Fee Schedule
The hospital is permitted to charge certain fees in connection with responding to an FOI access request. Section 57(1) of FIPPA outlines those costs incurred by the hospital that can be charged to the requester as fees, namely:
- the costs of every hour of manual search required to locate a record;
- the costs of preparing the record for disclosure;
- computer and other costs incurred in locating, retrieving, processing and copying a record;
- shipping costs; and
- any other costs incurred in responding to a request for access to a record.
Some of these fees are prescribed by FIPPA Regulation 460. The table below outlines the fees that can be charged in connection with a general records request and the fees that can be charged in connection with a personal information request.
| Fees for a General Record Request |
Amount/Rate |
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s.57(1) FIPPA, s.6 Reg. 460
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|
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Photocopies and computer printouts
|
$0.20 per page
|
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Records provided on CD-ROMs
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$10.00 for each CD-ROM
|
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Manually searching a record
|
$7.50 for each 15 minutes spent by any person
|
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Preparing a record for disclosure, including severing a part of the record
|
$7.50 for each 15 minutes spent by any person
|
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Developing a computer program or other method of producing a record from a machine readable record
|
$15.00 for each 15 minutes spent by any person
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Costs, including computer costs, incurred in locating, retrieving, processing and copying the record(s) if those costs are specified in an invoice received by the hospital
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Actual costs incurred
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| Fees for a Personal Information Request |
Amount/Rate |
|
s.57(1) FIPPA, s.6 Reg. 460
|
|
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Photocopies and computer printouts
|
$0.20 per page
|
|
Records provided on CD-ROMs
|
$10.00 for each CD-ROM
|
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Developing a computer program or other method of producing a record from a machine readable record
|
$15.00 for each 15 minutes spent by any person
|
|
Costs, including computer costs, incurred in locating, retrieving, processing and copying the record(s) if those costs are specified in an invoice received by the hospital
|
Actual costs incurred
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Contact Us
Alexandra Marine and General Hospital
120 Napier Street
Goderich, ON
N7A 1W5
519-524-8689, ext. 5713
Email privacyofficer@amgh.ca