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Document Scanning Prices

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All prices are in Canadian Dollars and subject to HST.
For a large number of Maps, Engineering & Architectural Drawings and Large Format documents please contact us for a quote.

1. Minimum Orders

Minimum charges are as follows, per order:
Minimum charge forPrice
Up to and including size B $35
Larger than size B $75
Book scanning $75

2. Black and White Scans

Price per page. Double-sided pages count as 2 pages. Default resolution 200dpi.
Document Sizeup to 300 dpi400 dpi600 dpi
Letter / Legal / A4 (up to 8½" x 14") 12¢ 17¢ 20¢
Ledger (Tabloid)  / A3 (up to 11" x 17") 22¢ 27¢ 33¢

3. GreyScale Scans

Price per page. Double-sided pages count as 2 pages. Default resolution 200dpi.
Document Sizeup to 300 dpi400 dpi600 dpi
Letter / Legal / A4 (up to 8½" x 14") 12¢ 28¢ 33¢
Ledger (Tabloid)  / A3 (up to 11" x 17") 24¢ 38¢ 45¢

4. Color Scans

Price per page. Double-sided pages count as 2 pages.
Document Sizeup to 300 dpi400 dpi600 dpi
Letter / Legal / A4 (up to 8½" x 14") 25¢ 55¢ 70¢
Ledger (Tabloid)  / A3 (up to 11" x 17") 55¢ 90¢ 99¢

5. Document Preparation

Some scanning jobs require us to prepare your documents for scanning. For example, remove staples, re-staple, remove binding (without cutting), redo binding after scanning, remove stickers and post-it notes etc.
ServicePrice
Document Preparation $60 per hour

6. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Prices

OCR rates for different types of text recognition, depending on the desired acuracy of the results and retention of the original formatting. Volume discounts apply as per Volume Discount section on this page. For more details on OCR services please click here.
OCR TypePrice per page
Auto OCR
Automated, no editing, text without formatting, no images
Auto OCR + Spellcheck
Spellcheck performed by an operator using a word processor
75¢
Manual Retype
Text without formatting, no images, spellcheck included
$1.30
Full OCR
Operator replicates styles and layout, spellcheck included
$1.50

7. Indexing

For most situations the following rates will apply:
DescriptionPrice per Index
Re-naming of the scanned files 35¢
Building custom PDF bookmarks 35¢

8. Book Scanning (without unbinding)

Price per scanned page (each side).
Book Scanningup to 600 dpi
Color or grayscale or black&white 75¢
Minimum charge per book $25
Minimum charge per order
$75

9. Book Cutting

We can cut off binding and straighten page edges if necessary in preparation for scanning. After cutting the binding, pages can be scanned as regular documents at our regular document scanning prices.
Book SizePrice per Book
Up to 200 pages $10
200 to 500 pages $15
Over 500 pages $20

10. Litigation Load Files, DAT and DII

We do scanning for law firms for litigation purposes. We provide numerous options for the Litigation Load File formats, such as DAT and DII. Customized software may be required in complex litigation situations with custom fields for the load files and/or with many recursive (nested) levels of the documents. If customized Litigation Load Files software is required, it usually does not exceed $5,000 per project. Although for simpler projects with common requirements or very minimal customization or for very bid legal projects the cost of the software may be included in the prices of other services, such as scanning, indexing, OCR and so on in lieu of discounts that might have been applied otherwise.
Litigation Load FilesPrice Per Project
DAT or DII Litigation Load Files From FREE to Up To $5,000

11. Maps, Engineering & Architectural Drawings, Large Formats

Most common North American document size standards are  ANSI and Architechural. Smaller dimention of each size is the same as bigger dimention of the previous size. Bigger dimention of each size is a double of the smaller dimention of the previous size. Standard scanning id done in Black&White at 200dpi.
Size  (ANSI or Architectural) Price
A   (8.5" × 11"  or    9" × 12") $0.29
B   (11" x 17"   or   12" x 18") $0.35
C   (17" x 22"   or   18" x 24") $2.25
D   (22" x 34"   or   24" × 36") $4.50
E   (34" x 44"   or   36" × 48") $9.00

12. Volume Discounts

Per image scanning rates are reduced with volume:
VolumeDiscount
Up to 10,000 pages 0
10,001 to 50,000 5%
50,001 to 75,000 10%
75,001 to 100,000 12%
100,001 to 150,000 15%
Over 150,000 Please ask

13. On-Site Scanning

We understand that some documents contain sensitive information (resumes, medical records, financial information, legal documents, etc.) and cannot leave your premises. We provide On-Site scanning services within the Greater Vancouver area and Lower Mainland of BC region of Canada. We bring our scanners to your office and scan your documents right there.

We will supply all of the required equipment and an operator to scan your documents. We work day shifts (8 hours = 7½ hours work + ½ hour lunch break). Equipment setup/removal and document handling is part of this time.

If a secured room is available then the equipment can remain on-site which saves setup and removal cost each day.

Off-Site scanning involves picking up documents from you (by us or a courrier company) and scanning them in our office. If you urgently require a document that we have, we can process that document for you and email it to you. If the file is too big, we can arrange for you to download it form a password protected web site or an FTP site.

WherePrice
On-Site Scanning $395 per day, plus the cost of scanning

14. Results delivery

We can deliver scanned results in a number of ways depending on overall data volume. We can burn the files onto a CD or DVD or save on your media, such as an external Hard Drive or USB Flash Drive. We can also upload it to your FTP site or leave it for you to pick up from our FTP site. For your convenience we sell external hard drives and USB flash drives as well. We also offer a backup service. For an extra charge we can store your data on our servers to better protect your data after the work is done.
Results DeliveryPrice
Burning one CD or DVD Master Copy $25
Burning an extra CD or DVD copy, each $17
Saving on Client's USB flash drive or external hard drive for orders under $500 $10
Saving on Client's USB flash drive or external hard drive for orders over $500 FREE
Saving on USB flash drive or external hard drive purchased from us FREE
Uploading to your FTP site $10 per 500Mb
Posting results on our FTP site $15 per 500Mb

15. Pickup or Delivery of original Documents

Pickup or Delivery of documents is available in the following areas:

  • Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, West Vancouver, North Vancouver
  • Coquitlam, Surrey, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge
  • Extra charges apply for Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Abbotsford
Pickup or Delivery, Each Trip (one way)Price
Up to 4 standard or comparable paper boxes, up to legal size each (10"x12"x15") $40 per trip
Over 4 standard or comparable paper boxes, up to legal size each (10"x12"x15") $10 per box per trip
 
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