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Saturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10, 2027, Mississauga, in person

Learn to run a notary desk in one weekend.

Two in-person days with the team that has served more than 150,000 clients since 2015. You practise on real documents and sample ID, pass an assessed simulation and leave with a certificate of completion.

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Next classSaturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10, 2027North York: January 16 and 17. Spring and fall dates below
WhereMississaugaand North York, at Keele and Finch
Class size25 seats15 at North York
From$499plus HST
  • Free pizza lunchBoth days, on us
  • Certificate of completionWhen you pass both assessments
  • A Canada Notary giftHanded out at the close
  • CPD-eligibleCounts toward substantive hours
  • Small classes25 in Mississauga, 15 in North York

Who it is for

Paralegal graduates

Build employable, day-one skills that clients walk in and pay for.

Licensed paralegals

Expand your service offerings and reduce your liability.

Law clerks and legal support staff

Handle firm documentation with confidence.

A notary stamping a document at the desk
150,000+clients served by Canada Notary since 2015

By Sunday afternoon, you will have done the work yourself.

This is not a lecture weekend. You see the real client request first, then you do it, with an instructor correcting you as you go.

  • Administered an oath and completed a jurat correctly
  • Certified a true copy with the proper wording
  • Checked valid, expired and suspicious ID at six stations
  • Followed an apostille file from intake to shipping
  • Refused a request politely, without giving legal advice
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What you learn each day

Eleven modules across two days, including one full hour each on professional responsibility, practice management, and equality, diversity and inclusion. Built for paralegal graduates, licensed paralegals, law clerks and legal support staff. No experience needed.

Day 1, Saturday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Foundations through practice

  1. 1
    A day in a notary officeSix real client requests from start to finish: affidavit, certified true copy, OSAP declaration, travel consent, invitation letter, pension life certificate.
  2. 2
    The legal frameworkThe Notaries Act, the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, remote commissioning and how appointments work.
  3. 3
    KYC in practiceHands-on stations with valid, expired, mismatched and suspicious ID. You complete a verification checklist for each.
  4. 4
    Scope, ethics and the professional refusalCommissioner versus notary, conflicts of interest, where legal advice starts, and the exact words for declining a request.Professional responsibility
  5. 5
    Mock commissions workshopAdminister an oath, complete a jurat and certify a true copy in pairs, with the instructor correcting as you go.

Day 2, Sunday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm

Risk, people and the business

  1. 6
    International documentsApostille, authentication, embassy legalization and certified translation, worked through one file from intake to shipping.
  2. 7
    Fraud preventionForged ID, title and power of attorney fraud, elder abuse, coercion and capacity. Real cases, analysed in groups.
  3. 8
    Records, liability, privacy and client communicationThe journal that defends you, retention, privacy, errors and omissions insurance, fee transparency and handling complaints.Practice management
  4. 9
    Serving diverse and vulnerable clientsInterpreters and comprehension, accessibility and accommodation, name conventions on foreign ID, newcomer documents and bias in refusal decisions.Equality, diversity and inclusion
  5. 10
    Running the practicePricing, walk-ins versus appointments and the referral sources that bring steady volume.
  6. 11
    Capstone simulationA full client visit with one hidden complication, scored by the instructor.

Your instructor, all classes

Othman Berrwin

Licensed paralegal with the Law Society of Ontario, full-time notary public and document services specialist at Canada Notary. He does this work at the desk every day, and teaches it the way it is actually done.

Also teaching at North York

Harsh Tahilramani

Licensed paralegal with the Law Society of Ontario, full-time notary public and document services specialist at Canada Notary. He works the desk at Keele and Finch, where the North York classes are held.

CPD hours for Law Society of Ontario licensees

The program is built so a licensee can cover a full year of professionalism content, including the equality, diversity and inclusion hour, in one weekend.

9.75instructional hours across the two days
6.75substantive hours, which licensees claim themselves
3.0professionalism hours: professional responsibility, practice management, and equality, diversity and inclusion

Accreditation of the professionalism hours has not been granted yet. We will post it here once the Law Society of Ontario has reviewed the program.

Pick your package

Every package is the full two-day program. Silver and Gold add the stamps and tools you will want on your first day at the desk.

Bronze

$499 + HST

The full two-day program

  • Both days of in-person training
  • All eleven modules and every handout
  • Written quiz and assessed capstone
  • Certificate of completion
  • Free pizza lunch both days
  • A Canada Notary gift at the end
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Most popular

Silver

$699 + HST

The program plus your starter kit

  • Everything in Bronze
  • Professional stamp starter kit
  • Two self-inking stamps
  • Ready-to-use document templates
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Gold

$899 + HST

The program, the full kit and a mentor

  • Everything in Silver
  • Two more stamps for the full set
  • Embossing seal, prepared upon your appointment
  • 30-minute one-on-one mentorship call
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Early birdSave $100 on any package. The deadline will be announced.
Teams and firms$399 per seat on Bronze when three or more register together, on one invoice.
Refer a friendA $100 credit for each person you refer who registers and attends, for up to three referrals. The credit can never be more than what you paid.
Canada Notary School
Certificate of Completion
awarded to
Your name here
for completing the Two-Day Practical Notary Training Program, including the written quiz and the assessed capstone simulation.

Leave with proof you can do it.

You earn the certificate by passing two things: a 20-question written quiz, and a full client visit that the instructor scores.

  • Certificate of completion for your wall and your resume
  • Workflow guide, checklists, refusal scripts and a journal template
  • CPD-eligible: Law Society of Ontario licensees can count the program toward their substantive CPD hours.
Good to know. This is a training program. Completion does not confer an appointment or licence as a notary public or commissioner. Appointments are made under provincial legislation by the appointing authorities.

Reserve your seat

Mississauga classes are capped at 25 and North York classes at 15. You pay 50% to confirm your seat and the remaining 50% two weeks before class. Reserve here and we email your payment link.

Mississauga, 25 seats

January 9 and 10, 2027Next class
April 24 and 25, 2027Spring
September 25 and 26, 2027Fall

North York, Keele and Finch, 15 seats

January 16 and 17, 2027Winter
May 1 and 2, 2027Spring
October 2 and 3, 2027Fall

Payment and refunds: 50% is due when you register and the remaining 50% two weeks before the first day of class. Everything you have paid is fully refundable until two weeks before class. Inside the final two weeks there are no refunds, but you may move to a later class date, up to two times. If you cannot attend after your second move, the amount paid is forfeited.

Will this make me a notary public?

No. This is a training program only. It teaches you how the work is done properly. Appointments are made by the appointing authorities.

Do I need experience?

No. The program assumes no prior notarial experience.

What do Silver and Gold add?

Silver adds a professional stamp starter kit with two self-inking stamps and templates. Gold adds two more stamps, an embossing seal prepared upon your appointment, and a 30-minute one-on-one mentorship call.

Can my employer pay?

Yes. Three or more seats registered together on Bronze are $399 each, on one invoice.

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Training program only. Completion does not confer, and does not guarantee eligibility for, an appointment or licence as a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits in Ontario or any other jurisdiction. Nothing in the program is legal advice.
Jan 9 and 10, Mississauga
From $499 + HST
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