PATI Service Fees

You can make a request under PATI, but there might be a fee depending on the request. The following is list of PATI service fees:

Service

Fee

Photocopy: Black and white (all sizes)

$1.00

Photocopy:  Colour (all sizes)

$1.00

Photographs: Black and white and colour (digital photographic print from digital file, scanned hardcopy, or existing negative)

$1.00

Photographs: Black and white (photocopy or standard print-out)

$1.00

Photographs: Colour (photocopy or standard print-out)

$2.00

Video duplication

Actual vendor costs plus 25% administrative fee

Conversion of an analogue audio or video record (e.g. tape or reel-to-reel) into digital MP3 or DivX file format

Actual vendor costs plus 25% administrative fee

Copy of a microfilm positive reel

$75.00

Microfilm print-out black and white copy (all sizes)

$1.00 per page

Conversion of a microfilm record into digital JPEG file format

Actual vendor costs plus 25% administrative fee

Print-out of a digital document or database report black and white copy (all sizes)

$1.00 per page

Provision of a digital record (text or image) in standard PDF, JPEG or TIF file format by email

No charge

Conversion of a paper record (text or image) into digital PDF, JPEG or TIF file format

Actual costs incurred by the authority, based on hourly rates of staff undertaking the conversion, plus the purchase costs of any digital storage apparatus

Digital text files converted to audio formats for visually impaired

Actual costs incurred by the Computer Services Department, based on hourly rates of staff undertaking the conversion, plus the purchase costs of any carrier medium