Commissioner of Oath

Commissioner of Oaths’ services are offered in person at four Client Service Centres by appointment only.

Before you begin

Declaration Affirming Parentage
Election to Change Name of Child under age of 12 (service Ontario)
Statutory Declaration by an Applicant to Correct an Error in Registration
Legal Name Change Application
Blank Statutory Declaration, i.e. single/double status declarations
Insurance Claims multiple forms, only charge once
Vehicle Ownership Transfers - Sworn statement for a transfer of a used vehicle in the province of Ontario (Service Ontario)
Special Invitation to Family members overseas
Statutory Declarations In Lieu of a Guarantor - Passport Applications and Permanent Residency Cards (We must also sign their pictures)
Pension Purposes-attestations of recipient being alive and confirming their residency
Federal Government Permanent Residency Card applications (only this form – we can certify their documents as true copies) we must also sign their pictures.
Delayed birth registrations
Application to amend birth registrations
Lost passport
Consent letter to travel with a child (travel document)
Common Law or single status affidavits
Affidavit waiving vaccinations based on religious grounds
City of Ottawa Planning and Heritage applications
Bank Related documents
Application for Authorization and Statutory Declaration (For the Purposes of Entry into Canada for Extended Family Members - Covid-19 Emergency Orders in Council Under the Quarantine Act)
Any court-related documents (with court file # on top right)
Any affidavit related to divorces, separations, child custody or estates;

Documents that need to be certified or if true copies need to be authored;
Forms which call upon a Commissioner of Oath, yet also request certified true copies of other documents as attachments. Because the Commissioner cannot certify attachments, they cannot sign the affixed application (as listed above, the only exception is that of a federal government permanent residency application);
Affidavits of true identity required for an applicant of a marriage license. These must be signed by a notary public.

The request for the Commissioner of Oaths service must be made by the same individual taking the oath and signing the document. You must present 1 (one) original piece of photo identification in the form of government-issued photo identification (i.e. a valid driver's licence, a valid passport, new health card or a BYID age-of-majority card). If your identification is in a language other than English or French, an official translation of the document may be required.
*The City of Ottawa does not accept health cards as a form of photo identification for any other service.

Bring your completed document (do not sign the affidavit section of the document).