Notary Services

Q: What is the cost?

The fee is $25.00 for up to 5 documents. Additional documents (up to 10) are $10.00 per document. A receipt will provided upon payment.

Q: How many documents can I have notarized?

The $25.00 fee includes up to 5 documents —additional documents are $10.00 each .

Q: What methods of payment are accepted?

Cash only —no other forms of payment are accepted.

Q: Where does the money go?

Notary service revenues are donated to Sistering , a multi-service agency for at-risk, socially isolated women and gender-diverse people in Toronto who are homeless or precariously housed.

A notary public (“Notary”) or a commissioner for taking affidavits (“Commissioner”) is an individual who is authorized by the Province of Ontario to undertake certain actions, including: acting as an official witness to the execution (signing) of legal documents; attesting that documents are exact replicas of the original; administering oaths, solemn affirmations, and declarations, which are commonly used in affidavits and statutory declarations.

OUC’s Notary/Commissioner services require that individuals provide two pieces of government-issued identification in order for the Notary/Commissioner to verify your identity.

If you are asking the Notary/Commissioner to witness your signature, you must sign any documents in the physical presence of the Notary/Commissioner.

It is important to note that a Notary/Commissioner will not review the content of your documents or provide any legal advice. The Notary/Commissioner will simply witness your signature; confirm a document to be a true copy; or, if administering an oath, will ask you to affirm or declare the truth of the document’s contents.

A Notary or Commissioner can

Witness a signature

Authenticate true copies of originals

Administer oaths

Take affidavits or declarations

Locations

Scarborough Campus (UTSC)
St. George Campus (UTSG)

Services

Notary Services are unavailable between December 18 2025 and January 7 2026.

Notary Services provided by the Office of University Counsel do not include the provision of legal advice. The Office of University Counsel retains the right to refuse a request for notary services if deemed beyond scope.

Questions

More information can be found in the FAQs below

FAQ

The fee is $25.00 for up to 5 documents. Additional documents (up to 10) are $10.00 per document. A receipt will provided upon payment.

Notary Services are unavailable between December 18 2025 and January 7 2026.

Each appointment’s duration varies depending on the number of documents and copies being notarized. Typically an appointment is between 15—30 minutes.

The $25.00 fee includes up to 5 documents—additional documents are $10.00 each.

Cash only—no other forms of payment are accepted.

Notary service revenues are donated to Sistering, a multi-service agency for at-risk, socially isolated women and gender-diverse people in Toronto who are homeless or precariously housed.