The court considered costs submissions following a motion.
The responding parties did not dispute the number of hours or rates claimed by counsel for the successful parties, except for the preparation time for the motion.
The court found that four hours of preparation was reasonable and awarded costs of $6,510.09 inclusive for the motion, plus $250.00 plus HST for preparing the costs submissions.
Although the responding parties argued that payment within 30 days would cause financial hardship, the court allowed additional time for payment.
Costs were ordered payable within 90 days.