A Notary Public in Ontario is someone, (usually a lawyer) who is entrusted by the Lieutenant Governor of the Province to make certain statements about documents.
This means that notarized documents are generally accepted throughout the world to be real, legitimate and report content that is true.
There are a number of reasons you may need a Notary Public.
A Notary can be asked to confirm that a person signing something is in fact who they purport to be, or to compare one document to another and confirm that they are true copies of each other.
Things you might need to get notarized include:
- True Copies of University Degrees, College Diplomas and other Certificates.
- “Permission to Travel” for a minor, allowing them to board a plane or travel to a specific destination with a particular person.
There are many other circumstances in which a document may need to be notarized.
There is a notary service fee which is usually quite reasonable.