Statutory Examinations

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:

1. 1. Personal Planning: Oral and Practical
   2. Residential Conveyance: Oral and Practical
   3.  Notarial Procedures Written Component, including topics:
      Contracts,
      Property,
      Conveyance,
      Personal Planning,
      Statutes,
      Jurisprudence, and
      Professional Practice.

Dates of the examination components:

Oral/practical assessments are to be administered in conjunction with the Notary Education Program

Personal Planning – April 3 & 4, 2024

Conveyance – April 25 & 26, 2024

Written Statutory Examinations June 13 & 14 2024.

As approved by the Notary Board of Examiners

Score required to successfully complete the examination is:

Passing score – 70%

Written components shall not be more than three (3) hours in length.

Location 

The written components are currently scheduled to be held in the offices of the SNPBC.

This information is provided in compliance with section 2(3) of the amended Notary Regulation.