Canadian Flat-Fee Legal Services Pricing Index, 2026
First published dataset of actual flat-fee prices for Canadian legal services. 362 listings from real providers — no surveys, no estimates, no quote-on-request.
257
Listings analyzed
$650
Median CAD
$300–$1,100
P25 → P75
$50–$8,000
Range
Price distribution
| Band | Listings | % | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| under $250 | 37 | 10% | |
| $250–$500 | 81 | 22% | |
| $500–$1,000 | 125 | 35% | |
| $1,000–$2,000 | 80 | 22% | |
| $2,000–$5,000 | 30 | 8% | |
| $5,000+ | 8 | 2% |
By practice area
| Scope | n | Min | P25 | Median | Mean | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills and Estates | 48 | $75 | $300 | $400 | $593 | $550 | $2,000 |
| Real Estate | 38 | $130 | $500 | $750 | $726 | $850 | $1,300 |
| Family | 35 | $99 | $650 | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,499 | $3,500 |
| Corporate | 25 | $89 | $500 | $975 | $870 | $1,000 | $1,999 |
| Litigation | 25 | $150 | $475 | $600 | $924 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Criminal | 25 | $100 | $900 | $1,500 | $1,947 | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Employment | 19 | $50 | $299 | $350 | $370 | $500 | $500 |
| Immigration | 13 | $50 | $700 | $1,350 | $2,386 | $3,500 | $8,000 |
| Intellectual Property | 9 | $300 | $375 | $750 | $952 | $1,000 | $3,500 |
| Contracts (general) | 6 | $150 | $199 | $300 | $316 | $500 | $500 |
| Other / Uncategorized | 4 | $50 | $250 | $499 | $450 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Privacy & Tech | 4 | $199 | $299 | $500 | $374 | $500 | $500 |
| Tax | 3 | $295 | $295 | $2,999 | $2,098 | $2,999 | $2,999 |
| Notary | 3 | $50 | $50 | $60 | $57 | $60 | $60 |
By city (n ≥ 3)
| Scope | n | Min | P25 | Median | Mean | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 158 | $50 | $300 | $550 | $961 | $1,100 | $6,000 |
| Brampton | 36 | $60 | $500 | $650 | $748 | $1,000 | $1,549 |
| Ottawa | 12 | $350 | $699 | $849 | $1,004 | $975 | $3,500 |
| Hamilton | 11 | $150 | $395 | $600 | $1,155 | $1,500 | $5,000 |
| Vancouver | 11 | $200 | $499 | $799 | $1,198 | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Calgary | 7 | $50 | $99 | $800 | $743 | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Oshawa | 4 | $200 | $300 | $500 | $625 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Newmarket | 4 | $600 | $1,500 | $1,999 | $1,524 | $1,999 | $1,999 |
| Windsor | 3 | $89 | $89 | $199 | $211 | $345 | $345 |
| Montreal | 3 | $375 | $375 | $750 | $642 | $800 | $800 |
| Edmonton | 2 | $799 | $799 | $1,500 | $1,150 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Waterloo Region | 2 | $999 | $999 | $8,000 | $4,500 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| Guelph | 2 | $500 | $500 | $900 | $700 | $900 | $900 |
| Peterborough | 2 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 | $300 |
By practice × city (n ≥ 3)
Most useful slice for journalists, consumers, and competitive benchmarking.
| Scope | n | Min | P25 | Median | Mean | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | Toronto | 24 | $130 | $595 | $750 | $727 | $999 | $1,300 |
| Wills and Estates | Toronto | 21 | $150 | $300 | $400 | $670 | $750 | $2,000 |
| Litigation | Toronto | 20 | $150 | $475 | $550 | $848 | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| Corporate | Toronto | 16 | $89 | $350 | $1,000 | $834 | $1,200 | $1,999 |
| Employment | Toronto | 16 | $50 | $299 | $350 | $368 | $500 | $500 |
| Criminal | Toronto | 16 | $100 | $750 | $1,199 | $1,801 | $3,500 | $6,000 |
| Wills and Estates | Brampton | 13 | $75 | $300 | $550 | $506 | $550 | $1,549 |
| Family | Brampton | 13 | $650 | $650 | $1,200 | $1,088 | $1,450 | $1,499 |
| Family | Toronto | 13 | $200 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,216 | $1,500 | $3,500 |
| Immigration | Toronto | 11 | $50 | $700 | $1,350 | $2,088 | $3,500 | $5,000 |
| Real Estate | Ottawa | 6 | $699 | $699 | $849 | $791 | $850 | $850 |
| Intellectual Property | Toronto | 5 | $300 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,260 | $1,000 | $3,500 |
| Contracts (general) | Toronto | 4 | $250 | $300 | $500 | $388 | $500 | $500 |
| Wills and Estates | Hamilton | 4 | $285 | $395 | $400 | $454 | $735 | $735 |
| Privacy & Tech | Toronto | 4 | $199 | $299 | $500 | $374 | $500 | $500 |
| Wills and Estates | Vancouver | 3 | $200 | $200 | $499 | $633 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Real Estate | Brampton | 3 | $400 | $400 | $500 | $583 | $850 | $850 |
| Intellectual Property | Montreal | 3 | $375 | $375 | $750 | $642 | $800 | $800 |
| Tax | Toronto | 3 | $295 | $295 | $2,999 | $2,098 | $2,999 | $2,999 |
| Family | Calgary | 3 | $99 | $99 | $1,000 | $1,033 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Real Estate | Vancouver | 3 | $450 | $450 | $750 | $800 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Methodology
Prices were extracted from each provider's published flat-fee listings on flatlaws.com. Practice areas were classified from listing titles and descriptions via a published regex classifier. Listings without an explicit price are excluded. Outliers above $50,000 and obvious test rows are filtered. Currency: CAD throughout. Captured May 2026.
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