Notary Public
Plain-language guides to notarization, commissioning, and certified copies in Ontario.
Notary work looks simple until a document comes back rejected. These guides cover the questions that actually cause problems: what separates a notary from a commissioner for taking affidavits, when a copy can be certified and when it cannot, how a travel consent letter should be put together, and what remote notarization can and cannot be used for. Each one explains what the receiving institution is looking for and why, so you arrive with the right document rather than making a second trip. Where the answer depends on the destination country or the body receiving the document, we say so rather than giving one answer that will not hold everywhere.
Online notary and remote notarization in Ontario
How remote notarization works, when it can be used, and what to have ready.
Travel LettersTravel consent letters: notarizing a letter for a child travelling
Why a notarized consent letter matters when a child travels with one parent or alone.
DeclarationsStatutory declarations: what they are and how to make one
A formal written statement, made under oath or affirmation before a commissioner or notary.
Certified CopiesCertified true copies: when you need one and how it works
How a notary certifies that a copy is a true reproduction of an original document.