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If you are upgrading from 60A to 200A you will need to upgraed the size of your service mast (assuming you are going overhead). You probably have a 1" to 1.5" mast; for a 200A service you need a 2" mast. You will need a new meter base too.
I upgraded mine last summer. Panel, mast, weatherhead, conductors, meterbase,about 50' of teck cable, clamps and incidentals ran me about $800cad. I installed it all myself and had a qualified electrician sign it off before the utility would energize it. I called in a favour for that so it was free (for them to inspect and sign off is about $250) (for them to do the complete install would be about $1500 + parts). The utility charged around $800 for the upgrade.
And because Kazoo is going to take me to task for the teck cable it was because I had to go underground from the new meterbase location to where I poked through the foundation to the panel. I had to relocate the meter base due to an addition that had left the old meter base in an enclosed garage (utilities don't like that).
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