Does a plaintiff have to pay the cost of notice of a claim?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Allen v. Aspen Group Resources Corp, 2010 ONSC 5949 (CanLII):

In Markle v. Toronto (City), [2004] O.J. No. 3024 (S.C.J.), Nordheimer J. suggested that the “normal order” is that the plaintiff bears the cost of notice. Other judges have made orders to that effect.

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