Fee Schedule for FOI Access Requests

Ontario Regulation 460 sets out the specific fees to

be charged for processing of an FOI Access Request.

Type of fee	Cost	Description
Application fee	$5	Payable to the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation. Must accompany your request. The fee is mandatory and cannot be waived.
Photocopies	$0.20 per page	Related to processing fees. Payable before records are received.
Computer programming	$15 per 1/4 hour	If needed to develop a program to retrieve information. Payable before records are received.
USB	$10 per USB	Related to processing fees for receiving records electronically. Payable before records are received.
Search time	$7.50 per 1/4 hour	Required to search and retrieve records. Payable before records are received.
Record preparation	$7.50 per 1/4 hour	Required to prepare records for release (removal of exempted information) or to run reports. Payable before records are received.
Invoice Fees	As invoiced	Costs, including computer costs, incurred by the OCS to locate, retrieve, process and/or copy the record(s) as specified in an invoice that the OCS has received.
Appeal fee – general records	$25	Payable to the Minister of Finance.
Appeal fee – personal information	$10	Payable to the Minister of Finance.