Know your fees
All collection agent and bailiff licences expire on December 31. All individual collector and bailiff licences expire one year from the date of issue.
2023 fee schedule (effective January 1, 2023)
Licence application fees
- Debt collection or bailiff agency
- New licence: $1,534
- Branch location: $540
- Debt collector or bailiff
- New licence: $297
Licence renewal fees
For applications submitted more than two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt collection or bailiff agency (based on gross collection amount)
- less than $250,000: $427
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $705
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,422
- more than $1,000,000: $2,120
- for a branch location: $427
- Debt collector or bailiff
- Licence renewal: $234
For applications submitted within two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt collection or bailiff agency (based on gross collection amount)
- less than $250,000: $491
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $769
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,485
- more than $1,000,000: $2,185
- for a branch location: $491
- Debt collector or bailiff
- Licence renewal: $297
Other fees and charges
- Change in licensee’s name or licensed location address: $63
- Change in senior officers / shareholder of the licensee: $63
- Change in employee licence to different location or employer: $63
- Charge for a laminated ID card for a bailiff: $43
- Submitting a non-sufficient funds (NSF) payment or declined credit card payment: $61
- Late filing of annual financial report: $272
- Application for reconsideration of a decision: $272
Read about our reconsideration process.
Prorated licence fees
If you become licensed mid-way through the year, this is the fee schedule:
| Month of Application | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul-Dec |
| New agency | $1,534 | $1,408 | $1,278 | $1,152 | $1023 | $895 | $768 |
| New branch | $540 | $494 | $450 | $402 | $362 | $315 | $271 |
Current fee schedule (effective January 1, 2024)
Licence application fees
- Debt collection or bailiff agency
- New licence: $1,595
- Branch location: $562
- Debt collector or bailiff
- New licence: $309
Licence renewal fees
For applications submitted more than two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt collection or bailiff agency (based on gross collection amount)
- less than $250,000: $444
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $733
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,479
- more than $1,000,000: $2,205
- for a branch location: $444
- Debt collector or bailiff
- Licence renewal: $243
For applications submitted within two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt collection or bailiff agency (based on gross collection amount)
- less than $250,000: $511
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $800
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,544
- more than $1,000,000: $2,272
- for a branch location: $511
- Debt collector or bailiff
- Licence renewal: $309
Other fees and charges
- Change in licensee’s name or licensed location address: $66
- Change in senior officers / shareholder of the licensee: $66
- Change in employee licence to a different location or employer: $66
- Charge for a laminated ID card for a bailiff: $45
- Submitting a non-sufficient funds (NSF) payment or declined credit card payment: $63
- Late filing of annual financial report: $283
- Application for reconsideration of a decision: $283
Read about our reconsideration process.
Prorated licence fees
If you become licensed mid-way through the year, this is the fee schedule:
| Month of Application | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul-Dec |
| New agency | $1,595 | $1,464 | $1,329 | $1,198 | $1,064 | $931 | $799 |
| New branch | $562 | $514 | $468 | $418 | $376 | $328 | $282 |