Remote signing has become normal in many areas. Ontario notarization has not caught up, and assuming otherwise can leave you with a document that does not count.
Remote commissioning and online notarization are not the same. Ontario allows a commissioner to administer an oath or declaration remotely, under specific conditions, with a modified jurat noting it was done remotely. Notarization is different: a notary must generally be physically present with the person when notarizing a document.
Because so much can now be done by video, people assume notarization can too. It generally cannot in Ontario. A document that needed to be notarized in person, but was handled as if it could be done online, may simply not be valid for its purpose, which can be discovered too late.
We advise on whether your document needs commissioning or notarization, handle remote commissioning where it is permitted, and provide in-person notarization where the law and your document require it.
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Book a Consultation远程签署在许多领域已成常态，安省的公证却尚未跟上，想当然，可能让你拿到一份“不算数”的文件。
“远程监誓”与“在线公证”并不相同。安省允许监誓专员在特定条件下远程主持宣誓或声明，并以修改过的誓词注明系远程办理。公证则不同：公证人在公证文件时，一般须与当事人“实际在场”。
因为如今太多事都能通过视频完成，人们便以为公证也可以。在安省一般不可以。一份本须“当面公证”的文件，若被当作“可以在线办”来处理，可能根本不具其用途所需的效力，而这可能发现得太晚。
我们就你的文件需要“监誓”还是“公证”提供意见，在允许处办理远程监誓，并在法律与你的文件要求处提供当面公证。