Here is a link to a review of all Canadian online stock brokers and you can select that is best suited to you:

http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/canadian-...

I plan on investing between $5000 - $30,000 over the next few years. Importantly, I plan on buying and holding stocks for long time. Very few trades/year, maybe one or two/month, or a handful/year.

So annual fees may be more important than per-trade fees.

never done this before, Any suggestions appreciated!