What the professionals charged
3,597 bills from 234 firms on 874 matters · 9,084 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.
| Person | Firm | Case | Period | Rate ▼ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 29 May – 2 Jul 2021 | ••• | Filed Affidavit #2 of Holly Palmer - supporting fees |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 24 Apr – 28 May 2021 | ••• | Filed Affidavit #2 of Holly Palmer - supporting fees |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 3 Apr – 23 Apr 2021 | ••• | Filed Affidavit #2 of Holly Palmer - supporting fees |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 13 Mar – 2 Apr 2021 | ••• | Filed Affidavit #2 of Holly Palmer - supporting fees |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 16 Jan – 31 Jan 2021 | ••• | Affidavit #1 of H. Palmer - In support of the approval of… |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | 31 Oct – 27 Nov 2020 | ••• | Affidavit #1 of H. Palmer - In support of the approval of… |
| Marcos SouzaSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Proposal trustee | Western Concord ManufacturingBC | 5 Mar – 4 Jun 2018 | ••• | The purpose of this second report of the Receiver (the… |
| Denis KuznetsovSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | — | ••• | Affidavit #1 of H. Palmer - In support of the approval of… |
| Drew MaccormackSenior · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation et alBC | — | ••• | Affidavit #1 of H. Palmer - In support of the approval of… |
| Robert FergusonSenior Associate · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Fresh Local Solutions Inc. et al.BC · closed | 31 Jul – 31 Aug 2022 | ••• | M. Bell Affidavit #2 |
| Devanath ThenabaduSenior Staff · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Laurentian University of SudburyON · closed | 1 Feb – 31 Dec 2021 | ••• | Motion Record of the Monitor |
| Gregory BrentSenior Staff · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Laurentian University of SudburyON · closed | 1 Feb – 31 Dec 2021 | ••• | Motion Record of the Monitor |
| Isabelle GevrySenior Staff · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Monitor | Laurentian University of SudburyON · closed | 1 Feb – 31 Dec 2021 | ••• | Motion Record of the Monitor |
| Jessica MurraySenior Staff Accountant · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Receiver | 5409676 Manitoba Ltd and Polar Bear Properties LtdMB | to 20 Oct 2022 | ••• | Second Report of the Receiver dated October 20, 2022 |
| Mark ShtaySenior Staff Accountant · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Receiver | 5409676 Manitoba Ltd and Polar Bear Properties LtdMB | to 20 Oct 2022 | ••• | Second Report of the Receiver dated October 20, 2022 |
| Serena DanielsSenior Staff Accountant · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Receiver | 5409676 Manitoba Ltd and Polar Bear Properties LtdMB | to 20 Oct 2022 | ••• | Second Report of the Receiver dated October 20, 2022 |
| Jacob ArmstrongStaff Accountant · officers of the court · associate | Ernst & Young Inc.Receiver | 5409676 Manitoba Ltd and Polar Bear Properties LtdMB | to 20 Oct 2022 | ••• | Second Report of the Receiver dated October 20, 2022 |
What a bill looks likeBenchmarks
Measured across the recordThe blended rate, stated
median of the average hourly rates filings state outright, counsel, over 945 bills. A further 74 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 (224), 5-9 years (151), 10-19 years (212), 20+ years (264)
Where the rates are
3,597 bills
monitor 591 · receiver 1,013 · interim receiver 38 · trustee 64 · …
Who bills these estatesWho bills
Named in the filings- KSV Restructuring Inc.354
- Deloitte Restructuring Inc.191
- MNP Ltd.182
- FTI Consulting Canada Inc.181
- Ernst & Young Inc.136
- Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP129
- BDO Canada Limited122
- Aird & Berlis LLP103
- Alvarez & Marsal Canada Inc.91
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc.74
- Grant Thornton Limited67
- Dentons Canada LLP62
Bills, counted one per firm per period however many filings restate it. 234 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.