What the professionals charged
3,717 bills from 196 firms on 874 matters · 9,448 stated hourly rates · as the filings state them
The rate ladder, drawn to scaleThe ladder
CAD · standard rates · drawn at 12 or moreOfficers of the court
Each bar runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile of the stated standard hourly rates in the band, with the median marked — the bar and its three figures are for subscribers. One observation per person per rate, Canadian dollars, undiscounted, on matters with no recognition proceeding.A band with fewer than 12 observations draws nothing.
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The 25th, median and 75th percentile of 9,448 stated hourly rates, band by band. The bands and their counts are open to everyone.
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See all plans| Person | Firm | Case | Period | Rate ▲ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon MorrisLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Aird & Berlis LLPReceiver's counsel | Jade Equipment Co. Ltd. and Elvaan Group Inc.ON · closed | 1 Feb – 28 Feb 2026 | Second Report of the Receiver dated May 7, 2026 (Part 2 of… | |
| Shannon MorrisClerk/Student · counsel · clerk | Aird & Berlis LLPReceiver's counsel | 2039882 Ontario Limited o/a Shelter CoveON · closed | to 21 Jan 2025 | Motion Record of the Receiver | |
| Tanya BarbieroLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPMonitor's counsel | Urbancorp GroupON | 1 Nov 2022 – 28 Feb 2023 | Fifty-Sixth Report of the Monitor dated March 16, 2023 | |
| Tanya BarbieroLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCounsel, client not stated | Urbancorp Management Inc.ON | 1 Nov 2022 – 28 Feb 2023 | Second Report as Trustee dated March 16, 2023 | |
| Kelly YatemanParalegal / Law Clerks · counsel · clerk | Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLPMonitor's counsel | Pure Gold Mining Inc.BC · closed | — | Affidavit of Kibben Jackson sworn July 14, 2023 | |
| Colleen BrewsterLaw Clerk/Paralegal · counsel · clerk | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPReceiver's counsel | Phe-Naz Inc.ON | 3 Jun – 26 Jul 2024 | Motion Record - Receiver - The Fuller Landau Group Inc. -… | |
| Colleen BrewsterLaw Clerk / Paralegal · counsel · clerk | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPReceiver's counsel | Phe-Naz Inc.ON | 3 Jun – 25 Jun 2024 | Motion Record - Receiver - The Fuller Landau Group Inc. -… | |
| Lorraine KlemensParalegal · counsel · clerk | Bennett Jones LLPCounsel, client not stated | BioSteelON · closed | — | Sixth Report of the Monitor dated July 24, 2024 | |
| Amanda BuntingLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCounsel, client not stated | Canadian Tax & Financial Services Inc. operating as ASK Associates, and 2691855 Ontario Inc.ON | 22 Jul 2025 – 26 May 2026 | Third Report of the Receiver | |
| Holly EllisLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCounsel, client not stated | Canadian Tax & Financial Services Inc. operating as ASK Associates, and 2691855 Ontario Inc.ON | 22 Jul 2025 – 26 May 2026 | Third Report of the Receiver | |
| Olivia D'InnocenzoClerk | Bennett Jones LLPReceiver's counsel | Churchill Lands United Inc.ON · closed | 6 Jun – 15 Nov 2024 | Second Report of the Receiver dated November 26, 2024 | |
| Tammy YardParalegal · counsel · clerk | McCarthy Tétrault LLPReceiver's counsel | Maskeen (Carvolth) Limited Partnership, its general partner Maskeen (Carvolth) GP Inc., and the bare trustee Carvolth 86th Avenue Lands Ltd.BC · closed | 28 Aug 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 | Affidavit #1 of L. Williams | |
| J. CastiglioneClerk | Stikeman Elliott LLPInformation officer's counsel | Mitel Networks CorporationON · closed | 25 Feb – 14 Apr 2025 | Second Report of the Information Officer | |
| Liezl DreijerParalegal · counsel · clerk | McCarthy Tétrault LLPReceiver's counsel | By the BayBC · closed | 26 Sep 2024 – 31 Dec 2025 | Affidavit #1 of L. Williams | |
| Caroline ToltonArticling Student · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCounsel, client not stated | Canadian Tax & Financial Services Inc. operating as ASK Associates, and 2691855 Ontario Inc.ON | 22 Jul 2025 – 26 May 2026 | Third Report of the Receiver | |
| Rachel GertinArticling Student · counsel · clerk | Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCounsel, client not stated | Canadian Tax & Financial Services Inc. operating as ASK Associates, and 2691855 Ontario Inc.ON | 22 Jul 2025 – 26 May 2026 | Third Report of the Receiver | |
| Jane SergievskayaLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Bennett Jones LLPTrustee's counsel | Brands International CorporationON | 19 Dec 2024 – 2 Apr 2025 | Brands - Third Report of the Proposal Trustee | |
| Olivia D'InnocenzoLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Bennett Jones LLPTrustee's counsel | Brands International CorporationON | 19 Dec 2024 – 2 Apr 2025 | Brands - Third Report of the Proposal Trustee | |
| Jane SergievskayaClerk | Bennett Jones LLPMonitor's counsel | Oak and Fort Corp. et al.BC | — | Affidavit No. 1 of Jesse Mighton made December 23, 2025 | |
| Lisa NicolettaLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPReceiver's counsel | MJardin Group, Inc.ON · closed | 23 Mar – 29 May 2022 | First Report of the Receiver dated June 1, 2022 | |
| Heather WilsonLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPCounsel, client not stated | Instant Brands IncON | — | Fifth Report of the Information Officer dated February 23,… | |
| Wendy KirktonLaw Clerk / Paralegal · counsel · clerk | Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPReceiver's counsel | Chancery (Oshawa) The Bartlett Limited Partnership and Chancery (Oshawa) the Bartlett GP Inc.ON · closed | 1 Mar – 31 Mar 2026 | Supplement to the 4th Report dated April 6, 2026 | |
| N. AdlerLand Use Planner · counsel · clerk | Stikeman Elliott LLPMonitor's counsel | Laurentian University of SudburyON · closed | 1 Jan – 1 Jul 2022 | 018 Seventeenth Report of the Monitor (Part 2 of 3) | |
| Gloria LauzonLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPMonitor's counsel | Nortel Networks CorporationON | 1 Sep 2024 – 31 Dec 2025 | Motion Record Ninth Fee Approval | |
| Christina D'AversaLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPMonitor's counsel | Nortel Networks CorporationON | 1 Sep 2024 – 31 Dec 2025 | Motion Record Ninth Fee Approval | |
| Paulette GerhartParalegal · counsel · clerk | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCounsel, client not stated | Norwood IndustriesON · closed | to 23 Sep 2025 | Second Report of the Monitor dated September 29, 2025 | |
| Christina D'AversaLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPReceiver's counsel | 2616766 Ontario LimitedON · closed | 1 Mar – 12 Jun 2026 | Motion Record of the Receiver dated June 21, 2026 | |
| Gloria LauzonLaw Clerk · counsel · clerk | Goodmans LLPReceiver's counsel | 2616766 Ontario LimitedON · closed | 1 Mar – 12 Jun 2026 | Motion Record of the Receiver dated June 21, 2026 |
What a bill looks likeBenchmarks
Measured across the recordThe blended rate, stated
median of the average hourly rates filings state outright, counsel, over 1,011 bills. A further 75 bills state fees and hours and no rate; that quotient is kept as its own series and never mixed in.
Counsel by year of call
median standard rate by years since call — 0-4 years (238), 5-9 years (163), 10-19 years (223), 20+ years (270)
Where the rates are
3,717 bills
monitor 598 · receiver 1,023 · interim receiver 36 · trustee 63 · …
Who bills these estatesWho bills
Named in the filings- KSV Restructuring Inc.370
- Deloitte Restructuring Inc.191
- FTI Consulting Canada Inc.185
- MNP Ltd.183
- Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP148
- Ernst & Young Inc.143
- BDO Canada Limited128
- Aird & Berlis LLP112
- Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc.93
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.79
- Dentons Canada LLP78
- Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP76
Bills, counted one per firm per period however many filings restate it. 196 firms appear in the record; these are the 12 with the most.
How to read thisMethod
The frame. Every figure here comes from a fee affidavit, a passing of accounts, a motion record or an officer's report that a court file holds — fees that were filed for approval, which skews to the larger, longer and more contested mandates. It is not a survey of all insolvency work.
The series. The ladder and the tiles use standard hourly rates of named people, in Canadian dollars, on bills with no courtesy discount and on matters with no recognition proceeding. Discounted bills, stated averages and the rare bill that states fees and hours but no rate are kept as separate series and never mixed in. Nothing is drawn from fewer than 12 observations.
What it is not. A court does not test a bill by hours × rate; it asks what value was delivered (Bank of Nova Scotia v. Diemer, 2014 ONCA 851). This page shows what comparable mandates charged, never what a bill should have been. The record holds sixteen Québec fee documents and no French rate tables; it is not a benchmark for Québec.
Every fact carries its document. Each bill and each rate links to the filing that states it; each benchmark cell can be traced to the rates it was computed from through the rates view.