Fixed annual fees for the appointments Canadian law requires of companies based elsewhere: provincial agent and attorney for service, securities agent for service, and the PMRA and CFIA Canadian agent roles.
In short: several Canadian statutes require a company based somewhere else to name a person in Canada, or in a particular province, who receives legal process or regulatory correspondence on its behalf. Smutylo Law+ acts in that role for four regimes, each for a fixed annual fee: extra-provincial agent or attorney for service in Ontario and British Columbia, securities agent for service under Form 31-103F2, Canadian representative for PMRA pest control product registrants, and Canadian agent for CFIA fertilizer and supplement registrants.
| Service | Who needs it | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Extra-provincial agent / attorney for service | Corporations from outside Canada carrying on business in Ontario; companies with a head office outside BC registered in British Columbia | CA$450 per province |
| Securities agent for service (Form 31-103F2) | International dealers and advisers relying on the NI 31-103 exemptions | CA$600 per jurisdiction |
| PMRA Canadian representative | Foreign registrants of pest control products | CA$1,200 |
| CFIA Canadian agent | Fertilizer and supplement registrants residing outside Canada | CA$750 |
Annual fees are billed quarterly in arrears, plus applicable taxes. Government filing fees are charged at cost. Registrations, filings and substantive legal work are quoted separately before any work begins. Full terms: Agent Services Schedule.
The appointment does not make the firm responsible for your compliance with the underlying regime. Where you want advice on what a notice means or how to respond, that is legal work and is quoted separately.
Each of these roles is a point where a lawsuit, an enforcement notice or a regulator's deadline first reaches you. The firm is regulated by the Law Society of Ontario, so the engagement carries professional confidentiality and conflict-of-interest obligations, and anything served can be read by a lawyer the day it arrives.
For foreign companies that need an ongoing Canadian legal presence rather than a single appointment, see Canadian Representative for foreign companies. For radio-equipment certification under ISED's RSP-100, the firm runs a dedicated flat-fee service at ISEDRepresentative.com.
An agent for service is a person a company names to receive legal documents — statements of claim, notices, regulatory correspondence — on its behalf at an address in the jurisdiction. Delivering a document to the agent counts as delivering it to the company.
Ontario and British Columbia. The firm has offices in Ottawa, Victoria and Vancouver.
Being named in the appointment, maintaining the address, receiving what is served or sent, and forwarding it to you with a note of any deadline. Registration filings, government fees and advice on how to respond are separate and quoted up front.
Yes. The services are provided by Smutylo Law+, a law practice regulated by the Law Society of Ontario, and are governed by the firm's engagement terms.
Tell us which regime applies and where. The appointment and the annual fee are confirmed before anything is filed.
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