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Specific User Arrangements
CHS has agreements in place with a wide range of specific users who rely on the quality and breadth of CHS data, surveys and products. CHS is pleased to offer a variety of copyright licenses to support the activities of a wide variety of individuals and companies who wish to make use of Crown intellectual property managed by CHS:
- Non-Commercial and Not-For-Navigation Users
- Researchers
- End Users
- Multiple Users
- Collaborative Arrangement with the Private Sector
- Other Government Departments
Non-Commercial, Not-For-Navigation Users
A Letter of Permission ("LOP") is used to grant access to CHS charts or data for a specific purpose that is non-navigation, where there is no commercial product creation, and no revenues being generated. For example, an LOP would be used when there is a request to use a chart in a film. Royalties may or may not be charged, depending on the situation and which data is being requested.
- Application Form
- Order Form (version of 05-Nov-2010). Please attach to your application form. [1]
Researchers
Private sector researchers, students, charities, not-for-profit organizations, universities, Crown corporations (which are not agents of the Crown), provincial government agencies, municipalities and port authorities wishing to be provided with CHS products or data may enter into a standard Direct User License Agreement (DULA) with CHS. These groups may or may not be required to pay royalties, depending on whether their proposed use will generate revenues for them. If the goal is to create a product to generate revenue, a value-added reseller license agreement is more appropriate than a DULA.
- Application Form
- Order Form (version of 05-Nov-2010). Please attach to your application form. [1]
End Users
CHS digital dealers have the right to grant sub-licenses for CHS digital products to end-users for specified purposes, primarily navigation. End-users are required to agree to the terms and conditions of CHS's end user license agreement ("EULA"). End-users have no rights to further distribution of their CHS products. Users must acquire the appropriate license from CHS for uses that fall outside the terms of their end-user license. The CHS EULA limits customer to one installation of the data plus one backup on a device owned by the customer; or in the case of a ship using ECDIS, the installation limit is 5 stations.
Multiple Users
If a business requires a CHS digital product for multiple users, it can enter into a Site License Agreement ("SLA"). The SLA is intended for a business which requires server-based access for a number of workstations in one or more corporate locations. Royalty rates are $25/paper chart equivalent/year, including updates with the royalty rate reduced based on the number of seats licensed. For example:
| Workstations/ employees |
Discount |
|---|---|
| 2-5 | 5% |
| 6-10 | 10% |
| 11-20 | 15% |
| 21-30 | 20% |
| 31-50 | 30% |
| 51+ | 40% |
- Site Licence Agreement
- Application Form
- Order Form (version of 05-Nov-2010). Please attach to your application form. [1]
Collaborative Arrangement With The Private Sector
CHS enters into collaborative arrangements with non-government entities for a variety of projects involving CHS surveys, data and products. The participants carry out activities jointly; share authority, decision making, effort, and responsibilities, both contribute resources for the purposes of achieving common goals, and both benefit from the joint activity.
The activity must be within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' mandate, and be consistent with public policy and the strategic direction of the department.
Collaborative arrangements must comply with all Treasury Board and DFO policies in effect. There is no standard agreement for collaborative arrangements at this time.
- Application Form
- Order Form (version of 05-Nov-2010). Please attach to your application form. [1]
Other Government Departments
When another government department makes a simple request for CHS data or products, it enters into a standard memorandum of understand ("MOU") with CHS. CHS recovers its incremental costs.
More complex arrangements with other government departments or other governments may be the subject of a negotiated MOU or treaty.
- Application Form
- Order Form (version of 05-Nov-2010). Please attach to your application form. [1]
