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.
| Firm | Case | Period ▼ | Fees | Rates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 6 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | to 30 Nov 2014 | ••• | •••2 people | Fifth Report of BDO Canada Limited9 Jul 2015 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 5 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | to 31 Jul 2014 | ••• | — | Fifth Report of BDO Canada Limited9 Jul 2015 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 4 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | 1 Dec 2013 – 10 Jan 2014 | ••• | •••3 people | Motion Record, Returnable February 3, 2014…3 Feb 2014 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 3 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | 1 Oct – 31 Oct 2013 | ••• | •••2 people | Motion Record, Returnable February 3, 2014…3 Feb 2014 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 2 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | 1 Aug – 31 Aug 2013 | ••• | •••3 people | Motion Record, Returnable February 3, 2014…3 Feb 2014 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 6 on this matter | Siljon Investments Inc. and Siljon Far Hills Ltd.Ontario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | 1 Jul – 12 Jul 2013 | ••• | •••3 people | Motion Record, Returnable February 3, 2014…3 Feb 2014 |
| BDO Canada LimitedProposal trustee | B.R.'s Plumbing & Heating Inc., Comfort Zone Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., Harmony Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., Hy-Mark Mechanical Inc., J.D. Swallow Heating Contractors Inc., MechCan Inc. and Pro Ace Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd., Pope & Sons Refrigeration Ltd.Alberta · NOI | — | — | ••• | Third Report of the Proposal Trustee15 Jul 2026 |
| BDO Canada LimitedProposal trustee | 1839537 Ontario Ltd., formerly known as Reactor Engineering Group Ltd.Ontario · NOI | — | — | ••• | Fourth Report of the Proposal Trustee13 Apr 2026 |
| BDO Canada LimitedProposal trustee | Upper Canada Growers Ltd. and UCG Land Inc.Ontario · NOI | —cumulative | — | ••• | Second Report of the Receiver - 19-Jan-202619 Jan 2026 |
| BDO Canada LimitedMonitor | Coast Automotive Group Inc. et al.Alberta · CCAA · closed | —cumulative | — | ••• | Affidavit of Clark Lonergan (December 2,…2 Dec 2025 |
| BDO Canada LimitedMonitorperiod 1 of 3 on this matter | Earth Boring Co. LimitedOntario · CCAA · closed | — | — | ••• | Fifth Report of the Monitor20 Oct 2025 |
| BDO Canada LimitedInterim receiverperiod 1 of 3 on this matter | Apex Nutri-Solutions Inc. and 2175551 Alberta Ltd.Alberta · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | — | ••• | •••3 people | Third Report of the Receiver14 Aug 2025 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | Moose Jaw Auto & Leisure Ltd.Saskatchewan · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | —cumulative | ••• | — | First Report of the Receiver28 Feb 2025 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | PADM Group Inc., PADM Medical Inc., Roswell Downhole Technologies Inc.Manitoba · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | —cumulative | — | ••• | First Report of the Receiver19 Sep 2024 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiver | miEnergy Inc.Saskatchewan · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | —cumulative | ••• | — | Second Report of the Interim Receiver and…10 May 2024 |
| BDO Canada LimitedProposal trustee | BRR Logistics LimitedOntario · NOI | — | — | ••• | Third Report of the Proposal Trustee9 Apr 2024 |
| BDO Canada LimitedLiquidator | Schick's Holdings Inc. et al.Ontario · Court officer | — | ••• | ••• | Court Officer Third Report1 Dec 2023 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 6 on this matter | Sunrise TechnologyOntario · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | —cumulative | ••• | ••• | Motion Record of the Receiver24 Jul 2023 |
| BDO Canada LimitedMonitor | Sproutly Inc. and Toronto Herbal Remedies Inc.Ontario · CCAA · closed | — | — | ••• | Second Report of the Monitor (with…8 Sep 2022 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | 1001 BroadviewOntario · Receivership (court-appointed) | — | ••• | ••• | Motion Record - BDO Canada Limited -…4 May 2021 |
| BDO Canada LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 6 on this matter | Strata Energy Services Inc.Alberta · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | — | ••• | — | Application - Returnable July 11, 2016 -…11 Jul 2016 |
| BDO Canada LimitedCapacity not stated | Canadian Industrial Distributors Inc.Ontario · Proposal | — | — | ••• | Second Report of the Proposal Trustee dated…30 Apr 2015 |
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.