Вообще большинство нотариусов (в Онтарио по крайней мере) это адвокаты Но да, можно быть и non-lawyer notary.Но, если верить Гуглу,http://www.settlement.org/discuss/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14213то просто так нотариусом по желанию стать нельзя (назначаются Министерством по долгу службы. "Non-lawyersPersons in the province of Ontario who are not lawyers may be appointed as non-lawyer notaries public by the Attorney General of Ontario. Ministry policy which has been in place since January 1, 1978, restricts the appointment of non-lawyer notaries public to applicants whose employment requires the notarizing of documents in the service of:*senior government officials;*Ontario corporations engaged in international or interprovincial trade and/or commerce;*patent and trademark agents (notarizing the assignment of intellectual property);*the head offices of national or provincial unions that are engaged in out-of-province business.The Ministry does not grant "open" or unrestricted appointments to non-lawyers."http://www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf/GetFileAttach/004-0315E~1/$File/0315E.pdf