COVID-19 Process
- Will video witnessing be a temporary measure?
- For clients not falling under the eRegistration mandate, and requiring assistance with registrations such as survivorship requests, is it possible to have documents mailed to them?
- The current samples of language for remote witnessing certificates both indicate that the documents were forwarded via regular mail. Can other means be used?
- Can consents and releases under The Homesteads Act be witnessed via video?
- Is video witnessing within the lawyer’s discretion?
- Will land titles accept signatures on accompanying documents in lieu of signatures on mylars for plan series?
- If a resident of Ontario is executing a document can a Manitoba lawyer act as a video witness?
- What if my client prints off the instrument on the wrong paper size?
- Do you think there is any need for lawyers to modify offers or closing trust conditions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Will countersigning be permitted so that originals do not need to be received prior to registration?