Certification of Documents?

[messenger]

Hello and a Happy New Year

Filing from outside Canada and in the process to have certifications of documents .
According to the Guide it says the only people that can certify a doc are:
a judge
a magistrate
a notary public
an officer of a court of justice
a commissioner authorized to administer oaths in the country in which the person is living

Why cant a Lawyer do this? In my country is most common except Notaries for Lawyers to certify legal documents
Would I have an issue if my Lawyer does them?

Thank you
messenger

 

[hubby chubby]

It would be better to certified them by the individuals the canadian government has asked for. You don't want to make things complicated....

 

[Korea2Canada]

Lawyers are Officers of the Court...thats on your list.

 

[zardoz]

In the uk, all solicitors are automatically "commissioners for oaths". It's quite possible that the same applies for "lawyers" in your country of residence.