Electronic Document Notarization

Electronic Document Notarization

Occasionally, you may need to have a document notarized as a true copy. However, with our increasingly online world, a lot of documents are provided in an electronic format only (bills, bank accounts etc). These documents require a special process to notarize. In these cases, the notary will ask you to sign into the website where the document is located. The notary will observe you signing in and will note where the document originated. The notary will also write a small note stating that the original was observed online, where it was observed online, and that the document is a true copy of an online document. 

Please note, a notary public typically only certifies a true copy of an original physical document. The laws have not kept pace with society and the organization you are communicating with may not accept an electronic notarization. Notary-toronto.ca recommends that you confirm with whatever organization is requesting the documents as to whether they will accept an electronic notarization. 

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