Schedule 1 – Law Society Fees and Assessments

2025 Law Society Fees and Assessments

Note: The federal goods and services tax applies to Law Society fees and assessments.

Please note that this webpage outlines the fees for 2025 only and there will be an increase on practice fees for 2026. For more information about the 2026 practice fees, see Overview of 2026 fees and Annual Fee.

A. Annual fee

$    

1. Practice fee (Rule 2-105 [Annual practising and indemnity fee instalments])

2,321.00

2. Indemnity fee base assessment (which may be increased or decreased in individual cases in accordance with Rule 3-40 (1) [Annual indemnity fee]):

 

(a) full-time practice

1,800.00

(b) part-time practice

900.00

3. Indemnity surcharge (Rule 3-44 (2) [Deductible, surcharge and reimbursement])

1,000.00

4. Late payment fee for practising lawyers (Rule 2-108 (3) [Late payment])

150.00

5. Retired member fee (Rule 2-105.1 (1) [Annual non-practising and retired member fees])

125.00

6. Late payment fee for retired members (Rule 2-108 (4))

nil

7. Non-practising member fee (Rule 2-105.1 (1))

325.00

8. Late payment fee for non-practising members (Rule 2-108 (5))

40.00

9. Administration fee (R. 2-116 (3) [Refund on exemption during practice year])

70.00

B. Trust administration fee

 

1. Each client matter subject to fee (Rule 2-110 (1) [Trust administration fee])

20.00

C. Special assessments

 

D. Articled student and training course fees

 

1. Application fee for enrolment in admission program (Rules 2-54 (1) (e) [Enrolment in the admission program] and 2-62 (1) (b) [Part-time articles])

275.00

2. Application fee for temporary articles (R. 2-70 (1) (c) [Temporary articles])

150.00

3. Application fee for temporary articles (legal clinic) (Rule 2-70 (1) (c))

50.00

4. Training course registration (Rule 2-72 (4) (a) [Training course])

2,600.00

5. Remedial work (Rule 2-74 (8) [Review of failed standing]):

 

        (a) for each piece of work

100.00

        (b) for repeating the training course

4,000.00

E. Transfer fees

 

1. Application fee for transfer from another Canadian province or territory – investigation fee (Rule 2-79 (1) (f) [Transfer from another Canadian jurisdiction])

1,150.00

2. Transfer or qualification examination (Rules 2-79 (6) and 2-90 (5) [Conditions on returning to practice])

325.00

F. Call and admission fees

 

1. After enrolment in admission program (Rule 2-77 (1) (c) [First call and admission])

250.00

1.1 Without enrolment in admission program (Rule 2-77 (1) (c))

525.00

2. After transfer from another Canadian province or territory (Rule 2-79 (1) (f) [Transfer from another Canadian jurisdiction])

250.00

G. Reinstatement fees

 

1. Application fee following disbarment, resignation or other cessation of membership as a result of disciplinary proceedings (Rule 2-85 (1)(b) [Reinstatement of former lawyer])

700.00

2. Application fee following 3 years or more as a former member (Rule 2-85 (1) (b))

550.00

3. Application fee in all other cases (Rule 2-85 (1) (b))

450.00

H. Change of status fees

 

1. Application fee to become retired member (Rule 2-4 (2) (b) [Retired members])

35.00

2. Application fee to become non-practising member (Rule 2-3 (1) (b) [Non-practising members])

70.00

3. Application fee for non-practising or retired member applying for practising certificate (Rule 2-5 (1) (b) [Release from undertaking])

70.00

I. Inter-jurisdictional practice fees

 

1. Application fee (Rule 2-19 (3) (b) [Inter-jurisdictional practice permit])

500.00

2. Renewal of permit (Rule 2-19 (3) (b))

100.00

J. Corporation and limited liability partnership fees

 

1. Permit fee for law corporation (Rule 9-4 (c) [Law corporation permit])

400.00

2. New permit on change of name fee (Rule 9-6 (4) (c) [Change of corporate name])

100.00

3. LLP registration fee (Rule 9-15 (1) [Notice of application for registration])

400.00

K. Practitioners of foreign law

 

1. Application fee for practitioners of foreign law (Rule 2-29 (1) (b) [Practitioners of foreign law])

700.00

2. Permit renewal fee for practitioners of foreign law (Rules 2-29 (1) (b) and 2-34 (2) (c) [Renewal of permit])

150.00

3. Late payment fee (Rule 2-34 (6))

100.00

L. Late fees

 

1. Trust report late filing fee (Rule 3-80 (2) (b) [Late filing of trust report])

200.00

2. Professional development late completion fee (Rule 3-31 (1) (c) [Late completion of professional development])

500.00

3. Professional development late reporting fee (Rule 3-31 (3) (b))

200.00

4. Late registration delivery fee (Rule 2-12.4)

200.00

5. Late self-assessment delivery fee (Rule 2-12.4)

500.00

6. Indigenous intercultural course late completion fee (Rule 3-28.11 (1) (c) [Late completion of Indigenous intercultural course])

500.00

7. Indigenous intercultural course late reporting fee (Rule 3-28.11 (2) (b))

200.00

M. Multi-disciplinary practice fees

 

1. Application fee (Rule 2-40 (1) (b) [Application to practise law in MDP])

300.00

2. Application fee per proposed non-lawyer member of MDP (Rules 2-40 (1) (c) and 2-42 (2) [Changes in MDP])

1,125.00