Frequently Asked Questions

In most cases, you will just need to bring the document(s) you need to have notarized and one piece of valid photo identification.

However, some documents have specific requirements.

Please review your document carefully before you come to the office to ensure you have everything with you that you need.

We are fast!

The notarization process itself can take as little as three minutes. We have been notarizing documents for years, so we have a lot of experience.

We are located in the Dymon Work Refined building, located at 285 Taunton Road East.

Please visit our Contact Page for complete directions.

Yes, appointments are necessary. Please call, text, contact us, or send an email to book an appointment. Same day appointments are always available. No walk ins, please. 

Please be prepared to provide Government-issued photo ID before having your document notarized

Please do not sign your document before coming in for your appointment, as you must sign in the presence of the notary public.

You can book an appointment with us by calling or texting our office, email or contact us page.

We offer flexible appointment times, including evenings and weekends, to accommodate your schedule.

Notaries can take affidavits or declarations by asking you to swear or affirm that what is in a document is true & can verify that signatures, marks and copies of documents are true or genuine.

Notaries are appointed by the Ministry of the Attorney General pursuant to the Notaries.

Commissioners for taking oaths can take affidavits or declarations by asking you to swear or affirm that the contents of the document is true.

In Ontario, all notaries are commissioners! Commissioners are appointed pursuant to the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act.

“Notarizing a document” means a notary public verifies that the signatures, marks or copies of the document are true or genuine.

To complete a notarization, the notary signs the document and stamps it with an official seal

A statutory declaration is a legal document that allows a person to declare that something is true in order to satisfy a legal or regulatory requirement.

A certified true copy is a copy of a document that a notary has stamped to certify that the copy is a true copy of the original document.

No.

Apostille is not performed in Canada.

Instead, Canada uses a process called authentication and legalization, which is the equivalent of apostille.

Notaries Xpress can assist with the first step of the authentication and legalization process.

Yes, we can!

You can mail your documents to Notaries Xpress in Canada.

We will notarize a certified true copy of your document and mail them back to you.

Contact us for more information.

Online commissioning is also called remote commissioning or virtual commissioning.

It is the process for notarizing oaths, affidavits, statutory declarations and other documents using technology like web conferencing instead of meeting with a notary in person.

Yes!

We offer mobile notary and commissioner services for taking oaths services to homes, offices, hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, retirements homes – almost any location.

Visit our house call and mobile notary services page for more information.

You will need:

• A PDF version of your document.
• Access to a web camera (for example, on a smartphone, tablet, or computer).
• One piece of valid government-issued photo identification or two pieces of valid government-issued non-photo identification.

We can commission many documents online, including but not limited to:

• Oaths and affidavits, like affidavits of identity, affidavits of income and OSAP affidavits.
• Statutory declarations, like statutory declarations of marital status, statutory declarations of common law status, statutory declarations for name change applications and statutory declarations of identity.
• IMM 0006E Application for Authorization and Statutory Declaration.
• Sworn statements for a family gift of a used vehicle.
• Letters of invitation.
• Ontario court forms, including affidavits of service and affidavits of divorce.

And many more!

Yes, remote commissioning of affidavits, oaths and statutory declarations is legal pursuant to O Reg 431/20, Administering Oath or Declaration Remotely, a regulation under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act.