Notarizing a document means any of the following:
If you are seeking a true copy of an original document, you must bring the original document with you. The notary will then notarize and seal the copy.
The notary will review your identification and witness you sign the document.
This can be any document, and can even be in a foreign language. You will be asked to print your name in English beside your signature. It is very important that the person having their signature notarized appear and sign in front of a notary. there will be no exceptions.
They will require two witnesses. The notary can be one of the two witnesses but a second will have to be available for signature. Often we have additional witnesses available in our office. However, you may wish to bring a witness with you. The second witness should not be an executor, a beneficiary or a spouse of a beneficiary to the will.
Notarizing a document means any of the following:
If you are seeking a true copy of an original document, you must bring the original document with you. The notary will then notarize and seal the copy.
Commissioning a document means taking votes or declarations from the person who signed an affidavit or statutory declaration. Only certain individuals designated as commissioners are authorized by the province of Ontario to do this. To commission an affidavit, the lawyer or Commissioner First verifies the identity of the person giving the oath. Once identity has been established, the lawyer or commissioner will ask the deponent to swear or solemnly affirm and declare the truth of the contents of the document.
A power of attorney is a document in which you appoint somebody to act on your behalf. We witness and can commission and notarize these documents. Powers of attorney in Canada require two witnesses.
Should you be selling a property, you may require some of your signatures to be commissioned as well as others to be witnessed. Note that this does not include legal advice. you will be required to provide identification.
An affidavit is a document in which you swear something to be true. Oftentimes the document requires a witness to swear and clear that they were present and saw another person sign a document. In Canada, this is most often used with wills.
Canadian passport applications require you to have a guarantor sign that has known you for a minimum of two years. If you can’t find such a person, you may use the “in lieu of guarantor” form. A notary required commission of this form.
When a child is not travelling with both parents, a notarized consent to travel document may be required. Each person giving consent for the child to travel must sign in front of a notary. The person travelling with the child does not need to appear.
Included in the translation package whereby an original document has been translated, a certified true copy of the original document is usually included.
Letters of invitation are used in support of an application for a visitor to visit Canada and receive a visa for doing so. If more than one person is signing the letter, each person must do so in front of the notary.
If the original document is only an electronica document, we can certify the electronica document as original.
A notary will certify a copy of an original document. certification can be done for both domestic and international documents. Please bring the originals with you as the notary must see them.