Translation of Documents, Services of Commissioner for Taking Affidavits.
It is common for people going through the immigration process or for new immigrants to require services of other professionals, such as notary public, commissioner for taking affidavits/ commissioner of oaths, translators while dealing with preparation of official documentation which has to be certified, sworn or professionally translated.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) often requires the following documents from the applicants while assessing their applications for temporary and permanent residence:
- translation of documents (any document that is not in English or French must be accompanied by a translation and an affidavit from the person who completed the translation and a certified copy of the original document unless translated by the Canadian certified translator)
- certified true copies of documents (as per the IRCC, persons authorized to certify copies in Canada include: Commissioner of Oaths/ Commissioner for Taking Affidavits, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace)
- statutory declarations/affidavits (sworn or affirmed legal documents commonly used to allow a person to affirm something to be true for the purposes of satisfying some legal requirement or regulation when no other evidence is available)
The ICC has a Commissioner for Taking Affidavits on staff which allows providing additional services for our clients in the preparation and attestation of statutory declarations or affidavits for immigration and citizenship application matters. In addition, we work in close cooperation with lawyers, translators, interpreters, and educational advisors. As part of the process of making representations on behalf of the clients, our professionals prepare the above-mentioned documents and administer Oath, Affirmation or Solemn Declaration, making it convenient for the clients and eliminating the need to retain same services from other professionals. In addition to immigration services, we provide assistance with:
Affidavits and Statutory Declarations:
- Statutory Declaration from the remaining parent of no objection to the child living in Canada
- Statutory declaration of Common-Law Union
- Sworn Affidavit from a translator
- Power of Attorney
- Sworn Affidavit explaining discrepancies in the civil status documents
- Sworn Affidavit in lieu of official document which has been lost, stolen or destroyed
- Letter of Invitation in the form of Statutory Declaration with the undertaking of financial responsibility for a person invited
- Civil Status Documents: Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates
- Driver’s Licences
- Diplomas, Certificates and Educational Transcripts
- Police Clearance Certificates
- Job Reference Letters
- Letters of Invitation
- Adoption Papers
- Other legal documents
Certified Copy or Replacement of Immigration Document:
- Replacement of Permanent Resident Card
- Replacement of Citizenship Certificate
- Correction of error on immigration document
- Correction of date of birth on immigration document
- Change of name on immigration document
- Certified copy of Landing Record or Confirmation of Permanent Residence
- Certified copy of Work Permit, Study Permit and Visitor Record
- Representation before Service Canada in the process of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for employers who wish to hire foreign workers
- Consulting in regards to Canadian work authorization for foreign workers, work permits and LMIA exemptions
- Counseling as to the employer’s options on retaining their foreign workers permanently
