Vancouver Notarizations and Notarial Certificates

Brosgall Legal | Notary Services often gets questions about notarizations and notarial certificates. A notarial certificate is the document that is used to notarize the validity of a document, or a signature on a document. Notarial certificates are used in an effort to deter fraud and to prove the authenticity of a signature. This article will explain the notarization process, what a notarial certificate is, and how Brosgall Legal can assist you notarize your documentation. If you have any questions, or want to book a notarization appointment, please send us an email or call us at 604-685-ADAM [2326]. You may also visit our VancouverNotary.biz home page for further information. 

Vancouver Notarizations

A notarial certificate is a formal written statement made by a notary public or lawyer to certify the performance of a notarial act. The notary describes the notarial act, signs the certificate, applies their stamp and embosses their seal onto the certificate. Finally, the notarial certificate is attached to your document, and at this point, your document becomes 'notarized'. The most common examples of notarial certificates include witnessing the signing of a document, acknowledgments, the taking of identification to confirm identity, and notarized/certified copies. A notarized document indicates that a notary public has taken all reasonable steps to verify a signer's identity, and that they witnessed that person signing the document. Notarial certificates are also used to certify that a copy is a true copy of an original document. A notarial certificate confirms the authenticity of the attached document for third party use.

Notarization Sampes

Two sample notarial certificates are attached at the bottom of this article. The first notarial certificate is used to notarize a signed document, and the second is used for notarizing true copies of original documents.

Notarial Certificate Essentials

To notarize a document in British Columbia, the notarial certificate should include the following information:

1. The venue (city and province where the notarial act is being performed). 
2. The date the notarization took place. 
3. The declaration describing the type of notarial act performed. 
4. The notary's signature. 
5. The notary's official name clearly typed, stamped or printed (under their signature and in addition to the notary's name in the seal). 
6. The notary's title: 'A Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia'. 
7. Commission expiration date.  
8. The notary's official seal.

Please bring original documentation with you to our office, and do not sign anything until we meet. 

Vancouver Notary Public, Commissioner of Oaths, and Lawyer

Brosgall Legal's owner and principal, Adam Brosgall, is an experienced Vancouver Notary Public, Commissioner of Oaths, and Lawyer. He is fully qualified, licenced, and insured to prepare and notarize documents in British Columbia. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email, or call 604-685-ADAM [2326] to book an appointment. Same day service and walk-ins are welcome. We look forward to assisting you.