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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 4 of 12 on this matter | North End United Housing Co-operative Ltd - ReceivershipNova Scotia · Receivership (court-appointed) | 1 Dec – 31 Dec 2012 | ••• | •••6 people | Second Report of the Receiver - November…27 Nov 2014 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 3 of 12 on this matter | North End United Housing Co-operative Ltd - ReceivershipNova Scotia · Receivership (court-appointed) | 1 Oct – 31 Oct 2012 | ••• | •••6 people | Second Report of the Receiver - November…27 Nov 2014 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 3 of 12 on this matter | North End United Housing Co-operative Ltd - ReceivershipNova Scotia · Receivership (court-appointed) | to 31 Oct 2012 | ••• | — | Second Report of the Receiver - November…27 Nov 2014 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 12 on this matter | North End United Housing Co-operative Ltd - ReceivershipNova Scotia · Receivership (court-appointed) | 1 Sep – 30 Sep 2012 | ••• | •••5 people | Second Report of the Receiver - November…27 Nov 2014 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiver | Kitimat Development Group Inc. and Hotels and Resorts of KitimatAlberta · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | —cumulative | ••• | — | Receiver's Fourth Report6 Jul 2026 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedMonitor | Sweet Berry Farms Ltd.Newfoundland and Labrador · CCAA | — | ••• | ••• | Second Report of the Monitor29 May 2026 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedMonitorperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | Karwood Estates Inc. and Gregg Construction Ltd.Newfoundland and Labrador · CCAA | — | — | ••• | Monitor's Sixteenth Report10 Apr 2026 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedProposal trustee | Kindred Living Inc.Nova Scotia · NOI | — | ••• | ••• | Third Report of the Proposal Trustee9 Feb 2026 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedProposal trusteeperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | HealthHub Patient Engagement Solutions Inc.Nova Scotia · NOI | — | ••• | ••• | Fifth Report of the Proposal Trustee17 Dec 2025 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedMonitor | Superport Marine Services Ltd.Nova Scotia · CCAA | — | ••• | ••• | Sixth Report of the Monitor dated November…4 Nov 2025 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | Universal Mechanical Ltd., Movin’ Air Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd., and Agincourt LimitedAlberta · Receivership (court-appointed) | —cumulative | ••• | — | Receiver's First Report1 Oct 2024 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiver | 6119701 Manitoba Ltd. o.a Winmar WinnipegManitoba · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | from 2 Sep 2022cumulative | ••• | — | February 9, 2023 - Receiver's First Report9 Feb 2023 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | Elcano Exploration Inc., Elcano Exploration Ltd. & Elcano Energy PartnershipAlberta · Receivership (court-appointed) | from 1 Dec 2021Soughtcumulative | ••• | — | Receiver's Third Report5 Oct 2022 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiver | Coulee Craft Brewing Corp. & 1742550 Alberta Ltd.Alberta · Receivership (court-appointed) | —Soughtcumulative | ••• | — | Receiver's Second Report25 Apr 2022 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiverperiod 1 of 2 on this matter | Power Merchants Ltd.Alberta · Receivership (court-appointed) | —cumulative | ••• | — | Supplement's to Receivers Third Report;…5 Nov 2020 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedMonitor | Divestco Inc.Alberta · CCAA | from 4 Mar 2019Soughtcumulative | ••• | — | Supplement to the Monitor's Third Report -…30 Jan 2020 |
| Grant Thornton LimitedReceiver | Tuscany Energy Ltd.Saskatchewan · Receivership (court-appointed) · closed | from 30 Jun 2016cumulative | ••• | — | 1 Receivers Second Report - Tuscany - Feb…23 Feb 2017 |
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.