Document help - outland spousal sponsorship

[Newbie2022]

Preface: I live in Canada and my spouse lives in Colombia
I have two questions regarding documents:
1) for the signature portion can I scan and email the pages my spouse needs to sign, have my spouse print the pages and sign where necessary and then scan the pages back to me to print and sign?
2) for certain documents (e.g. copy of birth certificate, escrituras de matrimonio) is my spouse able to make a certified copy with a notary in Colombia and then scan the notarized copy for me to print and use in the application? Or does the official copy that the notary makes have to be sent via post office? Wanting to avoid the $120+ in sending documents back and forth via mail, but not sure if the government of Canada will accept a scanned and printed version of a notarized document?

Feeling dumb as I navigate through the muddy waters that is Canadian immigration.

 

[armoured]

Preface: I live in Canada and my spouse lives in Colombia
I have two questions regarding documents:
1) for the signature portion can I scan and email the pages my spouse needs to sign, have my spouse print the pages and sign where necessary and then scan the pages back to me to print and sign?

Should be fine although if you're sending other documents...

2) for certain documents (e.g. copy of birth certificate, escrituras de matrimonio) is my spouse able to make a certified copy with a notary in Colombia and then scan the notarized copy for me to print and use in the application? Or does the official copy that the notary makes have to be sent via post office? Wanting to avoid the $120+ in sending documents back and forth via mail, but not sure if the government of Canada will accept a scanned and printed version of a notarized document?

A scan of an official copy is not an official copy.

You're going to have to get the translation/certified copy in hard form sent.

 

[Newbie2022]

Should be fine although if you're sending other documents...

What do you mean??? It's the different immigration forms that need to be signed, that I was referring to.

A scan of an official copy is not an official copy.

You're going to have to get the translation/certified copy in hard form sent.

I kind of figured, but thought I would double check. Thank you very much for your reply!

 

[armoured]

What do you mean??? It's the different immigration forms that need to be signed, that I was referring to.

I mean, since you will have to send the other stuff, she can print and sign and send with those.

 

[Newbie2022]

I mean, since you will have to send the other stuff, she can print and sign and send with those.

Ah, yes! That is very true, thank you very much!