Editing Notary public (section)

====Quebec====
Since [[Quebec]] uses [[Quebec law|a civil law system for non-criminal matters]], notaries in that province are [[civil law notary|civil-law notaries]] (''notaires'') that are full lawyers licensed to practice notarial law and regulated by the [[Chamber of Notaries of Quebec]]. Quebec notaries draft and prepare major [[legal instrument]]s ([[Act (document)#Notarial Acts|notarial acts]]), provide complex legal advice, represent clients (out of court) and make appearances on their behalf, act as arbitrator, mediator, or conciliator, and even act as a court commissioner in non-contentious matters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdnq.org/en/notariesInQuebec/essence.html |title=Essence of notarial service - Chambre des notaires du Québec |access-date=2009-02-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211040137/http://www.cdnq.org/en/notariesInQuebec/essence.html |archive-date=11 December 2008}} A general overview of the notarial profession in Quebec: taken from the website of the Chambre des Notaires du Quebec.</ref> To become a notary in Quebec, a candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in civil law and a one-year Master's in notarial law<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdnq.org/ |title=- Chambre des notaires du Québec |access-date=2009-02-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225052340/http://www.cdnq.org/ |archive-date=25 February 2009}} The main page for the Chambre des Notaires du Quebec.</ref> and serve a traineeship (''stage'') before being admitted to practice.

The concept of notaries public in Quebec does not exist. Instead, the province has Commissioners of Oaths (''Commissaires à l'assermentation'')  who may administer oaths in Quebec (and outside of Quebec, if authorized) for a procedure or a document intended for Quebec (or Federal matters).  A Quebec commissioner for oaths can not certify documents or attest that a copy of a document is in accordance to the original; only a ''[[Civil law notary|notaire]]'' can do it.