Persons making a request for access to information or correction of personal information are required by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) to pay fees for the activities required to process their request, as shown below.
Payment can be made by cash, a cheque or money order payable to Queen's University, or e-transfer. If using e-transfer contact the Privacy Office before making a transfer.
If a person is required to pay a fee for access to a record, Queen’s University may require the person to do so before giving the person access to the record.
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Request for access to general information |
$5.00 application fee |
| Request for access to/correction of personal information | $5.00 application fee |
| Searching for responsive records |
General request: $7.50 for each 15 minutes ($30.00 per hour) spent by any person Personal information request: no charge |
| Preparation of records for disclosure, including severing parts of the records |
General request: $7.50 for each 15 minutes ($30.00 per hour) spent by any person Personal information request: no charge |
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Photocopies and computer printouts |
$0.20 per page |
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CD-ROM disks/USB Drives |
$10 per disk/drive |
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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 ($60.00 per hour) spent by any person |
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Costs (including computer costs) incurred to locate, retrieve, process, and copy record(s) as specified in an invoice received by Queen’s University |
Actual costs |
For further information, please see (R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 460).
Fee Deposit
- Queen’s University may require requester to pay 50% of the total estimated fee if it is $100 or more
Fee Refund
- Queen’s University will refund any fee deposit paid that is subsequently waived