Fees
1st Defendant (3 attempts at same address): | $75.00 (mileage may apply) |
2nd Defendant at same address (each additional party): | $50.00 – Civil Court $50.00 – Small Claims Court |
All other Defendants at different address (per address): | $75.00 |
Additional attempts at Service: | $55.00 |
Personal Service: (Documents which can only be served personally) ($75 if service is successful on first attempt) | $100.00 |
Rush Service (same day service request): (This charge is in addition to the regular fee) | $75.00 |
Affidavits in support of our services: | FREE |
Mileage charge for out of town service (per kilometer) | $0.75 |
Mileage charge for service within the City of Ottawa: (per kilometer) | $0.75 |
(Mileage fees for serves within the City of Ottawa are calculated from the Ottawa Courthouse at 161 Elgin Street, Ottawa and are based on a one-time fee for up to three attempts or less at the same address.) | |
Fax Forwarding (per page): | $0.50 |
Photocopies (per page): | $0.35 |
Preparation of Affidavits of Attempted Service or Affidavits in Support of a Motion for Substituted Service: | $20.00 |
**Any fees or disbursements paid on behalf of a client will be subject to an 8% administrative fee.** |
GMJ Professional Services is not a law firm, and cannot provide legal advice of any kind. As such, we do not provide services to private individuals.
Superior Court: | $55.00 |
Family Court: | $80.00 |
Small Claims Court: | $55.00 |
Rush Filings: | Double |
Attendance at Global Affairs/Foreign Affairs to authenticate/apostille documents:
Attendance at ODS (Official Document Services) at City Hall in Ottawa to authenticate/apostille documents: | $120.00 |
Attendance at Embassies to legalize documents (per attendance): (Does not include legalization fee from the Embassy) | $60.00 |
Notarization – we can arrange to have documents notarized through a local law firm. | Please call for a quote |
Embassy Arrangement for embassies that are out of Ottawa or that only receive documents via mail or courier. | $50.00 |
ODS fees per notarized document: | $16.00 ($32.00 for an original Vital Statistics document) |