The advertised fee covers all legal work for a residential transaction: title review, requisitions, Statement of Adjustments, closing coordination, electronic registration through Teraview, and post-closing delivery of your ownership documents. Standard disbursements, HST, Land Transfer Tax, and third-party charges are billed separately on a pass-through basis.
§ 01.A
Residential Purchase
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST & disbursements
Freehold or condominium. Includes title search, title insurance coordination, statement of adjustments, and electronic registration.
§ 01.B
Residential Sale
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST & disbursements
Includes review of the agreement, responses to purchaser requisitions, preparation of closing documents, and delivery of funds on closing.
§ 01.C
Residential Refinance
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST & disbursements
Mortgage review and registration, payout of existing lender where applicable, and delivery of new loan funds.
§ 01.D
Independent Legal Advice
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST
For spouses, guarantors, or co-signers required to obtain independent advice before signing mortgage or title documents.
§ 01.E
Title Transfers Between Family Members
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST, LTT (if applicable) & registration
Adding or removing a spouse, parent, or child on title, with proper attention to Land Transfer Tax consequences and mortgage lender consent where required.
What is included — and what is not
The advertised fee includes all legal fees for the matter. It does not include Harmonized Sales Tax on legal fees and disbursements, or the following third-party charges, which pass through at cost: Land Transfer Tax (provincial, and where applicable the City of Toronto Municipal Land Transfer Tax), Teranet registration fees, government search and registration fees, title insurance premiums, condominium status certificate fees, title-related courier charges, and similar-name executions or other third-party searches. A detailed written quotation, itemizing all of the foregoing, is provided before any work commences.
Opinion letters are narrow, document-based engagements. We review the materials, confirm the legal analysis, and produce a formal letter on our letterhead addressed to the government body that requires it. Most letters are issued within a few business days of receiving complete documentation.
§ 02.A
Foreign Divorce Opinion Letter
For remarriage in Ontario following a divorce obtained outside Canada. Letter addressed to the Office of the Registrar General, based on section 22(1) of the federal Divorce Act and, where applicable, the real and substantial connection doctrine.
§ 02.B
MTO Vehicle Transfer Opinion Letter
For transferring a vehicle from the estate of a person who died without a will, without the cost and delay of a full probate application. Letter addressed to ServiceOntario, based on Part II of the Succession Law Reform Act.
§ 03.A
Individual Will Package
[ Fee ]
Flat · plus HST
Will, Continuing Power of Attorney for Property, and Power of Attorney for Personal Care. Drafted together as a coordinated estate-planning engagement.
§ 03.B
Couple's Will Package
[ Fee ]
Flat · for two mirror wills, plus HST
Two mirror wills for spouses or partners, with accompanying powers of attorney. The standard arrangement for most married couples.
§ 03.C
Probate Application
[ Quote ]
Scope-based · written quotation
Quoted after initial review of the estate. Simple probate applications are handled on a flat fee; complex estates are quoted on a scope-of-work basis.
Fees for notary public and commissioner of oaths services depend on the document's purpose and the number of signatures. We quote over the telephone before you visit the office.
§ 04.A
Commissioning of Affidavits
[ Fee ]
Per document
Commissioning of affidavits and statutory declarations for Ontario use.
§ 04.B
Notarial Certification
[ Fee ]
Per document
Certified true copies, notarized signatures, notarial certificates for foreign use.
§ 04.C
Apostille Coordination
[ Fee ]
Plus ODS fee
Notarization plus preparation and submission to Ontario's Official Documents Services. ODS fee is separate.
Some matters — contested family files, significant litigation, complex business transactions — cannot responsibly be quoted on a flat fee because the time required depends on the other side. For these, we work on an hourly basis with regular written updates.
Our hourly rate, and a reasonable written estimate of the likely cost of the matter, is provided before we accept the engagement. The estimate is updated if the scope of the matter changes. Invoices are rendered monthly and are itemized by date and task.
For smaller matters and one-off advice, we also offer limited-scope engagements — sometimes called "unbundled" retainers — where we handle a discrete piece of a matter for a defined fee, leaving the balance of the work to the client. Not every matter is suitable for this arrangement, but where it is, it can significantly reduce the overall cost.
All pricing is subject to conflict check
Before Avion Law can accept any engagement, a conflict check is performed to confirm we are able to act. No fee is payable for the initial consultation (up to thirty minutes), and no work is billed until a written retainer has been executed. The consultation itself is a conversation about your matter and whether Avion Law is the right fit — it is not an opportunity to obtain free legal advice.