Reproduction Requests
Please note: this page provides basic information about ordering procedures, payment options, etc. To place a reproduction order you will need to return to a page where you can select an image. Try a selection such as “search database” or “collections.” Once you have selected an image and completed the basic order form, an e-mail will be generated and sent to the Museum. We will respond to your request in short order.

The Vancouver Maritime Museum is committed to improving access to its rich collection of historical photographs and graphic images. We are delighted to provide access to our dynamic on-line database of images related to the vessel St. Roch and the Arctic. There are now over 2,500 images available in our database. These images are drawn together from the museum’s collection and collections (private and public).

Reproduction Service
The VMM adheres to the current Canadian copyright legislation. Reproduction requests will be considered for any image in the museum’s collection. A request may be denied if it infringes on the original owner’s copyright or a donor restriction.

If you are not ordering on-line you must complete a “Request For Reproduction” form found as an attachment. Reproduction cost and possible licensing fees are assessed on an individual basis.

Personal use: copies may be ordered from the Vancouver Maritime Museum (VMM) for personal or research purposes. The museum does not require payment of a licensing fee for personal use or research however; there is a basic reproduction fee.

Commercial use: permission for publication of commercial use is necessary. Payment of a licensing fee is required along with costs associated with the reproduction. Fees are negotiated on an individual basis depending on proposed purpose, quantity and distribution. Funds derived from the licensing program are used to improve the collections of the museum e.g. conservation of works of art, rebinding of rare books, etc.

ORDERING
Once you have selected an image and emailed your request, a “Photographic Reproduction/licensing Request Form” will be e-mailed to you. You are required to read and sign the conditions and to specify the use of the reproduction.

PAYMENT
Payment in advance is required for all personal orders and for business orders without a valid purchase order number. Payment in the form of cash, cheque or money order, must be made in Canadian dollars. Outside North America, an international money order is required. Make cheques or money orders payable to VANCOUVER MARITIME MUSEUM and to the attention of the LIBRARY.
Government and businesses may be invoiced if the order is submitted with a valid purchase order number. The PO # must be noted on the order.

TAXES
Provincial sales tax (PST) of 7% applies to orders made at the Museum whether the purchaser is a British Columbian resident or not. (Exceptions: Mail orders from outside British Columbia and customers with a tax exempt number)
GST of 5% applies to all purchases made at the Museum, whether the purchaser is a Canadian resident or not.
PST and GST are payable on reproduction and user fees.

COMPLETION TIME
Standard orders are usually completed within 2 weeks. Large orders, or those requiring special handling may require more time to process.

RUSH ORDERS
Subject to availability; 100% surcharge.

PUBLICATION AND COMMERCIAL USE FEE GUIDELINES
Use fees are charged in addition to photo reproduction costs when an image is published or put to some commercial use. Users are required to send the Vancouver Maritime Museum a copy of the publication or sample of the product in which the image(s) appears.

Fee Schedule

Licensing Agreement