Date adopted:
February 21, 2018
Last update:
July 31, 2023
Talk to your program’s policy advisor and legal counsel to find out if you need to request a signature on your form. At the moment, the goverment does not accept digital signatures.
Signatures on web forms
We cannot accept digital signatures on web forms so we use the following alternatives. You can:
- create a typed name field; or
- add a check box declaration a person has to select in place of a signature.
Signatures on PDF forms
If you require a traditional signature on a PDF form, use this form field label: Signature of ____________.
Examples include:
- Signature of applicant:
- Signature of authorizer:
- Signature of patient:
- Signature of healthcare professional:
- Signature of doctor or nurse practitioner:
- Signature of parent or guardian:
- Signature of veterinarian:
- Signature of healthcare provider:
- Signature of witness:
- Signature of registrar:
- Signature of applicant, property owner or installer:
- Signature of care provider:
- Signature of declarant:
- Signature of claimant:
- Signature of card holder:
- Signature of judge or justice:
- Signature of notary public: