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Guarantor Information

Guarantor information is only required for subjects nine or older. You must provide the following guarantor information on the application:

  • Last name
  • First name
  • Occupation
  • Work address and phone number
  • Is the guarantor a Canadian citizen?
  • Has the guarantor known you for two or more years?
  • Has the guarantor authorized you to provide their information?

Who can be a guarantor?

Qualified guarantors include:

  • Chief of a band recognized under the Indian Act (Canada)
  • Chiropractor
  • Dentist
  • First Nations police officer
  • Judge
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Lawyer
  • Mayor
  • Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (MPP)
  • Midwife
  • Minister of religion authorized under provincial law to perform marriages
  • Municipal clerk or treasurer (a member of the Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario)
  • Notary public
  • Nurse
  • Optometrist
  • Pharmacist
  • Physician
  • Police officer (Municipal, Provincial, RCMP)
  • Principal or Vice-Principal (primary or secondary school)
  • Professional accountant
  • Professional engineer
  • Psychologist
  • Senior administrator (community college or in a CEGEP)
  • Senior administrator or professor in a university
  • Signing officer of a bank, caisse d'économie, caisse populaire, credit union or trust company.
  • Social worker or social service worker
  • Surgeon
  • Teacher in a primary or secondary school
  • Veterinarian


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