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Power of attorney signed and notarized in Scarborough

Bring the Ontario forms, or the version your bank or a foreign office gave you, still unsigned. You sign at the desk at 1225 Kennedy Rd, and the notary adds his signature, stamp and seal while you wait.

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Ontario has two powers of attorney, and each is a separate form

Both come in the province's free kit on ontario.ca, and you can sign the pair in one visit.

Continuing power of attorney for property

Money, bills and property
Covers
Bank accounts, bills, investments and real estate.
Grantor's age
18 or older.
Keeps working
Even if you later become unable to manage your property yourself.
Witnesses
Two eligible witnesses, s. 10(1).

Power of attorney for personal care

Health, housing and daily life
Covers
Health care, housing, meals and clothing.
Grantor's age
16 or older.
Takes effect
When you cannot make the decision yourself.
Witnesses
Two eligible witnesses, s. 48(1).

Sources: Ontario.ca, "Make a power of attorney"; Substitute Decisions Act, 1992. The choice of form and wording is yours, or a lawyer's.

Five people who cannot witness your signature

The Substitute Decisions Act, s. 10(2), bars them for both forms.

  • The attorney you are naming, or that attorney's spouse or partner
  • Your own spouse or partner
  • Your child, or someone you have treated as your child
  • Anyone whose property is under guardianship, or who has a guardian of the person
  • Anyone under 18

A form witnessed by one of them is not effective. Only a court can then declare it valid, under s. 10(4) or s. 48(4).

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What to bring to Kennedy Road

  • The forms, unsignedOr email the file and we print it at the office free of charge.
  • Photo ID for the grantorA passport or driver's licence in the name written on the form.
  • Two eligible witnessesBoth sign after you, in the same room. Not sure who qualifies? Call before you come.
  • $70, by cash or e-TransferFees count notarization signatures, not pages.

What one client noticed at the desk

“Ilya is the best trustable person if you have any work related to notary and his pricing is unbeatable very nice person too. He explains patiently and takes his time for the work”
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Sending the power of attorney outside Canada

Inside Ontario the Act asks for two witnesses, not a notary's seal. The seal matters when a bank, a foreign office or another country asks for it.

  1. Notarized hereSigned before an Ontario notary public, who adds his seal.$70
  2. Apostille or authenticationOntario's Official Documents Services checks that seal. Hague Convention countries get an apostille, the rest a certificate of authentication.Our apostille service: $100
  3. Sent abroadIf the receiving office wants it in its own language, we certify translations.From $20

Official Documents Services takes about 15 business days (Ontario.ca).

Other papers notarized at the same desk

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Power of attorney questions callers ask

Tell us the form's title and where it is going, and we'll say who needs to come.

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Does an Ontario power of attorney have to be notarized?

No. The Substitute Decisions Act requires two eligible witnesses. A notary's seal is added when the bank, office or country receiving the document asks for one.

Can the person I am appointing be one of my witnesses?

No. Section 10(2) rules out the attorney and the attorney's spouse or partner, as well as your own spouse, partner and children.

Can I sign a power of attorney at 16?

Only the power of attorney for personal care. The continuing power of attorney for property needs a grantor aged 18 or older.

Will the notary tell me what powers to give?

No. Ilya is a notary public, not a lawyer. Ontario.ca suggests a lawyer for complicated cases, such as owning property in another country.

Fast & Reliable Notary Services

  • 416-951-3301
  • kershtein@gmail.com
  • 1225 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, Ontario, M1P 4Y1, Suite 2000, Unit #2020
  • Mon – Fri: 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
  • Sat – Sun: 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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