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===Canada=== Contingent fee agreements are legal in all provinces of [[Canada]], but with some restrictions on what cases are eligible to be handled on a contingent fee basis.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Crosariol|first1=Beppi|title=Case highlights risks of contingency fee deals|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/life/case-highlights-risks-of-contingency-fee-deals/article743594/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&|access-date=26 September 2017|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=10 May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://legalfinancejournal.com/contingency-fees-in-canada/ |title=Canada Contingency fees |publisher=legalfinancejournal.com |access-date=2015-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723011347/http://legalfinancejournal.com/contingency-fees-in-canada/ |archive-date=2015-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/contingency/ |title=Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario |publisher=Attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca |access-date=2011-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927005659/http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/contingency/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In some cases, an attorney may collect a percentage of recovery in case of a victory but must otherwise charge an hourly fee.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
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