Your appointment
Before you arrive
Please review these details before you arrive so your appointment can be completed efficiently.
Appointment preparation
Practical details
- Bring original, valid government-issued photo identification.
- Common examples include a driver’s licence, passport, Alberta identification card, Permanent Resident Card, Secure Certificate of Indian Status or Canadian Armed Forces identification.
- Photocopies, screenshots and digital images are not accepted.
- Bring the complete document package, including every page and attachment.
- Complete all required information beforehand, but leave any signature that must be witnessed unsigned.
- Bring all originals and copies needed for the service. For a certified true copy, bring the original document and the copy to be certified.
- Printing and photocopying services are not available.
- Do not sign a document beforehand if your signature needs to be witnessed.
- Anyone whose signature needs to be witnessed must attend the appointment in person.
- If the receiving organization gave you specific signing or notarization instructions, bring them with you.
- Payment is required in full at the time of your appointment.
- Cash is preferred. E-transfer is accepted at shannon@sylvanlakenotary.ca.
- Receipts are available upon request. View current fees.
- Most straightforward appointments are completed in about 15 minutes.
- Appointments involving multiple documents or additional requirements may take longer.
- At least 24 hours’ notice is required to cancel or reschedule an appointment.
- In-office appointments are held in Sylvan Lake.
- Mobile appointments are available within Sylvan Lake by request and are subject to the current mobile fee.
- Evening and short-notice appointments may be available.
- Please contact me before your appointment if the document is not in English or if anything about your booking has changed.
Service policy
Right to refuse service
I reserve the right to decline or stop a notarial service where I cannot properly or lawfully complete the requested act.
- Satisfactory identification cannot be provided or a required signer is not present.
- The document is incomplete, false, misleading, deceptive or appears fraudulent.
- There are concerns about a signer’s understanding, willingness or freedom from pressure or coercion.
- The requested service is outside my authority or cannot otherwise be completed lawfully.
Questions before your appointment?
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If anything changes before your appointment, please contact me.