2021-22 Lawyer Licensing Process Fees Schedule

Fees Are Subject To Applicable Taxes And Are Subject To Change

Revised November 2020

Application Fees (non-refundable)

Application Fee	$160
Application Fee - Transfer Candidate	$160
Late Application Submission Fee	$75

Licensing Examination Fees

Barrister Licensing Examination (includes study materials in digital and paper copy	$750
Solicitor Licensing Examination (includes study materials in digital and paper copy)	$750
Rewrite of Barrister Licensing Examination (includes study materials in digital copy only*)	$600
Rewrite of Solicitor Licensing Examination (includes study materials in digital copy only*)	$600
Additional paper copy of study materials (per examination)	$150

*Candidates rewriting or deferring an examination to a subsequent Licensing Cycle are required to purchase the new study materials. Once study materials are paid and access is provided, study material fees are non-refundable.

Experiential Training Program Fees**

Articling Program/Law Practice Program	$2800
Application for Exemption from the Experiential Training Program	$160
Application for Abridgment of Articles based on prior legal experience	$160
Application for National or International Articles	$160

** You must pay the Experiential Training Fee, which goes towards the costs of administering experiential training programs for lawyer licensing candidates. The invoice for this fee is posted to your Law Society account, and is payable forthwith. Please note that the experiential training fee for the Articling Program is not refundable, once you commence the Articling Program. More information may be found on the Financial Assistance webpage.

Applicant Licensing Fee

Call to the Bar fee (application for L1 Licensing)

$165*

*This fee has been temporarily reduced due to the Covid-19 situation. More information regarding the call fee for the 2021-22 licensing year will be posted in 2021.

Administrative Fees for the Monthly Payment Plan

Five-month Payment Plan Fee	$50
Ten-month Payment Plan Fee	$100

Incidental Fees

Late filing of any document submitted  (Includes transcripts, NCA Certificates, Articling Forms or Licensing Process Forms)	$100
Replacement of a Call to the Bar certificate (L1 Licence) ***	$100
Official copy of Licensing Process transcript  (Provided directly to a third party upon written request from the candidate/licensee)	$25
Unofficial copy of Licensing Process transcript	$15
Replacement of Candidate photo identification card	$15
Replacement Tax Receipt	$10

*** A replacement certificate should be requested from the Membership Department at the Law Society.