When you know that you are entitled to foreign pensions and benefits, there are international pension and benefits declarations and forms that must be submitted with the assistance of a lawyer or a notary public who can verify your identity and swear you under oaths before you can begin to collect those benefits or to be re-issued with such benefits annually upon verification from a lawyer and notary public confirming that you are alive and still living in Canada.

I hope that you will consider contacting my office to assist you with your applications and statutory declarations by housecalls or nursing home visits. I can assist in verifying your identity, notarizing your photos and other personal documents, and commissioning your statement under oaths. I am available to travel to your location providing notarization services on most days, including weekends/Saturdays/Sundays and holidays.

Many lawyers and notaries public in Toronto will only place an imprint of their embossed seals on your documents without the use of coloured notary seal stickers to save on cost. They will often say that it is not required by law and that those coloured notary seals are only for decorative purposes. While it is true that a coloured notary seal is not required by law on a document for use in Ontario, in many places outside Ontario and especially in other countries where their laws do require that a notary public seal be imprinted onto a gold or red notary public seal sticker. Knowing this, many lawyers and notaries public will charge extra fees if you needed a gold or red notary seal on your document.

The reasons that I decided on the gold notary public seal stickers include the following:

1. The gold notary public seal sticker is most used and recognized by courts, government agencies, law offices, and schools across the country and around the world.
2. The gold notary public seal sticker has many practical advantages over the red notary public seal sticker being that it is better seen through photocopying, scanning and faxing of the notarized document. A red notary public seal sticker often appears like a dark smear circle when photocopied, scanned, and faxed.
   
3. The gold notary public seal sticker also has many practical advantages over the no coloured sticker method or just the imprint of the embossed notary public seal. Without the use of a notary public seal sticker, the embossed imprint alone often will not show clearly through photocopying, scanning and faxing of the notarized document. The only way to get the embossed seal imprint to show clearly on photocopying, scanning and faxing is to run a coloured pencil over the seal imprint before running it through a photocopier, scanner or fax machine.
   

Therefore, the use of a gold notary public seal is not just for decorative purposes; it is my identity, legal authority, and the integrity to provide my clients with the best looking official document possible for submission to schools and government agencies; presentation is equally important as credentials. You will not get anything less than high quality professional looking notarized document with an official golden notary seal that will be recognized across the country and around the world.

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Prior to being a lawyer, I worked at various hospitals in Ontario as a unit clerk, an administrator, a medical procedural auditor and a consultant to various projects . I was there during the SARS crisis. I was one of the persons responsible for introducing and improving triage care protocols to reduce waiting time for ambulances in the Emergency rooms across Ontario.  I maintain very good relationships with numerous medical professionals as friends and now clients. Many of my clients are doctors, dentists and nurses who have incorporated their practices. I welcome the opportunity to work and assist you with all matters related to professional examinations, independent practice registrations, notarization of degrees, reference letters, transcripts, and identifications, incorporation and all procedural and ethical issues. I am willing and able to travel to your home, private practice, nursing homes, retirement homes, and hospitals to meet and discuss your legal needs. 

For your reference, please find below important links to regulators and associations relevant to your profession:

• Medical Council of Canada MCC
• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario CPSO
• Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario RCDSO
• National Dental Examining Board of Canada NDEB

• College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario CDHO  
• The Pharmacy Examination Board of Canada PEBC
  

• College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario CTCMPAO
  

Hospital for Sick Children
Humber River Regional Hospital
Etobicoke Genral Hospital
North York General Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
Princess Margaret Hospital
Queensway General Hospital
Rouge Valley - Centenery Hospital
Sick Kid's
Scarborough Hospital
St Michael's Hospital
St Joseph's Health Centre
Sunnybrook Health Services Centre
Toronto East General Hospital
Toronto General Hospital
Toronto Grace Hospital
Toronto Rehab
Toronto Western Hospital
University Health Network
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Women's College Hospital

Increasingly international employers are now requiring potential employees to submit to background checks, either personal and/or criminal record check, as requirements for securing employment.

The employers may have their own security and background check department or they may provide a list of companies specializing in identity and background searches. In either case, a consent to disclose information form will be given for the employees to complete and be sworn before a notary public or a commissioner of oaths as to the truth and correctness of the information entered or for identity verification purposes. This form often permits the employers to make background searches practically in any country around the world. The consent form allows the employers to make inquiries into the potential employees' employment history, educational backgrounds, banking transactions and of course criminal record history domestically and internationally.

I have assisted numerous international companies and potential employees with the verification and background check and search procedures. You can be certain that I can help you complete the process quickly and correctly the first time.

It may be necessary at times that you may need to contact your University or College Office of Convocation requesting to have your university degree or college diploma replaced due to:

• Lost University Degree/Diploma
• Destroyed University Degree/Diploma
• Never picked up University Degree/Diploma
• Name Change on University Degree/Diploma

The process may include you needing to submit various forms plus a fee to the College Office of Convocation. One of these forms is a statutory declaration to be signed and sealed by a lawyer, notary public, or a commissioner of oaths who you need to come before him or her to be sworn that the information you provided within the application to replace your university degree/ diploma is in fact truthful and that you are the true recipient of the degree/diploma.

Applying to change your sex and gender designation on your birth certificate is a legal procedure that is actually not as complicated as you might suspect. See this link for the step-by-step procedure to Changing your SEX Designation in Ontario. You will be required to complete several very short forms and provide a small payment to complete the process. One of these forms is a Statutory Declaration for Change of Sex Designation on a Birth Certificate that you will need to get a commissioner of oaths or notary public to sign and seal.

It is recommended that you might consider getting your name change application notarized and commissioned at the same time you get your Statutory Declaration for Change of Sex Designation notarized and commissioned to save on time and fees.

If you are in need of to renew/reissue your Indian Passport while in Canada, you will need to consult with the Consulate General of India in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the help of a lawyer and notary public.

You may need your Indian Passport renewed or reissued due to many reasons including but not limited to damaged/ lost passports, change in legal name and physical appearances, divorce, birth and marriage, and allowing the passport expiration date to lapse. For these circumstances, you will need to execute a specific Affidavit and get it sworn and sealed by a lawyer and notary public in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The prescribed forms of the Affidavits can be downloaded through the Passport India website or to contact my office directly via email at [email protected] for a sample template if none of the Affidavits/Forms relate to your particular circumstances.

Please review my website slowly and carefully for instructions regarding contact, location, and fees. Please do not make telephone inquiries. All inquiries must be done in writing via email to [email protected] or text 647-209-7389.

Congratulations on your engagement and your upcoming wedding.  You are visiting this website because you or your fiancé or both were previously married and divorced in a foreign country/ out-of-country divorce, and now you wish to get your divorce decree/court order/foreign court judgement of the divorce be recognized in Ontario so that you can marry each other legally in Ontario, Canada.

In order to obtain a Marriage Licence in Ontario after a divorce that occurred in a foreign country/ out-of-country divorce, you will need to submit various documents to the Government of Ontario evidencing that:
**you are no longer married to your ex-spouse(s),
**you now are eligible to get married or remarried legally in Canada
**the divorce decree/ court order/ divorce certificate was properly obtained (as opposed to illegally obtained or obtained by fraud or coercion and duress etc.) and that such court divorce order appears to correspond to the requirements of the Divorce Act and therefore should be recognized as if it was legally obtained and valid in Canada.

For more information visit https://www.ontario.ca/government/getting-married

DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT:
Before an Ontario Marriage Licence is issued to you, you will need to submit the following documents to:
Service Ontario
Marriage Office
PO Box 4600
189 Red River Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6L8

1. Marriage licence application: this document contains questions regarding personal information about yourself/applicant and your fiancé/joint applicant which will need to be executed by the applicants.

2. The Foreign Divorce Decree/ Court Order/ Divorce Judgment/ Divorce Certificate/ Out-of-Country Annulment: an original or court-certified copy. If the decree or court order is in another language, you will need to include an English translated copy and an affidavit sworn by a certified translator.

3. Statement of Sole Responsibility: for each divorce (signed by you/applicant and fiancé  and a witness or by a lawyer/notary public): in other words, for every divorce that either you/applicant or fiancé/joint applicant had previously,  there must be a separate Statement of Sole Responsibility form acknowledging that even if the Government of Ontario were to issue a Marriage Licence to you both pursuant to section 8 of the Marriage Act, it does not necessarily mean that the foreign divorce decree/annulment will be recognized and interpreted as valid by the Courts in the Province of Ontario; and that is it still the sole responsibility of the applicants to ensure that the stated divorce(s) have completely severed any former marriages. The following is a step-by-step instruction to completing the Statement of Sole Responsibility form and to clarify the confusing wordings within the form:

• State your name/name of applicant and city of residency
• State your fiancé name /joint applicant name and city of residency
• State the name of the city, province and country that granted the divorce (this information is within the divorce decree/court order)
• State the official date the divorce was granted (this information is within the divorce decree/court order)
• Re-State your name or your fiance's name (person's whose name is on the divorce degree/court order)
• State the name of the ex-spouse to the previously divorced person (this information is within the divorce decree/court order).
• Sign by the applicants and a witness or by the lawyer/notary public

4. A Legal Opinion Letter of the Foreign Divorce Decree/ Court Order/ Divorce Certificate/ Annulment by a registered and insured Ontario lawyer. You will need to retain the services of a lawyer to inspect and review the original divorce decree/court order in order to determine its authenticity. Further, the lawyer is legally obligated to seek clarification surrounding the foreign divorce to determine the legitimacy of the foreign divorce. When the lawyer is satisfied with the information provided, the lawyer will draft and issue a legal opinion letter. The lawyer’s legal opinion letter will address both applicants who are planning to get in Ontario by applying the facts to Canadian law in order to arrive at legal reasons in support of the validity of the foreign divorce and that it should be recognized in Ontario.

The Foreign Divorce Opinion Letter Questionnaire: Upon being properly retained, you will be asked to provide the following document(s) and information to my office:

1. Your/Applicant information:

• Full Legal Name and any other aliases as shown on government issued photo ID’s and the divorce decree/ court order (if applicable)
• Date of Birth
• Contact: Address, Phone, Email
• Profession

2. Fiancé/Joint Applicant information:

• Full Legal Name and any other aliases as shown on government issued photo ID’s and the divorce decree/ court order (if applicable)
• Date of Birth
• Contact: Address, Phone, Email
• Profession

3. Photocopy of ID’s: both yours and your fiancé’s on the same page in duplicate for my certification.

4. Original or Court Certified Copy of all divorce decree/ court order for my examination and inspection PLUS a photocopy of the same document for my certification.

5. Ex-spouse information:

• Full Legal Name and any other aliases as shown on government issued photo ID’s or the divorce decree/ court order
• Date of Birth
• Confirmation of the wedding date and location
• Confirmation regarding the length of time and location the ex-spouse resided PRIOR to the wedding date.
• Confirmation regarding the length of time and location that you or your ex-spouse stayed PRIOR to the date the divorce was granted.
• Current Contact: Address, Phone, Email (if known)
• Profession
• Whether ex-spouse has remarried (if known).

6. Name and contact information of at least two (2) verifiers, persons who can be contacted by my office or the government of Ontario, who can attest to the separation and divorce.

Fees and Process:

My fee for a Legal Opinion Letter of a Foreign Divorce Decree/ Court Order depends on urgency:

3 to 5 business days =$200 tax included.

1 to 2 business days =$250 tax included.

Within Several Hours to a Day = $300 tax included (depending on my schedule).

The fee includes the following:

• Intake: continuous communication via text/email/phone calls wherein you will provide the information required as listed above.
• Execution: Personal face-to-meeting – no virtual verification or mail courier verification. One of you must be present to have a face-to-face meeting with me:
• to sign the retainer agreement;
• to make certified true copies of your identification
• to make certified true copies of the divorce decree/ court order
• to sign and seal your Statement of Sole Responsibility
• to provide you with the Legal Opinion Letter re. the validity and recognition of a Foreign Divorce Court Order/ Decree in Ontario in duplicate
• Receipt provided
• You will walk off with all documents in duplicate properly commissioned, certified and notarized.