Central GTA Location and Extended Appointment
Hours
Our head office, located at 5799 Yonge Street, #803, Toronto
(same location for 15 years) has free unrestricted surface
parking and accepts appointments for notary services PROVIDED THAT such appointments are pre-arranged through our receptionist at 416-222-1882. NOTE: Our branch offices (outside of our head office location at Yonge and Finch) are NOT available for notarizations.
We are five minutes north of Highway 401 and Yonge Street
(in Toronto/North York) and five minutes south of Highway 407 and Yonge
Street (in Thornhill/Richmond Hill). Our offices are one block north of
the Yonge/Finch subway station. For map location, click
here.
Notary Services
Our head office provides notary services in Affidavits,
Oaths, Notarizations, Commissioner matters, Solemn Declarations, Affirmations,
Certified or Notarized Copies, Certify or Notarize a matter, Swearing
Declarations, Sworn Statements, True copies notarized.
Requirements for Notary
Services
Typically a customer/client must be able to:
(a) Show a valid unexpired photo identification prior
to signing a document. Acceptable photo identification includes a passport,
a driver's licence, a citizenship card but NOT an Ontario health insurance
card.
(b) If your notarization service is related to completing
an insurance proof of loss claim form or a governmental form, you MUST
NOT sign or date the form until you attend in our office and you must
complete any personal information on the form before attending our offices.
(c) For a certified copy of a document to be completed
by our offices, you must show the original document when you attend
in our offices.
Costs/Fees (GST is to
be added)
a) Governmental Forms, Insurance Proof of Loss
Forms and Notarized/Certified copies
Fees range from $20.00 to $89.00 depending on the notary
services being provided with any notarization sessions (not exceeding
a half hour) being a maximum fee of $89.00 regardless of the number
of notarizations, provided the customer has the forms to be completed
and has filled in all forms to be completed and has filled in all available
and applicable personal information prior to signing. For notarized/certified
copies, the customer must show the original document.
b) Drafting an Original Document where customer
has no Form to be completed
If our offices must draft all terms and fully prepare
a document such as an affidavit or a statutory declaration under oath
(where the customer has NO form to be completed and signed) our fee
is $75.00 for a one page drafted document. Such fee includes up to five
fully signed copies.
Contact Us/Appointment
When calling our reception for an appointment at
416-222-1882, inform our receptionist as to what type of notary services
are required, such as:
(1) a certified/notarized copy of an original document
in customer's possession;
(2) an affidavit /commissioner matter where customer's
signature is to be witnessed
e.g. "Sworn before me..."
for a matter to be submitted within Canada or for a Canadian
immigration office or for a Canadian Consulate/Embassy;
(3) an affidavit/commissioner matter where the document
is to be used outside Canada and NOT for a Canadian Consulate or Canadian
Immigration matter;
(4) a document requiring services of only a NOTARY/NOTARY
PUBLIC, not being a document which can also be completed by a Commissioner
for Oaths. Be aware that appointments requiring only a NOTARY or NOTARY
PUBLIC have more restricted (shorter) hours for appointments than items
merely requiring services of a Commissioner for Oaths in Ontario.
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT:
Phone 416-222-1882
Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to 9:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am to 7 pm
Saturday 9 am to 5 pm
NOTE: Available appointment times
for notary services are normally as follows:
Monday to Friday 9 am to 5:30pm
Saturday 9 am to 3 pm
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