Contact the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Program
Last updated on September 12, 2024NOTICE: BC Commissioner Program on HOLD until further notice
The Commissioners for Taking Affidavits for BC Program is on hold pending staffing measures and is not accepting applications at this time.
If you have applied for an appointment and do not hear from us by October 1, 2024, your application was unable to be processed in time. Unprocessed applications will be returned and appointment fees will be returned or refunded, as applicable.
While on hold, the program is unable to accept change requests to current appointments or respond to queries.
We hope to be able to resume operation and begin receiving applications again towards the end of 2024. Please monitor this website for updates.
The Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Program is administered by the Order in Council Administration Office in the Ministry of Attorney General.
Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Program
Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General
PO Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9J7
Email: BCCommAff@gov.bc.ca
Telephone: 250 387-5378
Fax: 250 387-4349
Courier mailing address
If you are submitting your application by mail, note that couriering your application package does not expedite the review process.
The courier mailing address for our office is:
Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Program
Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General
1001 Douglas Street (PO Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt)
Victoria, BC V8W 2C5
The Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Program does not provide any commissioner services.
Our office cannot provide advice as to whether a particular form or document can be witnessed by a commissioner. You may wish to consult a lawyer in such cases.