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✓ Commissioners appointed by Québec's Ministère de la JusticeTo invite a relative or friend to visit Canada, IRCC recommends an invitation letter; sworn, it carries more weight. The template covers what is expected: your status in Canada, your relationship to the visitor, the length and place of the stay, who pays for what.
Book a session — today1. Book online and upload your document (PDF or photo), or draft it on the spot from a template.
2. Verify your identity with a government-issued ID (biometric verification by AssertID), once.
3. Video session with a commissioner for oaths appointed by Québec's Ministère de la Justice: verification, the oath, signature on screen.
4. Sealed document emailed within minutes, with a verification code. Sealed originals can be mailed.
$5 per oath (per signer, per document — the legal maximum in Québec) plus a $19.99 online service fee per booking. No taxes, no hidden fees: the exact price shows in the calculator before you book.
One document, one signer: $24.99. Same-day appointment: +$25; next day: +$15. Free rescheduling before the session.
Yes. Our commissioners are appointed by Québec's Ministère de la Justice under the Courts of Justice Act and listed in the public register of commissioners for oaths. The session is held by video, the declarant's identity is verified before and during the session, and the sealed document carries the commissioner's name and commission number, the date and a verification code.
A commissioner for oaths is not a notary: we do not notarize or apostille. For a document going abroad, check with the receiving authority.
No, but visa offices often ask for it and it shows the invitation is serious.
No. Everything is online: booking, identity verification, the video session and the sealed document by email.
A government-issued photo ID: driver's licence, passport, health-insurance card with photo, permanent-resident card.
About fifteen minutes for one document and one signer: verification, the oath, signature. The sealed document follows within minutes.
Yes. Each signer verifies their identity and joins the same video session, from anywhere.