Rates as of May 1, 2023:

Rates: Chemistry U of T External Acad.1 External Industry
GC $19.00/hr $25.00/hr $35.00/hr $78.00/hr
Headspace $16.00/hr $20.00/hr $28.00/hr $60.00/hr
GC-MS $28.00/hr $35.00/hr $50.00/hr $109.00/hr
HPLC $19.00/hr $25.00/hr $35.00/hr $78.00/hr
LC-MS $28.00/hr $35.00/hr $50.00/hr $109.00/hr
IC $19.00/hr $25.00/hr $35.00/hr $78.00/hr
ICP-OES $89.00/hr $100.00/hr $152.00/hr $300.00/hr
ICP-MS $116.00/hr $130.00/hr $197.00/hr $350.00/hr
AAS $19.00/hr $25.00/hr $35.00/hr $161.00/hr
FTIR $16.00/hr $20.00/hr $28.00/hr $60.00/hr
Raman $27.00/hr $35.00/hr $50.00/hr $105.00/hr
Fluorescence $16.00/hr $20.00/hr $28.00/hr $60.00/hr
UV/Vis $16.00/hr $20.00/hr $28.00/hr $60.00/hr
TOC/TN Analysis $43.00/hr $50.00/hr $71.00/hr $150.00/hr
KF Titration $18.00/sample $25.00/sample $35.00/sample $75.00/sample
SFC* $32.00/hr $40.00/hr $62.00/hr $120.00/hr
Microwave Digestion $11/sample $15/sample $21/sample $45/sample
CD $34.00/hr $40.00/hr $62.00/hr $120.00/hr
Elemental Analysis $45.00/sample $50.00/sample $71.00/sample $80.00/sample

1 External Academic is a member of a non-U of T university or college, or a hospital.

* For supercritical fluid chromatography, the minimum charge is $3000 yearly within a group, credited against the group's usage fees for the year.

No show / Cancellation / Late Policy:

Late:
Users arriving over 30 minutes after the start of their booking will be charged for the missed time.
Missed/cancelled bookings of 2 hours or less:
If a booking is missed without notice, the user will be billed for the full amount of time booked.
Missed/cancelled bookings between 2-4 hours:
If a booking is missed without notice, the user will be billed for the full amount of time booked.
If < 24 hours notice is given, the user will be billed for half the time booked.
Missed/cancelled bookings > 4 hours:
If < 24 hours notice is given, the user will be billed for the full amount of time booked.
If < 48 hours notice is given, the user will be billed for half the time booked.
Instrument used and time not logged:
If we are unable to determine usage time because it was not recorded in the instrument logbook (or false times were recorded), 1 day of usage (8 hours) will be billed.