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Hourly rate, short term: CAD $50 / hour, plus expenses if I’m travelling offsite.
Hourly rate, long term: If we’re undertaking a giant project, let’s write up a scope of work and make some agreements about rates.
Purchasing power: Am I buying devices and parts and accessories on your behalf? I charge exact costs I incur on hardware & devices & shipping, plus a 15% surcharge.
Piecework: If I’m archiving / digitizing for you, sometimes it makes more sense to charge by the piece — like $20 per VHS to digital, for instance. Let’s chat.
GST: Currently (Nov 2024) in my semi-retired state, I’m well under the threshold for collecting GST. I’ll monitor, and if I need to get a GST number, I’ll start charging it and you’ll see that and my GST number as a line item on my invoices. But for now, nope.