Using white out to correct statuatory declaration of common law form?

[HollieO]

So my boyfriend is sponsoring me as his common law partner, and while the application doesn't ask for the Statuatory Declaration of Common Law Form, we decided to get one notarized anyways just to play on the safe side. We filled the form out at the Notary's office, and there is an area on the form that states that we "solemnly declare that we have cohabited in a conjugal relationship for _____ continuous year(s) from (insert beginning date here) to (insert ending date here)"

I believe we received bad information from the notary, as he told us to put the day our ENTIRE relationship started till present date, which was almost seven years ago. However, after the document was notarized and we got back home, I realized it said 'cohabited' on there, and we've only cohabited for a little over a year.

My question is: I want to change the information to correctly reflect our cohabitation status to one year by whiting it out and writing the correct information over it. But because this is a notarized document, would CIC scrutinize this obvious change? Like, the notary witnessed the signing of this document, why was it changed? Normally errors on the application are just a matter of reprinting it out, but because this was notarized, if I had to get another flawless copy I would need to get another document notarized, which easily costs $50 here...

Help?

 

[ama25]

I'd recommend you to go back to see if the notary can give you another one. After all it's only a piece of paper.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

So my boyfriend is sponsoring me as his common law partner, and while the application doesn't ask for the Statuatory Declaration of Common Law Form, we decided to get one notarized anyways just to play on the safe side. We filled the form out at the Notary's office, and there is an area on the form that states that we "solemnly declare that we have cohabited in a conjugal relationship for _____ continuous year(s) from (insert beginning date here) to (insert ending date here)"

I believe we received bad information from the notary, as he told us to put the day our ENTIRE relationship started till present date, which was almost seven years ago. However, after the document was notarized and we got back home, I realized it said 'cohabited' on there, and we've only cohabited for a little over a year.

My question is: I want to change the information to correctly reflect our cohabitation status to one year by whiting it out and writing the correct information over it. But because this is a notarized document, would CIC scrutinize this obvious change? Like, the notary witnessed the signing of this document, why was it changed? Normally errors on the application are just a matter of reprinting it out, but because this was notarized, if I had to get another flawless copy I would need to get another document notarized, which easily costs $50 here...

Help?

If you alter the document, it will no longer be valid. It is not required and is rarely requested, so just don't include it.