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Book an appointment
Appointments with the Commissioner of Oaths are available weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. All appointments are in person only at City Hall, 1 Carden Street, Guelph.
Prepare for your appointment
- Person(s) signing the document must be present at the appointment and show current, government-issued photo identification that matches their name on the document being commissioned
- Documents must be filled out prior to the appointment and be unsigned
- The Commissioner of Oaths has the sole discretion to commission a document or not
Fees
- The fee for the City’s Commissioner of Oaths service is $39.55. (A different fee may apply depending on the quantity or type of documents being commissioned.)
What is a Commissioner of Oaths?
The City’s Commissioner of Oaths is a person designated to take oaths or declarations when you sign an affidavit or statutory declaration on a document. The City of Guelph does not have a Notary Public. A Commissioner of Oaths reserves the right to decline service where identification, document validity, legal scope, or other required conditions are not met. Examples of documents the Commissioner of Oaths may sign are listed below.
For more information about Commissioner of Oaths and Notary Public services, visit the Province of Ontario’s website.
Commissioning Service Tiers
To help clarify what services are available, commissioning requests are now categorized into three tiers:
Tier 1 – Common Services
Available by walk‑in or by appointment, subject to availability.
Please refer to the list of common services below.
- Sworn statement for family gift of a used motor vehicle
- Application to change a name
- Declaration for a change of sex designation
- Declaration of common law or single status
- Statement of conscience or religious belief
- Consent to travel with child (travel letter)
- Application for authorization and statutory declaration for the purposes of entry into Canada
- Construction completion form
- Affidavit of live birth
Tier 2 – Case‑by‑Case Services
Available by appointment only.
Please refer to the case-by-case services below.
- Foreign pension document (or proof of life)
- Statutory declaration of lost identification
- Declaration of unregistered vehicle
- Declaration of a true copy (we do not commission certified true copies)
- Court affidavits
- Ontario Land Transfer Tax Refund Affidavit
- Statutory Declaration in Lieu of a Guarantor
- Documents that contain exhibits
- Miscellaneous affidavits (for example: never married, fraud, proof of payment, indemnity, ADU grant program)
Tier 3 – Documents We Are Unable to Commission
These documents cannot be commissioned by the City’s Commissioner of Oaths.
Please refer to the list of documents we are unable to commission below.
- Wills, living wills, codicils, or estate settlement documents
- Powers of attorney
- Divorce, separation, marriage agreements, or custody documents
- Real estate matters (sale, purchase, or mortgages)
- Debt-related documents
- Documents not in English or without English descriptors
- Certified true copies
- Documents requiring the signature of a Notary Public
Need help?
If you have questions about documents that you need commissioned or the Commissioner of Oaths service, please contact us.
ServiceGuelph
519-822-1260 extension 2117
[email protected]