In theory, it should be easy to fit in an onsite visit to a notary public in Ottawa. In practice, that isn’t necessarily true. In fact, there are a lot of times when it makes sense to have an online appointment with a notary public in Ottawa. Here are some of the reasons why.
You can have more flexibility with scheduling
This is probably the number one reason for preferring online appointments even if you live in Ottawa. For many people, seeing a notary public in Ottawa is just one more task they need to fit into their busy lives.
Even in Ottawa, few people are going to live or work somewhere with a notary public in the near vicinity. Students may have one on-campus but that’s variable. For a lot of people, therefore, having an online appointment with a notary public in Ottawa gives them a lot more flexibility to schedule an appointment when it best suits them.
You never need to worry about queues
A lot of notaries public in Ottawa allow unscheduled meetings (drop-ins). Many of them, however, restrict these to certain times. These are usually during the day. If you want to see a notary public in Ottawa in the evening or at the weekend, then you will almost certainly have to make an appointment.
Even though these drop-in sessions are run at times when many people are working, they can still get very busy. You will literally only know how busy they are when you drop in. You may very well find yourself faced with a choice between a lengthy wait and giving up and trying your luck some other time.
This may not be a huge deal if you live or work at least fairly close to a notary public in Ottawa. Most people, however, are going to need to make a detour if not a special trip. That means they’ve wasted at least some of their precious time.
You don’t need to find an unfamiliar place
Realistically, there are probably a lot of streets in your local area that you don’t actually know all that well. As soon as you go outside your local area, you’re going to be even less familiar with the streets and buildings.
Finding your way to the on-site office of a Notary Public In Ottawa can end up being more hassle than you need in your day. It may not be so bad if the weather’s good and it’s a nice walk. Sadly, however, you’d need quite a bit of luck for that to be the case. Most of the time, you’ll just be making your way to a regular office building in, at best, regular weather.
Notaries public in Ottawa tend to have their offices in very safe places but it can still be easy to get lost on the way to somewhere you don’t know. At the very least, you can expect to get confused. Having an online appointment with a notary public in Ottawa avoids this problem completely.
