Canada Lands Surveyors Regulations

37 (1) A member of the Association who holds a licence shall certify a document or drawing by

• (a) including in it a statement of responsibility that is in accordance with section 38;

• (b) signing it by hand or, if it is in electronic format, signing it with an electronic signature that is generated using a technology or process that is approved by the Council for the purpose of certifying documents and drawings;

• (c) dating it with the date on which it is signed in accordance with paragraph (b); and

• (d) applying the seal referred to in section 36 to it or, if it is in electronic format, including in it an electronic version of the seal.

(2) The Council shall not approve a technology or process for the purpose of certifying documents and drawings that are in electronic format unless the technology or process generates an electronic signature that

• (a) is unique to each member of the Association;

• (b) is intended solely for use of the member of the Association; and

• (c) provides a means of determining whether a document or drawing has been modified after it is signed by the member of the Association.