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Library and Archives Canada
Price List
Copies from Textual Documents and Microforms

Effective: August 29, 2005

Description of Service Fee per Copy

Copies from textual documents and microforms done by the staff

$0.40

$0.80 - rush service*

$0.30 for students and seniors citizens, 65 years of age and over**

$0.60 - rush service*, for students and seniors citizens, 65 years of age and over**

Copies from published textual documents and from microforms - self-serve service

$0.20 (tax included)

** Identification Cards required:

    Students: a valid full-time Student Photo Identification Card from an accredited educational institution
    Seniors citizens, 65 years of age and over: a document confirming the age (e.g.: driver's licence; birth certificate, Medicare card, passport)

ID cards have to be presented in person or a photocopy has to be included with the written request

Prices do not include GST and applicable PST for copies done by the staff. Orders mailed outside Canada are tax exempt.


Postage and Handling Fees

Categories

Regular Mail
Canada

Air Mail
USA

Air Mail
International

Letters

0-500 g

$0.96-$2.10

$1.40-$4.60

$3-$10

Parcels

0-5 kg

$2.66-$28.82

$4.25-$25.25

$4-$122.60

Parcels

> 5-30 kg

$4.14-$141.09

$25.25-$102.75

$36.15-$492.80

Price of postage varies by weight and by destination of the mail item. Prices are subject to annual postage or mail service rate increases.

Handling Fee

$0.35


*Conditions for Rush Service

Orders will be processed on a rush basis only if all the following conditions are met:

  • full reference number is provided
  • access restrictions do not apply or a letter of permission is included with the order for restricted documents
  • requested documents are available
  • "rush service" is indicated on the request
  • you agree to pay the additional surcharge of 100%
  • prepayment is done by cash, banking card (Interac), credit card (VISA, MasterCard or American Express) or through an established deposit account

Service Standards

Please note that written requests cannot be processed in less than five working days due to the following factors: registration of requests; delays of 24 hours for delivery of documents from off-site storage; identification of requested documents by staff.

Number of copies from textual documents

Number of copies from microforms

Regular Service

Up to 500

Up to 50

30 days

 

 

Rush Service

 

 

In-person requests

Written requests

Up to 500

Up to 250

Maximum of 100 copies per 24 hour

5 working days

Up to 1000

Up to 500

5 working days

7 working days

Up to 2000

Up to 750

10 working days

Up to 3000

Up to 1000

15 working days

Up to 4000

Up to 1250

20 working days

Up to 5000

Up to 1500

25 working days

Up to 6000

 

30 working days