Preparing Notarized Documents for Authentication

Before they may be validated, some papers must first be notarized. A document can be notarized by either a lawyer or a BC Notary Public (non-lawyer). The following documents must be notarized before they can be authenticated:

  • Certified True Copies, Affidavits, Powers of Attorney, Statutory Declarations, Criminal Record Checks and others
  • Photocopies of any of these documents cannot be authenticated unless they are notarized

Submission instructions:

Documents notarized by a BC lawyer

Only a document notarized by a BC lawyer will be accepted by the OIC Administration Office if the lawyer is already on file with the OIC Administration Office. Authentication will also be acceptable for documents that have been riveted with a certificate from the Law Society of British Columbia.

Submission instructions:

  • Email the OIC Administration Office to see whether the lawyer is on file with the OIC Administration Office. If the lawyer is confirmed to be on file, you may submit the document directly to the OIC Administration Office for authentication. If the lawyer is not on file, additional instructions will be provided before the document can be submitted for authentication
  • If the document has been riveted with a certificate from the Law Society of BC, you may submit the document directly to the OIC Administration Office for authentication

Documents notarized by a BC notary public (non-lawyer)

A document that has been notarized by a BC notary public must first be sent to the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia (along with the applicable fee).

Submission instructions:

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