Ontario remote commissioning
Can this document be commissioned online?
Type the document. The answer comes from the same list our booking page uses, with the reason and the regulation behind it.
Every document gets one of three answers.
The split below is the booking catalog counted today: 88 documents, each placed by what the law lets a commissioner do over video and what the notary has to hold in their hands.
Yes, by video
67documents
Upload the unsigned document when you book. On the call the notary checks your photo ID, you swear or affirm that the contents are true, and you sign on screen while the notary watches. The sealed PDF arrives by email after the call.
Start online, we confirm
3documents
Book it online and upload the unsigned document. The notary reads it before the appointment and confirms whether it can be commissioned by video. If it cannot, the payment is refunded.
In person only
18documents
This one is done face to face: the notary comes to you on a mobile visit anywhere in Ontario, and the document is signed in wet ink while they watch.
O. Reg. 431/20
Five conditions. Every call meets them.
Ontario Regulation 431/20, under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, is the whole of the law on commissioning without being in the room. It is short. These are its conditions, and what each one looks like on your appointment.
Read the regulation on e-Laws(opens in a new tab)Consolidated text in force from March 1, 2026, last amended by O. Reg. 21/26.
The conditions of O. Reg. 431/20
- 01
s. 1, para. 1
The oath or declaration is administered over a method of communication that lets everyone see, hear and speak to one another in real time for the whole transaction.
On our call
A live video call with cameras on at both ends from the first word to the last. A recording, a phone call or a chat does not qualify.
- 02
s. 1, para. 2
The person administering the oath or declaration confirms the identity of the deponent or declarant.
On our call
You hold your government photo ID up to the camera and the notary compares it with you, before anything is sworn.
- 03
s. 1, para. 3
A modified jurat or declaration is used that says the oath or declaration was administered under this Regulation, and where the commissioner and the deponent each were at the time.
On our call
The jurat on your document names the Regulation and records both locations, so a court clerk can see at a glance how it was sworn.
- 04
s. 1, para. 4
Where the commissioner is one who must use a stamp under section 5 of the Act, the information on that stamp appears on or in the document being signed.
On our call
The commissioner’s name and authority are on the signed document itself, not only on a separate page.
- 05
s. 1, para. 5
The person administering the oath or declaration takes reasonable precautions in the execution of their duties, including making sure the deponent or declarant understands what is being signed.
On our call
The notary asks you to confirm you have read the document and understand it before you swear or affirm. A document you cannot explain is not commissioned.
- 06
s. 2
Every person who administers an oath or declaration this way keeps a record of the transaction.
On our call
Each remote commission is entered in the notary’s register, with the date, the document and how identity was confirmed.
The full list
Every document, with its answer.
Grouped the way the booking page groups them. Each row links to the booking for that exact document; in-person rows open the mobile visit.
Vehicle & ServiceOntario / Ministry of Finance Forms
6 documents
Family gift of a used vehicle - Ontario Form 1157E
By videoBook this document onlineUsed vehicle transfer - Ontario Form 1155E
By videoBook this document onlineUsed vehicle transfer sworn statement
By videoBook this document onlineRIN letter for a corporate vehicle
By videoBook this document onlineLost or stolen vehicle ownership affidavit
By videoBook this document online
Vital Statistics & Family Registry Forms
8 documents
Legal name change application
By videoBook this document onlineApplication to change a child’s name (Form 11156)
By videoBook this document onlineApplication to amend a birth registration
By videoBook this document onlineDelayed birth registration form
By videoBook this document onlineDeclaration affirming parentage
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration to correct a registration error
By videoBook this document onlineSingle status certificate / declaration
By videoBook this document onlineSingle status affidavit (to marry abroad)
In personHeaded for an apostille or a foreign registry, which needs a wet-ink original.
Book a mobile visit
Family Law & Domestic Agreements
10 documents
Affidavit for divorce - Form 36
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of service (Form 6B) / domestic contract affidavit (Form 26B)
By videoBook this document onlineCommon-law status affidavit or declaration
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration of spousal relationship
By videoBook this document onlineGeneral affidavit - Family Law Form 14A
By videoBook this document onlineFinancial statement - Family Law Form 13.1
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit for uncontested trial - Family Law Form 23C
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit - decision-making & parenting time - Family Law Form 35.1 / 35.1A
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of parentage - Family Law Form 34A
By videoBook this document onlineCPP / OAS common-law union declaration - ISP-3004
By videoBook this document online
Immigration, Travel & Passport Documents
12 documents
Travel consent letter for a child
By videoBook this document onlineSpecial invitation or visa invitation letter
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration in lieu of guarantor - PPTC 132
In personNot offered by video; booked as a mobile visit, where the notary comes to you.
Book a mobile visitIMM 5409 common-law union declaration
By videoBook this document onlinePR card statutory declaration
By videoBook this document onlineSolemn declaration - lost, stolen or destroyed PR card - IMM 5451
By videoBook this document onlineSolemn declaration - lost, stolen or destroyed citizenship certificate - CIT 0457
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of translation
By videoBook this document onlineIMM 0208 declaration to support a foreign national
By videoBook this document onlineLost, stolen or damaged passport declaration - PPTC 203
By videoBook this document online
Education & Students
4 documents
Affidavit of sole-support parent status (for OSAP)
By videoBook this document onlineOSAP affidavit of marital status
By videoBook this document onlineOSAP income affidavit (when OSAP asks for one)
By videoBook this document onlineCustodianship declaration - IMM 5646
By videoBook this document online
Business, Commercial & Municipal
7 documents
CCDC 9A progress payment declaration
By videoBook this document onlineCCDC 9B progress payment declaration
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration (contractor) - Form DCL044
By videoBook this document onlineAGCO liquor licence municipal information form - supporting affidavit
By videoBook this document onlineInsurance claim sworn statement
By videoBook this document onlineNegotiable instruments (cheques, promissory notes)
In personA notarized signature on paper: the notary watches you sign in wet ink.
Book a mobile visitBill of sale or deed (notarized signature)
In personA notarized signature on paper: the notary watches you sign in wet ink.
Book a mobile visit
General Affidavits, Declarations & Attestations
27 documents
Affidavit
By videoBook this document onlineGeneral affidavit - subject to notary review
Confirm firstStart the review onlineStatutory declaration
By videoBook this document onlineDeclaration
By videoBook this document onlineGeneral statutory declaration - subject to notary review
Confirm firstStart the review onlinePension purpose attestation
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration of residency
By videoBook this document onlineStatutory declaration of identity (proof of identity)
In personNot offered by video; booked as a mobile visit, where the notary comes to you.
Book a mobile visitVaccination religious grounds affidavit
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of service - Federal Court Form 146A
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of service - Small Claims Court Form 8A
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit for jurisdiction - Small Claims Court Form 11A
By videoBook this document onlineNotice of motion & supporting affidavit - Small Claims Court Form 15A
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit - Small Claims Court Form 15B
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit for enforcement request - Small Claims Court Form 20P
By videoBook this document onlineCourt fee waiver request (Fee Waiver Forms 3, 4, 6 and 7)
By videoBook this document onlineReopening application and affidavit - Provincial Offences Forms 102 and 102.1
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of service - Civil Form 16B
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit - Civil Form 4D
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of documents (individual) - Civil Form 30A
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of documents (corporation / partnership) - Civil Form 30B
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of identity (one and the same person / same name declaration)
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of execution of a will or codicil - Form 74D
By videoBook this document onlineProbate application - Form 74A (certificate of appointment of estate trustee)
By videoBook this document onlineAffidavit of service of a probate application - Form 74B
By videoBook this document onlineSmall estate certificate application - Form 74.1A
By videoBook this document onlineProbate application without a will - Form 74.14 (individual applicant)
By videoBook this document online
Certified True Copies
2 documents
Identification documents
In personThe notary has to hold the original identity document to certify a copy of it.
Book a mobile visitCertified true copies
In personThe notary has to hold the original to certify a copy of it.
Book a mobile visit
Documents Signed Before Witnesses
5 documents
Wills
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visitPowers of attorney
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visitSeparation agreement witnessing
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visitDivorce agreement witnessing
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visitCohabitation or marriage contract witnessing
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visit
Contracts & Civil Agreements
1 document
Commercial contract or private business agreement
In personSigned in wet ink while the notary watches.
Book a mobile visit
Real Estate & Mortgage Signing
2 documents
Real estate signing — full service
In personSigned in wet ink with the notary present.
Book a mobile visitReal estate signing — notary only
In personSigned in wet ink with the notary present.
Book a mobile visit
Estate Planning
1 document
Trusts (including testamentary trusts)
In personSigned in front of witnesses who are in the room with you; we witness it in person.
Book a mobile visit
Global & Foreign Matters
2 documents
Apostille or authentication — we file it for you
In personA filing service, not a commission: we carry the paper original to Official Documents Services and back.
Book a mobile visitInternational legalization or apostille requiring wet-ink signature
In personHeaded for an apostille or legalization, which needs a wet-ink original.
Book a mobile visit
Other / Not Sure
1 document
Other or not sure - notary review
Confirm firstStart the review online
Ontario permits the process. The recipient decides.
A commissioned document is only useful if the office receiving it accepts how it was sworn. Two things to settle before you book.
- By video
- We commission this document by video and email you the signed PDF. Please note that the receiving organization decides whether it accepts a document commissioned online, and confirming that is your responsibility. If it asks for a notarized paper original, we would be glad to do it on a mobile visit.
- Confirm first
- This document can be started online, but the notary must review it before confirming it can be completed remotely.
- In person
- Ontario’s remote-commissioning regulation covers oaths and declarations. It says nothing about witnessing a signature or certifying a copy, so those stay in person.
Questions people ask before booking
- Is an affidavit sworn over video valid in Ontario?
- Yes. Ontario Regulation 431/20, made under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, lets an oath or declaration be administered without the deponent being in the room, as long as its conditions are met. The jurat on the document says it was sworn that way. The organization receiving the document still decides whether it accepts one commissioned remotely, and confirming that is the deponent’s responsibility.
- Why can’t a certified true copy be done online?
- Certifying a copy means the notary compares the copy with the original in their own hands and signs that they match. The remote-commissioning regulation covers oaths and declarations only, so a certified copy, like a witnessed signature, is done in person on a mobile visit.
- Why are wills and powers of attorney in person?
- A will is signed in the presence of two witnesses who are present at the same time (Succession Law Reform Act, s. 4), and a power of attorney for property or for personal care is signed before two witnesses too (Substitute Decisions Act, ss. 10 and 48). Both Acts allow those witnesses to attend by audio-visual communication technology only when at least one witness is a Law Society licensee and everyone signs at the same time (SLRA s. 4 (3); SDA s. 3.1). That is a different rule from remote commissioning, and we witness wills and powers of attorney in person, on a mobile visit.
- Will the court, IRCC or my bank accept a document commissioned online?
- We commission this document by video and email you the signed PDF. Please note that the receiving organization decides whether it accepts a document commissioned online, and confirming that is your responsibility. If it asks for a notarized paper original, we would be glad to do it on a mobile visit. Most Ontario courts and federal programs accept a properly commissioned remote affidavit or declaration, but the regulation does not oblige any recipient to, so ask the office that will receive it before you book.
- My document is not in the list. What now?
- Book it as “Other or not sure”. You upload the unsigned document, the notary reads it before the appointment and tells you whether it can be commissioned by video. If it cannot, the payment is refunded and you can book a mobile visit instead.
Found your document?
Commissioned by video, from anywhere in Ontario.
From $24.95 per seal, 8 AM to 8 PM every day. Upload it unsigned, show your ID on the call, and the sealed PDF is in your inbox after the appointment.
