Rabideau Law
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.2 lawyers · Established 2009 · Waterloo Region
One of 54 law firms listed in Waterloo, and one of 23 handling Real Estate Law.
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Clients rate this firm highly on Google.
Rabideau Law is a multi-practice firm serving businesses, families and individuals across Ontario, and its residential real estate practice has been running throughout the province since 2009. Meeting times are flexible, real estate deals can be signed virtually, and the office is in Uptown Waterloo.
Geoff Rabideau is the firm's principal lawyer and owner and has practised law for more than 18 years. Kamaldeep Kaur is a real estate lawyer whose transactional real estate experience is paired with a background in family law and in wills and estates. Kamal holds a Master's in Criminal Law and is working toward a second Master's, in Administrative Law.
Residential clients get fixed fees, dedicated support staff, service in more than one language and the firm's own virtual signing service. Geoff Rabideau also owns Custom Closing, which tailors purchase, sale and refinance closings with the aim of keeping the process as easy as possible for clients. The firm is also recruiting signing officers for appointments in major Ontario cities.
The firm publishes articles on Ontario property law. Recent posts have looked at the Austin v. MacFarlane decision on latent defects and surviving warranties, and at the province's new HST rebate on new homes.
Practice areas
Flat-fee home purchases, sales and refinances
Residential packages include a fixed legal fee, office disbursements and registration costs, while title insurance is quoted separately. The flat fee for a purchase includes one free virtual signing appointment.
Commercial property and leasing
On the commercial side the firm acts on acquisitions and dispositions of property such as multi-tenant residential buildings and light industrial facilities, with a standard fee starting at $3599 plus HST, disbursements and taxes. It also handles commercial leases for landlords and for business tenants, has particular experience helping businesses secure and grow storefront and shopping centre locations, and treats leasing as a business deal rather than paperwork to fill in. (Fees as of October 2026.)
Mortgage enforcement for lenders
Rabideau Law enforces mortgages for MICs, private lenders with large portfolios and first-time lenders alike. Its work runs from obtaining judgment and writs of possession through to filing main and supplemental claims with mortgage insurers, and for lenders who take property by credit bid it confirms the right adjusted cost base.
Restructuring and business sales
The firm's restructuring clients are small and mid-sized businesses, and the work includes negotiating debt reduction with creditors and the CRA. On a purchase or sale of a business it advises from the letter of intent through closing and on to enforcing the representations afterward.
Fund structures and agent corporations
Rabideau Law helps developers, fund operators and private capital and family investment groups set up and launch Mutual Fund Trusts and similar investment vehicles. It also incorporates Personal Real Estate Corporations for real estate agents.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
Virtual appointments
By appointmentFees & payment
Flat feeMilestones & recognition
- 2020: Rabideau Law received the Platinum Award for Real Estate Lawyer in the Waterloo Region Record Readers' Choice Awards.
- 2021: In the Waterloo Region Record Readers' Choice Awards, the firm took Platinum Awards for Real Estate Law Firm and Legal Services and a Gold Award for Law Firm.
In the community
- In January 2013 the firm thanked supporters of its Winter Clothing Drive, whose clothes, footwear and accessories went to St. Mary's Place, the House of Friendship and several people living on the streets around downtown Kitchener.
- For its 2018 Potato Blitz in February, held in support of House of Friendship, Rabideau Law announced it would take donations at its office and run an in-office contest to see who could bring in the most potatoes.
- Conestoga College invited Geoff Rabideau to give a guest talk on "The Changing World of Mortgages".
- Rabideau Law launched "The Rabideau Law Business Law Show", a limited series on everyday business law questions. Its third episode, on shareholders agreements, is dated February 1, 2023.
Affiliations & connections
- Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association (CMBA): Geoff Rabideau co-authored chapters 5 and 6 of the CMBA's Mortgage Agent Course textbook, including its real estate law chapter, and often speaks at CMBA as a guest presenter.
The neighbourhood
The office is at 62 Regina Street North in Uptown Waterloo, the central district of the city, where King Street is the main thoroughfare. The Regina Street building is in the Waterloo Vernacular style and dates from before 1889, possibly around 1887.
Frequently asked questions
- What isn't covered by Rabideau Law's $1899 flat fee for a home purchase?
- The $1899 purchase fee is quoted plus HST and land transfer tax. It also leaves out other costs, including title and writ searches, courier fees, and wire fees or other payouts that carry a fee. (Fees as of October 2026.)
- Does the flat fee still apply to an occupancy closing or a purchase with a bridge loan?
- Rabideau Law charges extra for occupancy closings and bridge loans, along with investment or commercial properties, additional mortgages or lines of credit, and anything outside a standard deal. The flat fee is set for a vacant single-family home on city services with one first mortgage and nothing else registered against title.
- Can I do my Rabideau Law or Custom Closing signing in the evening or on a weekend?
- Rabideau Law's virtual signing lets clients finish a real estate deal from anywhere at a time that works for them, evenings included. Through Custom Closing, virtual signings are offered on evenings and weekends with no extra charge.
- I'm a private lender; does Rabideau Law use fixed fees on power of sale files?
- Rabideau Law sets a fixed legal fee for a standard enforcement of a mortgage, and that fee is normally recovered when the property is sold.
- What does Rabideau Law's Gold incorporation package include?
- Rabideau Law sells several fixed-fee incorporation packages. The Gold tier is $1800 plus HST, and on top of the basic filings it adds up to three Nuans searches, an operating name registration and a virtual minute book for one year. (Fees as of October 2026.)
- Does Rabideau Law charge more to work in a language other than English?
- Rabideau Law will try to accommodate clients who speak another language, though doing so may come with additional costs.
Where to find them
62 Regina Street North, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3A5 · 519-957-1001
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