2,179 756 630 1,232 1,651 898 1,676 1,292 2,223 9,731 3,744 352 797 1,045 146 225 1,953 299 571 831 112 4,123 1,331 546 1,310 1,915 249 321 5,569 civil action up to trial (2 days) Civil civil action up to trial (5 days) Litigation civil action up to trial (7 days) civil action appeal only secured financing agreement Corporate simple, small business incorporation simple prospectus summary criminal offence (one day trial) Criminal Bail hearing criminal offence (one day trial) uncontested divorce contested divorce Family separation agreement child custody and support agreement Work permit Immigration spousal sponsorship skilled worker application simple patent application Intellectual simple trademark registration Property Patent audit residential real estate purchase residential real estate sale Real residential real estate sale and purchase Estate commercial property purchase commercial lease agreement simple will complex will (individual) Wills and complex will (couple) Estates Power of attorney (individual) Power of attorney (couple) Probate AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM 17,584 31,565 45,483 16,977 12,538 22,820 40,792 13,050 34,848 80,500 114,104 36,350 7,453 978 2,545 4,288 700 240 15,202 1,314 250 3,058 913 3,552 1,990 586 2,628 5,500 1,758 6,700 1,018 9,939 2,057 2,281 799 6,075 1,224 1,377 1,620 34,104 5,752 6,234 1,680 2,179 2,750 1,036 2,091 2,795 2,818 3,818 5,292 simple patent application 1,356 1,457 1,571 1,310 1,414 600 2,800 2,380 2,500 residential real estate purchase residential real estate sale commercial lease agreement 836 669 1,360 2,135 1,884 701 572 1,136 1,459 944 1,504 1,162 2,031 7,932 3,395 simple will complex will (individual) Wills and complex will (couple) Estates Power of attorney (individual) Power of attorney (couple) Probate 337 734 972 159 241 2,260 274 533 767 123 2,611 1,381 497 1,268 1,738 248 329 5,982 civil action up to trial (2 days) FEE RANGES FOR FIRMS WITH UP TO 25 LAWYERS (sample = 137) Civil civil action up to trial (5 days) Litigation civil action up to trial (7 days) civil action appeal only secured financing agreement Corporate simple, small business incorporation simple prospectus summary criminal offence (one day trial) Criminal Bail hearing criminal offence (one day trial) uncontested divorce contested divorce Family separation agreement child custody and support agreement Work permit Immigration spousal sponsorship skilled worker application Intellectual simple trademark registration Property Patent audit Real residential real estate sale and purchase Estate commercial property purchase www.CANADIAN L a w ye r m a g . c o m June 2013 37