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A sworn statement confirming that you are the sole owner of a business operating under a trade name — used for banking, licensing, and supplier accounts.
Also known as
STATUTORY DECLARATION OF SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP
I, ______, of ______, in the Province of Ontario, SOLEMNLY DECLARE that:
I am the sole owner and proprietor of the business carrying on under the name ______.
The business operates from ______, and has done so since ______.
The nature of the business is: ______.
I alone am entitled to the assets of the business and am solely responsible for its debts and obligations.
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.
SWORN / DECLARED before me at the ______________________ of ______________________, in the Province of Ontario, this ______ day of ______________, 20______.
_______________________________ _______________________________
A Commissioner for taking Affidavits Signature of Declarant
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A Statutory Declaration of Sole Proprietorship confirms that you are the sole owner of a business operating under a trade name and that you alone are responsible for its obligations.
Banks, suppliers, and licensing bodies request it to verify who stands behind a business that is not incorporated.
You may be asked for this document in situations such as:
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