I know this is sooo old school 

Canadian government wants things sent by fax

 

Any suggestions as to where I think most of the ones that were mentioned in a previous thread 2020 are now closed 

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I've used this service

https://app.hellofax.com/info/pricing

 

 

 

geeeze ....   no one sends by fax anymore ...  don't they have a computer in the Canadian government office. 

do they still look things up on the microfiche perhaps ...    

 

do they have office telephones installed ?    are they still using telex machines  ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by steven100

Download the software, PamFax. 

Some photocopy and postal service shops still offer fax service. Maybe it is also worth to check out business centers in hotels.

Android EFax app

OP ....  the post office use to send fax's   ....   try any thai Post office. 

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

geeeze ....   no one sends by fax anymore ...  don't they have a computer in the Canadian government office. 

Of course they do, fax is about the only way to send a legal copy of a document, either by physical or electronic fax.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Of course they do, fax is about the only way to send a legal copy of a document, either by physical or electronic fax.

 

you can scan and email documents now.

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

geeeze ....   no one sends by fax anymore ...  don't they have a computer in the Canadian government office. 

do they still look things up on the microfiche perhaps ...    

 

do they have office telephones installed ?    are they still using telex machines  ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geez… yes they do !!

 

For example some banks do not accept email for some communications.

 

Thus topic has been done before & there were similar responses to yours who did not recognize that things exist outside of their experience.

 

I for one have been in a couple of situations whereby only a fax was accepted (re-activating an account in Singapore). 

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Geez… yes they do !!

 

For example some banks do not accept email for some communications.

 

Thus topic has been done before & there were similar responses to yours who did not recognize that things exist outside of their experience.

 

I for one have been in a couple of situations whereby only a fax was accepted (re-activating an account in Singapore). 

 

well they need to move ahead with the times ....  

 

they have scanners now .... and emails ...    tell the bank you don't fax anymore ,  it's old style ... 

4 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I know this is sooo old school 

Canadian government wants things sent by fax

 

Any suggestions as to where I think most of the ones that were mentioned in a previous thread 2020 are now closed 

Isn't a fax printed on thermo sensitive paper, and will deteriorate in a year. So cannot be used for legal documents.

Ask someone under say 15 years old, and they will say What's a Fax?

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Of course they do, fax is about the only way to send a legal copy of a document, either by physical or electronic fax.

Wrong, not accepted, not in UK anyway.

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Of course they do, fax is about the only way to send a legal copy of a document, either by physical or electronic fax.

What's an electronic fax..........attaching a copy to an email?

as KannikaP mentioned,  faxes fade after 1 year .... I've witnessed this many times.  

10 minutes ago, steven100 said:

as KannikaP mentioned,  faxes fade after 1 year .... I've witnessed this many times.  

So if you do get one, Lord knows how these days as you need a machine connected to a land line, scan it in and keep as a pdf. 

throw the damn fax machine out the window and burn any fax's in the office ....

 

open up the computer and start scanning docs and attach them as pdf's. 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by steven100

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

throw the damn fax machine out the window and burn any fax's in the office ....

 

open up the computer and start scanning docs and attach then as pdf's.   

Nearly - there are Apps that will send a document to a fax machine - this is sometimes accepted by institutions that ‘require’ a fax due to official regulations. 
 

I agree that certified digital certificate on a PDF has a stonger digital footprint that is legally binding in many countries / institutions- but there are others that still will not accept this (at least up until recently / a couple of years ago in my experience - I too found the situation quite ridiculous, but it didn’t matter what I thought, it mattered what I needed to do). 

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by richard_smith237

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

well they need to move ahead with the times ....  

 

they have scanners now .... and emails ...    tell the bank you don't fax anymore ,  it's old style ... 

 

Baby talk, silly emoji.

3 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Baby talk, silly emoji.

silly comment, ignore.

Try an international hotel with a business centre. One of them may have one.

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by freeworld

There is a lot of info here that explains why a Fax can be regarded as a legal document, even in a court of law and why they are still used. At least there is for those patient enough to read it.

 

https://ww2.efax.com/uk/blog/why-fax-is-legally-binding#:~:text=A faxed signature is legally,be sufficient evidence in court.

 

I've used Wisefax a few times to transmit a Fax directly from my computer.

 

https://app.wisefax.com/send/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5ea1BhC6ARIsAEOG5py9P9x1Ou6GfiuEcPxQAxop-czxTVjLQhdlfMH2ze428LsfYZO4xOIaAp_XEALw_wcB#!/upload

 

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by Moonlover

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

as KannikaP mentioned,  faxes fade after 1 year .... I've witnessed this many times.  

it all depends on the fax machine. Some fax machines use regular paper just like a printer. 

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

throw the damn fax machine out the window and burn any fax's in the office ....

 

open up the computer and start scanning docs and attach them as pdf's. 

 

 

 

 

i work with insurance companies in the USA and they still have fax lines and accept faxes. It's still a thing!

9 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

I know this is sooo old school 

Canadian government wants things sent by fax

 

Any suggestions as to where I think most of the ones that were mentioned in a previous thread 2020 are now closed 

I've used e-fax for Canadian (CRA) documents without problem.

In Thailand I went to the bigger copying shops that usually had faxes

Mailbox Etc usually has a fax machine,  and some of their staff know how to use it

 

Also some internet/printer/copy shops

I know one but its very far from Rangsit

Edited August 12, 20241 yr by Lorry

16 hours ago, steven100 said:

 

you can scan and email documents now.

Not a recognised legal  option.

15 hours ago, KannikaP said:

What's an electronic fax..........attaching a copy to an email?

No

Electronic fax is purpose made software designed to meet fax requirements.

For legal reasons, fax was and is the only recognised alternative to snail mail for certain documents.

These days some documents can be sent by email if the document is password protected. Of course that also requires purpose software.

At the end of the day if an organisation requests a document by fax it is not up to anyone on here to question that request.

The OP only asked for some information.