How to apply as a law student commissioner for taking affidavits — and autofill the form with my-id.ca
Apply as a student-at-law commissioner without retyping your details
Law students who need to commission affidavits as part of their training repeat their name, address, law school details, and supervising lawyer information on the application. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Becoming a commissioner for taking affidavits or notary public — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Commissioner for Taking Affidavits Student-at-Law / Law Student Application — 004-0316
What this form is about
This application is for law students or students-at-law seeking appointment as a commissioner for taking affidavits for a limited period. Confirm eligibility and supervising lawyer requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Your law school and student status details.
- Your supervising lawyer's name and contact information.
- Reason for the appointment and expected duration.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply as a student-at-law commissioner?
- Eligible law students or students-at-law with a supervising lawyer. Confirm requirements on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name and address and your supervising lawyer's contact details.
- Does my-id.ca submit the application?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit through the official process.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.