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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 6 53 Ontario Fee Ranges Western Fee Ranges AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 27,754 17,189 59,064 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 66,728 41,885 114,975 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 102,853 70,219 166,219 Civil action appeal only 22,417 12,438 41,275 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 14,437 8,097 27,512 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 3,642 1,769 12,532 Simple, small business incorporation 1,056 791 1,923 Simple prospectus 59,300 33,883 126,408 CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,248 2,895 8,040 Bail hearing 1,437 889 3,010 Criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,837 3,295 11,758 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 1,302 1,125 1,966 Contested divorce 15,118 10,150 34,367 Separation agreement 2,965 1,875 7,420 Child custody and support agreement 2,689 1,997 7,333 Trial up to 2 days 19,833 10,525 25,036 Trial up to 5 days 30,971 18,650 45,750 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 2,147 1,528 4,864 Spousal support agreement 2,879 2,000 7,838 Division of property/assets agreement 3,224 2,245 10,418 IMMIGRATION Work permit 2,581 1,396 3,375 Family class sponsorship 4,727 3,400 6,400 Skilled worker application 5,063 3,482 7,227 Refugee protection claim 4,583 3,667 6,833 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application 4,406 2,269 9,288 Simple trademark registration 1,633 1,439 2,520 Patent audit 1,317 883 4,400 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,193 864 2,914 Severance package review 1,123 698 2,994 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 19,667 11,950 44,773 Standard workplace policies 2,944 1,893 6,094 Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 20,000 9,000 32,000 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 1,071 835 1,922 Residential real estate sale 877 692 1,489 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,867 1,552 3,223 Commercial property purchase 3,941 2,034 20,436 Commercial property sale 2,961 1,750 11,962 Commercial lease agreement 2,017 1,201 5,746 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 521 403 860 Complex will (individual) 1,205 935 2,984 Complex will (couple) 1,722 1,336 3,831 Power of attorney (individual) 177 131 261 Power of attorney (couple) 290 236 423 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,960 2,819 15,791 AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 21,894 16,605 39,158 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 53,347 38,231 103,077 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 52,500 42,143 88,571 Civil action appeal only 26,469 17,577 56,462 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 10,463 5,919 21,781 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 2,779 2,277 7,519 Simple, small business incorporation 949 759 1,468 Simple prospectus 48,115 30,500 107,500 CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (1 day trial) 4,794 3,121 8,179 Bail hearing 1,929 1,206 3,682 Criminal off ence (1 day trial) 5,656 3,288 9,308 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 2,085 1,382 3,085 Contested divorce 16,507 7,285 57,484 Separation agreement 2,390 1,404 4,746 Child custody and support agreement 2,795 1,502 6,527 Trial up to 2 days 18,845 13,630 32,795 Trial up to 5 days 36,577 27,050 73,737 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 2,094 1,579 4,126 Spousal support agreement 2,745 1,567 6,968 Division of property/assets agreement 3,481 1,688 10,993 IMMIGRATION Work permit 1,705 1,111 3,911 Family class sponsorship 3,870 3,422 5,722 Skilled worker application 4,150 3,225 6,813 Refugee protection claim 2,500 1,250 3,500 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application 9,000 5,000 19,000 Simple trademark registration 1,500 1,333 2,800 Patent audit N/A N/A N/A LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,191 685 2,002 Severance package review 954 469 2,406 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 9,875 3,920 19,100 Standard workplace policies 2,275 1,300 5,375 Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 11,667 11,500 22,333 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 975 746 1,591 Residential real estate sale 767 582 1,165 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,564 1,207 2,369 Commercial property purchase 3,967 2,023 10,729 Commercial property sale 3,326 1,813 9,415 Commercial lease agreement 2,056 1,367 4,400 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 512 399 700 Complex will (individual) 1,018 714 2,465 Complex will (couple) 1,210 925 2,548 Power of attorney (individual) 228 177 301 Power of attorney (couple) 330 259 389 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,882 2,078 23,364 SAMPLE SIZE 160 SAMPLE SIZE 136