SCHEDULE 1
2013 LAW SOCIETY FEES AND ASSESSMENTS
Note: The federal goods and services tax applies to Law Society fees and assessments.
a. aNNUAL FEE
| 1. Practice fee (Rule 2-70) |
$1,893.06 |
| 2. [rescinded 06/2012] |
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3. Liability insurance base assessment (which may be increased or decreased |
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(a) member in full-time practice |
1,750.00 |
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(b) member in part-time practice |
875.00 |
| 4. Liability insurance surcharge (Rule 3-26(2)) | 1000.00 |
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5. Late payment fee for practising members (Rule 2-72(3)) |
100.00 |
| 6. Retired member fee (Rule 2-4(3)) | 75.00 |
| 7. Late payment fee for retired members (Rule 2-72(4)) | nil |
| 8. Non-practising member fee (Rule 2-3(2)) | 300.00 |
| 9. Late payment fee for non-practising members (Rule 2-72(5)) | 25.00 |
| 10. Administration fee (Rule 2-75(3)) | 50.00 |
A.1 Trust administration fee
| 1. Each client matter subject to fee (Rule 2-72.2(1)) | 10.00 |
B. Special assessments
C. Articled student fees
| 1. Application fee for enrolment in admission program (Rules 2-27(3)(e) and 2-33(1)(b)) | $ 250.00 |
| 2. Application fee for temporary articles (Rule 2-42(1)(c)) | 125.00 |
| 3. Application fee for temporary articles (legal clinic) (Rule 2-42(1)(c)) | 25.00 |
| 4. Training course registration (Rule 2-44(4)(a)) | 2,250.00 |
| 5. Remedial work (Rule 2-45(7)): | |
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(a) for each piece of work |
50.00 |
| (b) for repeating the training course | 3,500.00 |
d. transfer fees
| 1. Application fee for transfer from another Canadian province or territory (Rule 2-49(1)(f)) | $ 1,125.00 |
| 2. Transfer or qualification examination (Rules 2-49(6) and 2-58(2)) | 300.00 |
e. Call and admission fees
| 1. After enrolment in admission program (Rule 2-48(1)(d)) | $ 200.00 |
| 2. After transfer from another Canadian province or territory (Rule 2-49(1)(f)) | 200.00 |
f. Reinstatement fees
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1. Application fee following disbarment, resignation or other cessation of membership |
$ 600.00 |
| 1.1 Application fee following 3 years or more as a former member (Rule 2-52(1)(b) | 500.00 |
| 2. Application fee in all other cases (Rule 2-52(1)(b)) | 415.00 |
G. change of status fees
| 1. Application fee to become retired member (Rule 2-4(2)(b)) | $ 30.00 |
| 2. Application fee to become non-practising member (Rule 2-3(1)(b)) | 60.00 |
| 3. Application fee for non-practising or retired member applying for practising certificate (Rule 2-56(b)) |
60.00 |
h. Inter-jurisdictional practice fees
| 1. Application fee (Rule 2-11(2)(b)) | $ 500.00 |
| 2. Renewal of permit (Rule 2-11(2)(b)) | 100.00 |
I. Corporation and limited liability partnership fees
| 1. Permit fee for law corporation (Rule 9-4(c)) | $ 300.00 |
| 2. New permit on change of name fee (Rule 9-6(4)(c)) | 75.00 |
| 3. LLP registration fee (Rule 9-15(1)) | 300.00 |
j. Practitioners of foreign law
| 1. Application fee for practitioners of foreign law (Rule 2-18(1)(b)) | $ 600.00 |
| 2. Permit renewal fee for practitioners of foreign law (Rules 2-18(1)(b) and 2-22(2)(c)) | 125.00 |
| Late payment fee (Rule 2-22(6)) | 100.00 |
k. Late fees
| 1. Trust report late filing fee (Rule 3-74(2)) | $ 200.00 |
| 2. Professional development late completion fee (Rule 3-18.4(1)(c)) | 500.00 |
| 3. Professional development late reporting fee (Rule 3-18.4(3)(b)) | 200.00 |
l. Multi-disciplinary practice fees
| 1. Application fee (Rule 2-23.3(1)) | $ 300.00 |
| 2. Application fee per proposed non-lawyer member of MDP (Rules 2-23.3(1) and 2-23.5(2)) | 1,125.00 |
Note: The federal goods and services tax applies to Law Society fees and assessments.
