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Aspire Too now offers Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths Services. These services are available by appointment only, and can be booked by phoning our main office (306) 382-2391 or by emailing us at [email protected].

Notary Public Services

Notaries Public administer oaths and take and receive affidavits, affirmations and declarations. A Notary Public is frequently asked to make a notarial copy of a document for official purposes, such as signing passport documents or certifying copies of birth certificates.

A Notary Public can:

  • Administer oaths (attest to the truth of a statement);
  • Administer and receive affirmations (can be used if a person objects to being sworn on the basis of religious belief and is as binding and effective as an oath);
  • Receive declarations (a written account of truth);
  • Issue deeds and contracts, charter-parties and other mercantile documents in Saskatchewan; and
  • Attest to commercial instruments (documents) brought before him or her in Saskatchewan.

Notaries Public are frequently asked to make a notarial copy of a document for official purposes. They can notarize documents to be used in and outside of Saskatchewan.

Examples of what a Notary Public can do are:

  • Sign passport documents;
  • Certify copies of birth certificates; and
  • Certify documents regarding homesteads.

Source: Find or Apply to become a Notary Public in Saskatchewan | Justice, Crime and the Law | Government of Saskatchewan

Commissioner for Oaths Services

Commissioners for Oaths commission documents to be used for certain purposes in Saskatchewan only, such as mortgage documents, contracts, and surface lease agreements.

A Commissioner for Oaths can:

  • administer oaths to a person who is demonstrating the truth of a statement;
  • administer and receive affirmations (can be used if a person objects to being sworn on the basis of religious belief and is as binding and effective as an oath); and
  • receive declarations (a written account of truth).

Commissioner for Oaths appointments are generally required for:

  • work-related purposes for clients or for internal business or government organizations;
  • personal use to provide services to the public; and
  • administrative work.

Documents that are typically commissioned by Commissioner for Oaths include:

  • mortgage, divorce, estate, land transfer/title documents;
  • real estate, insurance, loan, brokerage documents;
  • contracts, surface lease agreements, proof of loss;
  • sale documents;
  • bond documents;
  • insolvency documents;
  • affidavit of service; and
  • government documents.

Commissioners for Oaths must ensure that they restrict the use of the appointments to those powers set out in The Commissioner for Oaths Act, 2012. A Commissioner for Oaths cannot certify or verify documents (make a photocopy of an original document and state that it is a true copy of the original).

Source: Commissioner for Oaths | Justice, Crime and the Law | Government of Saskatchewan