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What are the qualifications to become a Commissioner for Oaths in Alberta?

To qualify, you must be at least 18 years of age, and a Canadian citizen who resides in Alberta or a person who is lawfully admitted into Canada for permanent residence and resides in Alberta.

Lawyers, students-at-law, police officers, judges, full-time commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces, members of the Legislative Assembly, members of a municipal council, members of a board of trustees of a school district or division in Alberta, and justices of the peace are automatically Commissioners for Oaths.

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December 2004

see also:

• Sources of Legal Assistance
• Links to related information in other provinces: search ACJNet using the terms “oaths”, “notary”, and “notaries”.

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