Policies Regarding Your Identity and Your Documents:
To combat fraud, the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), which governs lawyers and law firms practicing in the Province of Ontario, Canada, has amended its Bylaw 7.1 which now requires all lawyers to make identification and verification of ALL clients; Similar regulations are now also in place in most other Canadian jurisdictions.
As a result, please NOTE the following information about yourself MUST now be obtained by my office to comply with the LSUC's identification requirements:
Individual Client:
Organization Client:
ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATIONS: MUST BE VALID AND NON EXPIRED
At least two (2) of the following as secondary identifications if you do not have any of the above listed identifications:
IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTACT GUIDELINES OR TO PROVIDE my office with the above mentioned information. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT MY OFFICE FOR NOTARIAL SERVICES.
For your protection, I am Vinh T. Tran, you can verify my name, pictures, and credentials. I am a sole practitioner, lawyer, notary public and commissioner of oaths. I do not employ anyone who can access your private information. I also do not work for any persons or companies who can dictate the use of your private information. I have given lectures to lawyers and companies on various subjects including creating public trust and how to protect private information from external contractors and agencies, and especially from internal employees. I am NOT associated with, affiliated with, or related to, any other law firm, organization, corporation, association or notaries public directory services.
To combat fraud, the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC), which governs lawyers and law firms practicing in the Province of Ontario, Canada, has amended its Bylaw 7.1 which now requires all lawyers to make identification and verification of ALL clients; Similar regulations are now also in place in most other Canadian jurisdictions.
As a result, please NOTE the following information about yourself MUST now be obtained by my office to comply with the LSUC's identification requirements:
Individual Client:
- Full name - VERIFICATION VIA PHOTO ID'S (non-expired photo IDs.).
- Home address and home telephone number
- Business address and phone number
- E-mail address
- Occupation
- Copy or photograph of the document where the seal lands.
Organization Client:
- Organization’s full name
- Organization’s business address and phone number
- Organization’s incorporation or business identification number and the place of issuance, if applicable.
- The general nature of the type of business or businesses of activity or activities engaged in by the organization (not required if the organization is a financial institution, government body or a company that is not a private company).
- Name, position and contact information of all individuals authorized to provide instructions on behalf of the organization.
- Copy or photograph of the document where the seal lands.
ACCEPTABLE IDENTIFICATIONS: MUST BE VALID AND NON EXPIRED
- Passport - Canadian or Foreign bearing the full legal name
- Driver's Licence
- Canadian Citizenship Card
- Permanent Resident Card
- Indian Status Card
- Ontario Photo Card
- Canadian Federal Firearms Licence
- Nexus Card
- Canadian National Institute for the Blind Identification Card CNIB
- Canadian Armed Forces/ Military Identification Card
- Foreign National Identification Card issued by a Government Agency
- Articles of Incorporation
At least two (2) of the following as secondary identifications if you do not have any of the above listed identifications:
- Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN) or Social Security Card
- Provincial Health Card Card exp. OHIP
- Birth Certificate - short or long form
- Marriage Certificate - Canadian or Foreign
- Old Age Security Card
- Credit Card or Telephone Bill/Gas Bill etc. bearing your full name exactly as the other secondary identification.
- Professional Licence Board and Membership Cards (Law, Medicine, Dentistry, Engineer, Law Enforcement, Paramedics).
- School Transcripts and Current Student Card
- Temporary Resident Permit and Record of Landing
- Liquor Control Board Age of Majority BYID Card
IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTACT GUIDELINES OR TO PROVIDE my office with the above mentioned information. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT MY OFFICE FOR NOTARIAL SERVICES.
For your protection, I am Vinh T. Tran, you can verify my name, pictures, and credentials. I am a sole practitioner, lawyer, notary public and commissioner of oaths. I do not employ anyone who can access your private information. I also do not work for any persons or companies who can dictate the use of your private information. I have given lectures to lawyers and companies on various subjects including creating public trust and how to protect private information from external contractors and agencies, and especially from internal employees. I am NOT associated with, affiliated with, or related to, any other law firm, organization, corporation, association or notaries public directory services.
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