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Ask what a legal professional costs and the answer is usually a fog of “it depends.” The hesitation is understandable, because every file is different, but people deserve straight talk before they commit to anything. Cost is the single biggest reason Ontarians hesitate to get legal help, and unanswered pricing questions push people into representing… Read More

The unofficial final long weekend of summer has arrived, and this one belongs to the workers. The tradespeople, the nurses, the drivers, the teachers, the small business owners, the office staff, the factory crews, and everyone in between who spent the year showing up and getting it done. From the entire team at MTS Paralegal… Read More

Most people encounter a Notary Public at the exact moment they need one, and not a day earlier. An overseas transaction requires a form. A diploma needs a certified copy. A child’s travel consent letter has to be signed. Suddenly the hunt is on for someone with the right stamp. Yet what that stamp actually… Read More

It is one of the most repeated pieces of folk wisdom in Ontario driving culture: fight the ticket, because if the officer does not show up, the case gets thrown out. Like most folk wisdom, there is truth at the centre of it and a great deal of oversimplification around the edges. An absent officer… Read More

Earning a first licence is a milestone, but in Ontario it comes with an asterisk. Drivers in the Graduated Licensing System operate under conditions that fully licensed drivers never think about, and the penalty framework for breaking those conditions is deliberately harsh. A mistake that costs an experienced driver a fine can cost a novice… Read More