Know your fees
All debt repayment agency licences expire on December 31. All individual repayment agent licences expire one year from the date of issue.
2024 schedule (effective January 1, 2024)
Licence application fees
- Debt repayment agency
- New licence: $1,595
- Branch location: $562
- Debt repayment agent
- New licence: $309
Licence renewal fees
For applications submitted more than two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt repayment agency (based on gross 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 repayment agent
- Licence renewal: $243
For applications submitted within two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt repayment agency (based on gross 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 repayment agent
- Licence renewal: $309
Other fees and charges
- Change in licensee’s name or licensed location address: $66
- Change in senior officers / directors 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 |
2025 schedule (effective January 1, 2025)
Licence application fees
- Debt repayment agency
- New licence: $1,755
- Branch location: $618
- Debt repayment agent
- New licence: $340
Licence renewal fees
For applications submitted more than two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt repayment agency (based on gross amount)
- less than $250,000: $488
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $806
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,627
- more than $1,000,000: $2,522
- for a branch location: $508
- Debt repayment agent
- Licence renewal: $267
For applications submitted within two weeks prior to licence expiry
- Debt repayment agency (based on gross amount)
- less than $250,000: $563
- between $250,000 to $499,999: $881
- between $500,000 to $999,999: $1,702
- more than $1,000,000: $2,597
- for a branch location: $583
- Debt repayment agent
- Licence renewal: $342
Other fees and charges
- Change in licensee’s name or licensed location address: $75
- Change in senior officers / directors of the licensee: $75
- Change in employee licence to a different location or employer: $75
- Charge for a laminated ID card for a bailiff: $50
- Submitting a non-sufficient funds (NSF) payment or declined credit card payment: $50
- Late filing of annual financial report: $311
- Application for reconsideration of a decision: $311
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 | $1,755 | $1,610 | $1,462 | $1,318 | $1,170 | $1,024 | $879 |
| New branch | $618 | $565 | $515 | $460 | $414 | $361 | $310 |