Apostille a Canadian Death Certificate

Yes, there are different kinds of Canadian death certificates. The funeral home often issues a death certificate at the same time that they register the death with the province. The certificate issued by the funeral home is not the official death certificate. Within six weeks of the registration of death, the province will issue the official death certificate.

In Canada, only the official death certificate issued by the province can go through the apostille process.  If you do not have the official death certificate, you can order one from the province. If you require assistance, or have questions about this process, don’t hesitate to contact our friendly staff.

The short answer is no. An original death certificate issued by the province, does not require notarization in order to be apostilled. In addition, some offices do not accept copies of death certificates or any vital certificates.

It is rare to be able to process a notarized copy. The only exception would be if you determine that provincial apostille is acceptable, and the provincial body accepts copies as well.

Contact our friendly specialists if you have questions about whether you need a notarized copy of the death certificate, or if you must process the original.

If you do not have the correct format death certificate, or you need an additional certificate for processing and submission, you can easily order a new one. You may want to have the new death certificate sent directly to our office to save time and additional costs. In many cases, we can even order the new death certificate on your behalf.

Here are the websites that provide information on ordering certificates in your Province or Territory:

• Alberta 
• British Columbia  
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba 
• New Brunswick
• Newfoundland and Labrador
• Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia
• Nunavut
• Ontario
• Prince Edward Island
• Quebec
• Yukon

If you have any questions about ordering a death certificate, don’t hesitate to contact our friendly staff for assistance.

The terms apostille and attestation refer to a specific process, also called document authentication and legalization. If you have been asked for an apostille or to attest a Canadian death certificate, you will need to do that here in Canada.

If the destination country is an apostille country, all you need is to obtain an apostille on the document from the appropriate Canadian government authority. If the destination country is not an apostille country, you will also need to go through an additional step of document legalization.

For more information on what is involved in the apostille or attestation process, contact our friendly specialists.

How long it takes to apostille a Canadian death certificate depends on a few factors.

The first is whether the destination country is an apostille signatory country. If so, you only need an apostille. If not, you will need an additional step of legalization.

Second, the processing times vary between apostille offices. So, depending on where the certificate was issued, it will determine the appropriate apostille office.

IDC can apostille a Canadian death certificate swiftly, and our staff will work with you to meet deadlines and ensure the death certificate is prepared correctly.

Contact our expert staff to get a better idea of how long it will take to apostille a death certificate.

The steps required to apostille a Canadian death certificate may include the following:

1. document preparation – this step is where you determine the requirements of each step of the process, as well as the recipient abroad.
2. document apostille – the document is apostilled by the appropriate authority.
3. document legalization – if applicable, the document is legalized by the embassy or consulate of the destination country.

Click on each of the steps above for more detailed information on each step.

Feel free to contact us for a free consultation to discuss the apostille of a Canadian death certificate.

You will need to apostille the Canadian death certificate because it provides the recipient in the destination country with proof that the death certificate has been verified by the appropriate authorities in the country of origin. The apostille office will verify the signature of the registrar of the vital statistics agency of the issuing province.

Then, if legalization is required, the embassy or consulate will legalize the death certificate based on the apostille certificate.

If you have questions about the apostille process for a Canadian death certificate, please contact our friendly staff for a free consultation.

Yes! We can certainly apostille a Canadian death certificate for you. We can handle the authentication and legalization, or apostille, of your Canadian death certificate from start to finish. If needed, we can order the death certificate on your behalf (depending on the province), or you can order the death certificate and have it sent directly to our office.

Contact our expert staff for further information on how we can manage the apostille of a Canadian death certificate.

In many cases, yes we can order the death certificate on your behalf. We can order the death certificate if it comes from British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, or Saskatchewan.

However, there are a few provinces that only allow the order to be done by next of kin. For those provinces, you can certainly order the death certificate and have it sent directly to our office, saving you valuable time.

Contact us to discuss your situation and how we can assist with the process from start to finish. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or send us an online enquiry.