Canadian Lawyer

52 J U N E 2 0 1 6 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m National (up to 25 Lawyers) Fee Ranges Population up to 500,000 Fee Ranges AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 22,295 15,238 42,095 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 53,724 34,478 96,236 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 72,688 53,660 120,720 Civil action appeal only 21,358 13,054 41,229 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 12,142 6,777 23,553 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 2,543 1,777 10,124 Simple, small business incorporation 957 757 1,545 Simple prospectus 15,130 8,200 24,550 CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,177 2,799 7,310 Bail hearing 1,549 956 2,996 Criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,831 3,161 10,118 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 1,782 1,255 2,660 Contested divorce 15,245 8,038 47,389 Separation agreement 2,524 1,508 5,598 Child custody and support agreement 2,527 1,511 5,943 Trial up to 2 days 18,698 11,957 28,973 Trial up to 5 days 33,352 22,631 60,632 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,888 1,454 3,726 Spousal support agreement 2,515 1,532 6,271 Division of property/assets agreement 3,152 1,812 8,981 IMMIGRATION Work permit 2,578 1,463 4,215 Family class sponsorship 4,255 3,463 5,975 Skilled worker application 5,367 4,094 7,500 Refugee protection claim 4,156 3,167 5,889 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application 3,813 2,600 5,950 Simple trademark registration 1,600 1,381 2,613 Patent audit 1,317 883 4,400 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,123 765 2,299 Severance package review 1,062 824 2,799 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 15,155 7,941 31,457 Standard workplace policies 3,218 2,078 7,050 Collective bargaining - renewal N/A N/A N/A Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 15,625 9,786 24,429 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 978 768 1,646 Residential real estate sale 789 619 1,282 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,617 1,335 2,644 Commercial property purchase 2,820 1,733 12,017 Commercial property sale 2,239 1,466 8,066 Commercial lease agreement 1,636 1,072 3,689 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 458 360 719 Complex will (individual) 1,003 767 2,498 Complex will (couple) 1,339 1,090 2,981 Power of attorney (individual) 194 149 276 Power of attorney (couple) 294 237 390 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,887 2,580 14,520 AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 18,792 12,342 31,381 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 42,644 26,313 77,174 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 53,810 34,324 74,529 Civil action appeal only 21,039 12,647 39,671 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 9,719 6,056 19,456 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 2,010 1,019 11,998 Simple, small business incorporation 986 766 1,790 Simple prospectus 8,600 4,850 18,244 CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (1 day trial) 3,665 2,312 6,390 Bail hearing 1,311 796 2,255 Criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,010 2,441 6,918 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 1,529 1,151 2,124 Contested divorce 13,879 7,450 35,460 Separation agreement 2,359 1,351 5,079 Child custody and support agreement 2,234 1,341 5,581 Trial up to 2 days 14,540 10,808 25,194 Trial up to 5 days 27,460 20,058 51,694 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,693 1,194 3,276 Spousal support agreement 2,185 1,419 5,695 Division of property/assets agreement 2,845 1,712 7,279 IMMIGRATION Work permit 2,728 1,713 2,967 Family class sponsorship 3,840 3,256 5,050 Skilled worker application 4,175 3,286 5,438 Refugee protection claim 3,967 3,333 4,333 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application 1,750 1,200 2,800 Simple trademark registration 500 500 833 Patent audit 1,950 1,750 2,200 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,089 730 2,095 Severance package review 904 527 2,483 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 10,639 4,892 14,417 Standard workplace policies 2,450 1,600 4,250 Collective bargaining - renewal N/A N/A N/A Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 15,000 10,100 21,400 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 964 745 1,638 Residential real estate sale 764 588 1,199 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,558 1,248 2,575 Commercial property purchase 2,236 1,494 8,871 Commercial property sale 1,767 1,168 7,594 Commercial lease agreement 1,349 862 3,048 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 382 296 564 Complex will (individual) 899 643 2,469 Complex will (couple) 1,187 891 2,814 Power of attorney (individual) 178 138 260 Power of attorney (couple) 265 216 363 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,371 2,286 17,282 SAMPLE SIZE 253 SAMPLE SIZE 128

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