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42200.03 – Notaries public

Notaries public administer oaths, take affidavits, sign legal documents and perform other activities according to the scope of their practice.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Notary public

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Administer oaths and take affidavits and depositions
  • Witness and certify the validity of signatures on documents
  • May draft contracts, prepare promissory notes and draw up wills, mortgages and other legal documents
  • May arrange probates and administer the estates of deceased persons.

Additional information

  • Notaries public usually receive in-house training and perform their duties in rural or remote areas or in the business offices in which they are employed.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

42 – Front-line public protection services and paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community, education services

Sub-major group

422 – Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

Minor group

4220 – Paraprofessional occupations in legal, social, community and education services

Unit group

42200 – Paralegals and related occupations

Occupational profile

42200.03 – Notaries public

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