Contract Review & Legal Document Services

Yes, and before signing is the cheapest moment to do it. A review reads the document against the law that sits behind it: what you are promising, what happens if either side defaults, whether a clause tries to shorten your time to sue, and which terms are worth pushing back on. You come away with a short list of risks and the changes worth asking for, while there is still time to ask.

Yes. Employment contracts are one of the most common documents people bring for review. Ontario's Employment Standards Act sets minimums that no contract can undercut, and a clause that tries is void, but a well-drafted contract can still limit what you would get beyond those minimums. The termination clause is the part most worth a second look before you sign, because it decides what you leave with if the job ends.

Every lawyer and licensed paralegal in Ontario is a commissioner by virtue of their licence. So are MPPs and their constituency staff when helping constituents, justices of the peace, and ServiceOntario staff when serving the public, although ServiceOntario will not commission documents for certain legal, financial or federal purposes. For a court filing, a court official at the courthouse where you are filing may be able to take it, so check with the court office first.

Not for use in Ontario. An affidavit for an Ontario court or agency needs to be sworn or affirmed before a commissioner, and a notary is not required. It matters for documents going abroad: Ontario will not authenticate or apostille a document that was only commissioned, while most documents notarized by an Ontario notary public are eligible. Check with the receiving country or organization before you book.

Yes, under Ontario's remote commissioning regulation. The commissioner must see and hear you live for the whole transaction, confirm your identity, make sure you understand the document, and record in the jurat that it was done remotely and where each of you was. Remote notarization is a different matter: it is not permitted under the Notaries Act.

In most cases, yes. Ontario law treats an electronic signature as meeting a legal requirement to sign. The main exceptions are wills and codicils, trusts created by wills, powers of attorney for property or personal care, negotiable instruments and documents of title, which follow their own rules. And no one can be made to accept an electronic document without agreeing to it.

That depends on the lawyer and on the length and type of document, so it is worth saying your deadline up front. When you match on Olanur you can compare availability and book with someone who can meet it.

Very. A single structured consultation tells you whether you have a real issue, roughly what it would take to deal with, and what to do next. It is the difference between guessing and deciding, often for the price of an hour.