- Lost University Degree/Diploma
- Destroyed University Degree/Diploma
- Never picked up University Degree/Diploma
- Name Change on University Degree/Diploma
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:
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. You have completed your legal education and training and now you want to begin the process of registering with a governing body and take the admission exams to properly be called a licensed lawyer or licensed paralegal. In Ontario, the legal governing body is the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Depending on whether you had most of your legal education and practice in Canada or in a foreign country and whether you are a Canadian citizen, a foreigner on a study permit or a permanent resident, there are different documents that you must get notarized as "certified true copy" for submission to prove your legal name and identity. At the end of the application process, you are expected to come before a notary public or commissioner of oaths and be sworn as to the accurate completion of your application. You should note the list of identifications NOT accepted as documents evidencing your name if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, being the following:
You MUST ATTEND AT A LAWYER/NOTARY PUBLIC OFFICE and get one of the following ACCEPTABLE documents notarized as certified true copy for your application submission as proof of legal name:
If you are NOT a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, you MUST ATTEND AT A LAWYER/NOTARY PUBLIC OFFICE and get the following ACCEPTABLE documents notarized as certified true copy for your application submission as proof of legal name:
Feel free to contact my office via text 647-209-7389 or email [email protected] for all your questions and inquiries into the accreditation and registration processes, and of course to notarize and commission your identification and your application. I am happy to share my experiences and knowledge with you to make the transition into the legal professional an enjoyable one. I always make extra time for students of the legal profession to pick my brain. I will give you honest answers and tips from the registration process, to the exams and how to open your own practice and keep a reputable and good standing status with the regulator. Gathering your documents together in preparation to apply for graduate schools can be a daunting experience. The processes varied depending on the type of program you are applying to and whether the schools are located in a foreign country: teaching/education, law, medicine, psychology, MBA etc. You can be certain that depending on certain school policies you may need to get some or all of the following supporting documents commissioned or notarized:
Many of you may have just completed your undergraduate program and may not have been able to secure employment or drowning in student loan debts to be able to afford the notarization fees charge for lawyers. To get free or reduced fees for notarization, first I would suggest contacting your school's legal clinic, if your school has a law school and legal department, then you may be able to get your notarization done for free or for a small donation to the clinic, they will often provide free service if you are applying to the graduate program through the same school. Otherwise, I am happy to assist by contacting my office through text 647-209-7389 or email [email protected] Affidavits Commissioner $13.28 LSUC Application to Surrender a Licence to Providing Legal Services2/26/2015
For many lawyers and paralegals, the experience of practising law and providing legal services may not have pan out into the expectations they may have about the legal profession. By the time you come to reading this blog and seeking the services of a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits to sign and seal your LSUC Application to Surrender a Licence to Provide Legal Services, you may have already taken serious consideration about the process and this option logically would save you from paying the LSUC mandatory annual fees and insurance just to be called a lawyer or a paralegal. I want you to understand that if you are still unsure about the decision, you are welcome to contact my office and I will be happy to set out some time to sit with you for a cup of coffee and help you arrive at a comfortable decision at no charge. Trust me, you may be surprised about what I truly feel about your gut decision to surrender your licence, the bitter taste of spending all the time and money getting the credentials only to experience that the legal profession was not all that it meant to be for you.
If you are certain about the decision to surrender your licence to provide legal services, then you actually have all my support and I will be happy to assist in commissioning your Application for submission to the Law Society of Upper Canada. Please contact my office via text 647-209-7389 or email [email protected]. |
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