The Notary Education Program culminates in a Statutory Examination, comprised of several components. Applicants must successfully pass these components before being eligible to be commissioned in the Supreme Court, become a member of the SNPBC, and practice as notaries in British Columbia.
The list of practice areas to be examined and the methodology of the assessment:
The dates of the components, as approved by the Board of Examiners is:
Score required to successfully complete the examination is:
Passing score – 70%
Written components shall not be more than three (3) hours in length.
Pandemic planning and consideration
The written components are currently scheduled to be held in the offices of the SNPBC. All applicants, examiners, and visitors will be subject to the SNPBC Vaccination Policy.
This information is provided in compliance with section 2(3) of the amended Notary Regulation.