Whether you are planning a destination wedding, studying abroad, or moving overseas, you will need to have your vital statistics documents, such as your birth, marriage, or death certificates, apostilled.
For up to date information about the Canadian apostille process, take a look at this recent article: Your Go-To Checklist To Ensure Your Canadian Documents Are Apostille-Ready
How can I apostille my birth, marriage, or death certificates?
To meet the criteria of the apostille process, you will need an original long-form certificate, such as a birth, marriage, or death certificate. Laminated, wallet-sized birth certificates cannot be apostilled unless they are first notarized as a true copy. Marriage certificates must be Provincial vital statistic issued version and not denominational certificates issued at time of marriage.
If you do not have your birth, marriage or death certificates, or they are not the correct format, you can easily order new ones. Most provinces provide an online service for ordering new vital statistics documents.
Here are the websites for information regarding ordering certificates in your Province or Territory:
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
Many of our clients have their new certificates sent straight to our office to save time and additional shipping fees. We look after the apostille of your documents. Once they have been processed, we ship them wherever you want, including overseas.
More questions? Give us a call at 1-888-433-1011 or contact us online.
