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Apostille Services
One-stop shopping for all steps for your international documents
Save time and hassle with Downtown Notary's apostille services for international documents. We can provide you with all steps - notarization and apostille - quickly and easily. If your document needs to be authenticated and legalized instead of apostilled, we can do that too! There's no need to make multiple appointments for each service - our experienced Apostille Specialists can do it all for you!
What does “apostille” mean?
As of January 11, 2024, Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Apostille Convention), a multilateral treaty, the main purpose of which is to facilitate the circulation of public documents (e.g., birth certificates, corporate powers of attorney, diplomas etc.) issued by one country to be used in another country.
Apostille is the process required to certify that a document has been signed by a notary public. Apostilles authenticate the seals and signatures of officials on public documents such as birth certificates, court orders and marriage certificates.
What does “authentication and legalization” mean?
Authentication and legalization are the processes required to make documents notarized in Canada valid for use outside of Canada. This is the equivalent to apostille. For more information, visit our Authentication and Legalization page.
How does apostille work?
With Downtown Notary, authentication and legalization is as easy as 1-2-3
Step 1: Notarization
Meet with our Apostille Specialists to notarize your documents. Outside of Canada? No problem - we can arrange to have your documents mailed to us.
Price:
$36.99 for the first notarization (notary’s stamp and signature)
$21.99 for each additional notarization
Step 2: Apostille
The Apostille Specialist gets your documents apostilled at Global Affairs Canada or Official Document Services.
Price:
Apostille services:
$150.00 for the first document requiring one apostille certificate
$10.00 for each additional document requiring an additional apostille certificate
Plus any applicable Official Document Services (“ODS”) fees:
$16.00 ODS fee for one apostille certificate
$32.00 ODS for one apostille certificate for vital statistics documents, educational documents or corporate registry documents
Printing and mailing services:
Printing: $0.05 cents per page
Mailing: $25.99 plus the cost of courier or postage fees
Done!
Once your documents are notarized and apostilled, we return them to you in person or by mail.
In person return at our downtown Toronto office: free
Return via mail: $25.99 plus the cost of courier or postage fees
Ready to get started?
Email us with your apostille request today to get more information and a free quote!
Frequently Asked Questions About Apostille
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We can notarize and apostille many documents, including: international powers of attorney, birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, passports, driver's licences, citizenship cards, permanent resident cards, immigrant visas and records of landing, university, college or high school transcripts and provincial or federal articles of incorporation.
Don't see your document listed? Contact us using the form on this page or emailing us at info@downtown-notary.ca. We will help!
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Generally, apostille takes 14 business days. This time may be shorter or longer due to wait times at Official Document Services, Global Affairs Canada or the consulate or embassy. Please note that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Affairs Canada is taking up to eight weeks to process authentication requests.
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Global Affairs Canada is the department of the Government of Canada that manages Canada's diplomatic and consular relations. Global Affairs Canada provides authentication of documents issued in Canada that will be used outside of Canada. Global Affairs Canada is located in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Official Document Services is the department of the Government of Ontario that authenticates official documents issued in Ontario that will be used outside of Ontario. Official Document Services is located in downtown Toronto.
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Absolutely! If you require a document certified by a Canadian notary, then apostilled for use outside of Canada, you can mail the documents to us. We will take care of the notarization and apostille then mail the documents back to you. To get started, complete the form on this page or email us at info@downtown-notary.ca.
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Save time, stress and hassle with Downtown Notary’s easy apostille services. Submit your request and get a free quote now!