What happens if the person that requires our Notary service does not speak or understand English very well?

In this circumstance, an interpreter is required. And the interpreter must sign an Affidavit of Interpretation, stating that they interpreted to the best of their ability. This is required when a client comes into the office and there is a question about the level of understanding the client has regarding the Office Acknowledgment Form and the Document the client will be signing.

When signing a legal document the standard of English competency required is higher than in other contexts. For instance, when a Notary is administering an oath/declaration, the Notary must ensure the client understands this oath or declaration. Without this understanding, the oath is not valid. Drafting the Affidavit of interpretation, and administering the oath to someone who will ensure the client understands their own oath, is necessary for the validity of the Notarization. This extra step, protects both the client and the Notary against any questions of legitimacy regarding the Notarized document. The charge for drafting and administering the oath for an Affidavit of Interpretation is $89.99 plus tax. You may also draft this Affidavit yourself, therefore the charge would be $39.99 plus tax, for administering your oath. If you have any questions or require more information about this or any of our other services or policies, please do not hesitate to call us.

During the month of December we will be collecting non-perishable food items at all of our Walk-In Notary locations. All the food will be donated to local food shelters.

If you make a donation we will discount your first notarization by $10 dollars. Please help us help those that are in need during this holiday season. For more information about this program please contact us at info@walkinnotary.com or call any of our offices.

Some documents require an additional witness, in addition to the Notary. If that is the case please bring a witness with you. If you are not able to bring a witness with you we can sometimes supply you with one at some of our locations, for a fee of 14.99 for every witness signature. Please note that it is difficult for us to supply you with two witnesses, unless the notary can act as one of the witnesses (this is something that you should find out from the party you are submitting your document to). Please call our office to find out if we can supply you with a witness.

When clients call in to ask whether we sign Guarantor statements (GS), we notify them that we do SO LONG AS the GS does not require us to state that we know the client personally. If it does then we can’t do it.

We do have the option in some cases to strike out the sentence that states that we know the client personally and replace is with “checked ID” but you have to get the client to find out if that’s ok (for example, this is usually ok on Jamaican Passport forms). It’s not ok on Canadian passport form. However, with Canadian Passport forms you can obtain a form from the Passport office called “Statutory Declaration in Lieu of Guarantor”. We can notarize that.

Please note that all of our offices will be closed for the upcoming Holidays
on the following days:

Monday December 25, 2017

Tuesday December 26, 2017

Monday January 1, 2018

We wish everyone a restful break and a happy new year!

We sometimes get asked if we are “real” notaries. Some people might find this off-putting, however, we think that it is a good question to ask. After all, there are fake notaries out there. These are people that pretend to be notaries even though they do not have the credentials or designation to be a notary. There are also individuals out there who innocently think that they are Notaries without realizing that they are not in fact qualified to notarize documents. For instance, some government officials can be commissioners of oaths, but that’s not the same thing as being a notary. Also, some people can have the right to “Notarize” documents within the context of their business but they cannot offer Notarization services to the public. To be clear, in Ontario, all Notaries are lawyers. If you encounter a Notary that is not a lawyer you might want to ask more questions to find out if they are qualified to notarize your document.

And to answer the question…yes, we are real Notaries! All of our notaries are Ontario lawyers that obtain an additional designation from the government of Ontario to carry out the duties of a Notary Public.

We are happy to report that we have opened a new Notary Public office in Burlington ontario. Just as with our Mississauga Notary Public office our Burlington Notary Public office is available to you on a drop-in basis, which means that you don’t have to book an appointment during our walk-in hours. Please note that the Burlington Notary Public office is open from Tuesday to Friday, 8:30 to 5:00. If you have an urgent matter that requires attention on a Monday then consider attending our Mississauga office.

You can call out Burlington Notary Public office at 905-336-6972.

The address is 4145 North Service Road, Unit 200, Burlington Ontario, L7L 6A3

Here are some photos of the new Burlington office: