There are places across Canada, both in B.C. and in Quebec, where a legal professional has to witness the document and sign and certify—it's not uncommon just to Quebec—and they have been duped. I'm sorry, but they have. They do end up putting fraudulent instruments on the land title office or on the registry system, and it has happened in every province, unfortunately.
On October 5th, 2009. See this statement in context.