Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Notary Public Edmonton

Below is a comprehensive list of available Notary Publics in the Alberta area, particularly for Edmonton and Calgary.

The Yellow Pages are often a good resource for Notary Publics. However, their pages are not updated reguarly, so you may find some dead links in the database for Notary Publics in Alberta. Here is a link to that search:

http://www.yellowpages.ca/search/results.html?stype=ca&cid=911000&pv=AB&where=EDMONTON

Another good resource is the EPL webpage. Their site is often updated:

http://www.epl.ca/EPLMaster.cfm?id=COMMISSIONER0001

Notary Public Services

Notary Public or Notary is a a legal officer with specific judicial authority or a public officer appointed under authority of law with power to administer or commission oaths and affirmations, certify affidavits, declarations or other documents, take acknowledgments, take depositions or testimony
Notaries commission Affidavits of Service
Notaries public prepare wills, mortgages, and other legal documents.
Notaries provide official authentication / witnessing of signature, certify a document as a true copy, provide affidavits of lost document, name changes, notarial certificates and duplicate original notarizations
A Notary attests to legal documents usually with an official seal.
A Notary can certify true copy of school/college diplomas, certificates, university degrees
The professional work of a Notary is covered by an insurance plan which protects the public in most jurisdictions, but you should verify this in your own dealings with any notary anywhere.
Traditionally, notaries public recorded matters of judicial importance as well as private transactions or events where an officially authenticated record or a document drawn up with professional skill or knowledge was required. Specifically, the functions of notaries public include the attestation of documents and certification of their due execution, administering of oaths, witnessing affidavits and statutory declarations, certification of copy documents, noting and protesting of bills of exchange and the preparation of ships' protests.
Significant weight attaches to documents certified by notaries public. Documents certified by notaries public are sealed with the notary's seal and are recorded by the notary public in a register maintained by him/her. These are known as "notarial acts". Notarial acts and certificates are recognized in countries of the British Commonwealth and some other countries without the need for any further certification from the respective Foreign Ministry or foreign diplomatic missions.

Notary Public Canada

Notary Public's are available in every province and toerritory in Canada. Notary publics are an eceonimical way to legalize many types of documents. For example, a lawyer may charge up to $3500 for a last will and testament. A Notary Public in Canada could do the same process for under $500.

Check this blog regulalry for news and updates, links and information for Notary Publics and Mobile Notary Publics. Another excellent website for Notary Public resources is http://www.redsealnotary.com/ .