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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m J u n e 2 0 1 4 37 52% 52% are freezing rates in 2014 AverAge MINIMuM MAxIMuM CIvIl lItIgAtION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 21,264 13,414 38,967 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 44,433 31,308 95,115 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 61,482 53,854 132,438 Civil action appeal only 16,250 11,750 31,409 COrPOrAte Secured fi nancing agreement 8,865 4,743 19,333 Simple, small business incorporation 1,131 801 1,536 CrIMINAl Summary criminal off ence (one day trial) 3,986 2,682 6,605 Bail hearing 1,232 800 2,350 Criminal off ence (one day trial) 4,642 3,497 8,559 FAMIly uncontested divorce 932 767 1,263 Contested divorce 11,076 6,922 46,276 Separation agreement 2,611 1,435 10,473 Child custody and support agreement 2,468 1,431 7,597 Trial up to 2 days 11,300 6,400 27,400 Trial up to 5 days 16,200 12,200 52,400 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,518 1,241 4,022 Spousal support agreement 1,610 1,000 4,080 Division of property/assets agreement 2,027 1,375 4,817 IMMIgrAtION Work permit 2,475 1,389 3,422 Family class sponsorship 3,278 2,500 4,611 Skilled worker application 4,389 3,625 6,889 Refugee protection claim 4,000 3,000 7,500 INtelleCtuAl PrOPerty Simple patent application 7,167 6,500 13,500 Simple trademark registration 2,408 1,894 5,730 Patent audit 10,000 5,000 40,000 reAl estAte Residential real estate purchase 901 763 1,612 Residential real estate sale 737 642 1,272 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,529 1,271 2,246 Commercial property purchase 2,446 1,671 9,560 Commercial property sale 1,680 1,220 4,450 Commercial lease agreement 2,003 855 3,399 WIlls ANd estAtes Simple will 354 303 533 Complex will (individual) 784 566 1,283 Complex will (couple) 1,049 812 1,923 Power of attorney (individual) 172 127 321 Power of attorney (couple) 235 183 335 Probate 1,952 1,356 4,745 onTaRio Fee ranges sample size 166 AverAge MINIMuM MAxIMuM CIvIl lItIgAtION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 21,452 13,470 40,200 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 38,950 27,205 67,600 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 52,611 37,528 106,111 Civil action appeal only 30,844 16,625 56,500 COrPOrAte Secured fi nancing agreement 1,347 1,139 3,500 Simple, small business incorporation 943 785 1,254 CrIMINAl Summary criminal off ence (one day trial) 3,744 1,944 8,438 Bail hearing 1,161 572 4,088 Criminal off ence (one day trial) 4,333 2,663 10,188 FAMIly uncontested divorce 1,383 1,104 2,304 Contested divorce 9,903 5,289 38,861 Separation agreement 1,706 1,219 3,458 Child custody and support agreement 1,726 1,212 3,313 Trial up to 2 days 14,500 8,900 28,300 Trial up to 5 days 37,300 21,400 67,000 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 2,418 1,956 6,275 Spousal support agreement 2,189 1,669 4,957 Division of property/assets agreement 2,370 1,785 5,356 IMMIgrAtION Work permit 1,550 775 2,875 Family class sponsorship 3,250 2,625 5,625 Skilled worker application 3,917 3,083 4,667 Refugee protection claim 4,000 2,000 5,000 INtelleCtuAl PrOPerty Simple patent application 7,370 5,030 28,667 Simple trademark registration 2,261 1,255 6,338 Patent audit 6,167 2,500 16,167 reAl estAte Residential real estate purchase 747 611 1,153 Residential real estate sale 639 524 980 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,162 940 1,627 Commercial property purchase 2,859 1,943 7,538 Commercial property sale 4,467 2,940 13,375 Commercial lease agreement 1,702 1,128 3,129 WIlls ANd estAtes Simple will 422 369 575 Complex will (individual) 950 667 2,329 Complex will (couple) 1,175 865 2,611 Power of attorney (individual) 260 207 426 Power of attorney (couple) 331 284 397 Probate 3,121 1,698 11,766 WeSTeRn Fee ranges sample size 82

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