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Simple, all-in pricing for every person served

You pay per person served, based on where they are. The price includes the service and the sworn affidavit of service. Choose a faster turnaround if you need it. HST is added and shown before you pay.

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The service

Court Document Service

Personal service of court and legal documents on the named recipient, with a sworn affidavit of service.

We serve originating processes, motion records, family court applications, summonses and other documents on individuals and corporations. A process server delivers the documents in person, records each attempt as it happens, and swears an affidavit describing exactly how service was made.

Included with every order

  • Up to 3 service attempts per person at different times of day
  • Every attempt logged with time, GPS location, photos and notes
  • Personal service, or an alternative to personal service where the Rules allow it
  • A sworn Affidavit of Service (Form 16B) for each person served
  • Live status in your portal or with a private tracking link
  • An itemized receipt and invoice with HST

Price list

Price per person, by zone

The zone depends on the recipient’s address. See which cities are in each zone.

  • Toronto

    6 cities

    Service
    $75.00
    Affidavit of Service
    $25.00
    Per person
    $100.00
    With 13% HST
    $113.00

  • Greater Toronto

    12 cities

    Service
    $95.00
    Affidavit of Service
    $25.00
    Per person
    $120.00
    With 13% HST
    $135.60

  • Extended Region

    8 cities

    Service
    $115.00
    Affidavit of Service
    $25.00
    Per person
    $140.00
    With 13% HST
    $158.20

More than one person at the same address: $40 each. Serving a company and its director, or several family members at home? Everyone after the first person at an address costs $40 including their own sworn affidavit, with no extra turnaround fee.

Prices in Canadian dollars at standard turnaround. 13% Ontario HST is added to the order total.

Price calculator

Work out your price

Add each address and how many people we serve there. The total uses the same pricing rules as checkout.

  1. Address 1

Your price

Court Document Service — Toronto
$75.00
Affidavit of Service
$25.00
Subtotal
$100.00
HST (13%)
$13.00
Total (CAD)
$113.00

Ontario HST shown. At checkout the exact tax is calculated from your billing postal code and shown before you pay.

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Turnaround

How quickly we make the first attempt

Turnaround fees are charged once per address we visit. Business days exclude weekends and Ontario statutory holidays, and start the next business day for orders paid after 5 p.m.

  • Standard

    Included

    First attempt within 2 business days.

  • Next Day

    +$25

    First attempt by end of the next business day.

  • Same Day

    +$50

    First attempt today. Order by noon, Monday to Saturday.

Examples

What you would pay

Worked out with the same pricing rules our checkout uses, so the totals here match what you see when you order.

One person, standard

One recipient in Toronto, standard turnaround.

Court Document Service — Toronto
$75.00
Affidavit of Service
$25.00
Subtotal
$100.00
HST (13%)
$13.00
Total
$113.00

A company and its director

Both served at the same office in Toronto, next day turnaround.

Court Document Service — Toronto
$75.00
Court Document Service — additional person at the same address
$15.00
Next Day turnaround
$25.00
Affidavit of Service × 2
$50.00
Subtotal
$165.00
HST (13%)
$21.45
Total
$186.45

Two addresses, urgent

One recipient in Toronto and one in Extended Region, same day turnaround.

Court Document Service — Toronto
$75.00
Court Document Service — Extended Region
$115.00
Same Day turnaround × 2
$100.00
Affidavit of Service × 2
$50.00
Subtotal
$340.00
HST (13%)
$44.20
Total
$384.20

If service isn't possible

When someone can't be served

People move, addresses turn out to be wrong, and some recipients avoid service. If we can’t serve someone after the included attempts, we stop, mark them as unable to serve and let you know right away, with the reason.

You keep the complete attempt record: dates, times, GPS locations, photos and the process server’s notes. That is the kind of evidence a court looks for if you bring a motion for substituted service or to dispense with service under Rule 16.04.

How fees are handled for recipients we couldn’t serve is set out in our Terms of Service.

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