A Humanist Officiant is trained to conduct wedding ceremonies and to provide ceremonies for other life events. He/She is licensed by the province of Ontario for the purpose of performing legal marriages and to fulfill all the regulations of the Marriage Act.  Humanist officiants conduct secular, non-religious ceremonies, equivalent to a 'civil' marriage or those conducted by a Justice of the Peace.

Officiants are committed and active Humanists. They are required to be a member of the Humanist Association of Canada, or the Ontario Humanist Society, or other Humanist associations, to provide five references (three of which must come from other Humanists), and pass a course developed and offered by the Ceremonies Committee of the boards of HAC or OHS. Collectively, our officiants have performed thousands of legal wedding ceremonies, and other non-religious ceremonies.

The officiant pays an annual professional licensing fee and official membership, and is fully responsible for all costs incurred by providing the service (advertising, office supplies, phone, correspondence, etc.) There is no salary nor pay from the HAC or OHS for this work, and the officiant is welcome to keep the honoraria offered by clients.

The officiants have no legal relationship with the local association (in our case, the Humanist Association of Toronto), but are recognized by our association as members in good standing and legal officiants licensed by the Province of Ontario.