Who can certify my identity documents?

Only people who hold the following positions can certify copies of your identity documents for the Common Experience Payment application:

• Chief or Councillor of First Nations Band Council
• Council members of the Métis Settlements General Council, and members of the Saskatchewan Provincial Métis Council
• Dentist
• Executive Officer of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
• Executive Officer of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and of the six (6) Inuvialuit Community Corporations (Northwest Territories)
• Executive Officer Makivik (northern Quebec)
• Judge
• Lawyer (member of a provincial bar association)
• Notary in Quebec
• Magistrate
• Mayor
• Medical doctor
• Minister of religion authorized under provincial law to perform marriages
• Notary public
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Police officer (municipal, provincial, or RCMP)
• Postmaster
• Principal of a primary or secondary school
• Professional accountant (APA, CA, CGA, CMA, PA, RPA)
• Professional engineer (P.Eng., Eng. in Quebec)
• Senior administrator in a community college (includes CEGEPs)
• Senior administrator or teacher in a university
• Social worker with MSW (Masters in Social Work)
• Veterinarian