It is common to be asked for an apostille on your Canadian documents to be used in Brazil. It may be a requirement for commercial, educational, or immigration purposes.
What is an Apostille?
Under the Hague Apostille Convention, signatory countries of this treaty have agreed to recognize public documents issued by other signatory countries, providing those documents are authenticated by the attachment of an internationally recognized form of authentication known as an “apostille“. An apostille ensures that public documents issued in one signatory country will be recognized as valid or legal in all other signatory countries.
Canada is now a signatory to this Hague Convention. Therefore, documents from Canada that are destined for use in Brazil will require an apostille to be acceptable.
How to apostille documents for Brazil?
The apostille process for Brazil involves having your documents apostilled by the appropriate provincial office, or Global Affairs Canada for documents that fall under their jurisdictions.
List of the apostille offices across Canada:
Global Affairs Canada is responsible for issuing apostilles for Canadian documents originating from the Government of Canada and the provinces of Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Yukon.
The provincial government offices in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, are responsible for issuing apostilles for documents that originate from (or are notarized in) their jurisdictions.
How can we help to apostille your documents for Brazil?
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