Our Standard Legal Services Fee Schedule
Our legal fees for the services listed below apply as long as the matter remains standard, without complications. Most of these services involve additional disbursements or expenses which are an extra charge and will be discussed with you at the initial stages. GST/HST applies to all fees and most disbursements. In some cases, RST is also chargeable. All legal fees quoted below exclude the applicable taxes and disbursements which will be charged on our final account.
Standard Residential Real Estate |
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| Comprehensive quotations (with disbursements) for residential real estate transactions can be found in our Real Estate folder. Click here for Purchases, click here for Sales. | |||
| 1. | Standard Residential Purchase & Mortgage | $550.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Standard Residential Sale & Mortgage Discharge | $500.00* (Fee Only) |
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| *Our Real Estate folder contains details on related disbursements and expenses, such as Land Transfer Tax, Title Insurance, registration fees, searches, couriers, and the like, all of which are extra. | |||
Incorporations |
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| 1. | Ontario Business Incorporation (OBCA) & Organization | $ 500.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Federal Business Incorporation (CBCA) & Organization | $ 500.00* (Fee Only) |
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| *Disbursement charges for a name (NUANS) search, the minute book and seal, and the applicable government registration fee are all extra. . | |||
Standard Business Transactions |
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| 1. | Asset or Share Purchase/Sale (under $100,000) | $ 1200.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Asset or Share Purchase/Sale ($100,000 - $500,000) | $ 1500.00* (Fee Only) |
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| *Disbursement charges for corporate, security, municipal/zoning compliance, Fire/Health Department(s), GST/HST/RST tax authority(ies), Bulk Sales Act, and various other searches and registrations are all extra. | |||
Commercial Leases |
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| 1. | Reviewing Standard Commercial Lease and Advising | $ 250.00 (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Drafting Standard (Dye & Durham form) Commercial Lease | $ 500.00 (Fee Only) |
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Simple Wills and Powers of Attorney |
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| 1. | Simple Will – Individual | $ 175.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Simple Wills – Mutual (Spousal/Mirror) | $ 300.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 3. | Continuing Power of Attorney (for Property) | $ 75.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 4. | Power of Attorney (for Personal Care) | $ 75.00* (Fee Only) |
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| *If Powers of Attorney for Property and/or for Personal Care are requested and signed up at the same time as your Will, then the fee(s) for your Power(s) of Attorney will be reduced to $25.00 each. Again, disbursements, if any, are extra. | |||
Miscellaneous Services |
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| 1. | Notarizing One/First Document or Signature | $ 20.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 2. | Notarizing each additional document (at same appointment) | $ 10.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 3. | Commissioning an Affidavit or Statutory Declaration | $ 20.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 4. | Drafting simple/standard (one page) Affidavit
or Statutory Declaration and commissioning/swearing same |
$ 125.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 5. | Standard Independent Legal Advice & Certificate for Lender | $
200.00* (Fee Only) |
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| 6. | Consultation (First ½ hour free) | $250.00/Hr* (Fee Only) |
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| *We provide many other legal services which are not quoted above because they are unique or not easily compartmentalized. In these cases, we need to discuss your situation with you and/or review your documents in order to provide you with a competitive quote. Please call or email us so that we can begin helping you as soon as possible. | |||