Articles of Incorporation Apostille
If you need your company’s formation documents recognized outside Canada, you will likely require the articles of incorporation with an apostille. This ensures your corporate records are officially accepted by authorities in another country. Our experts streamline this complex process, handling every step for you — from notarization to apostille — with speed and accuracy. Avoid costly delays and let our team guide you. Contact us today for your free consultation.
How We Can Help You
Your articles of incorporation can be provided to us for the apostille process. If your articles of incorporation were issued to you electronically, these electronic files can provided to us for processing. Electronically issued documents are eligible for “e-apostille”, which means we can print, notarize, and then apostille the documents. If you have physical incorporation documents, you can send them to our office for notarization and apostille. We can also support you with additional services, such as translation. Get in touch to discuss your document requirements.
Global Recognition, Local Expertise: Your Documents, Validated Everywhere
From document apostille, to authentication and legalization, or attestation, our specialized services ensure global recognition of your documents. We are your trusted document apostille partner, handling everything from procurement, preparation, translation, notarization, and more. We bring our expertise to each step, so you can trust that your documents will be accepted anywhere in the world.
Contact us for your free consultation. Our friendly experts will explain your options and answer your questions.
The Document Apostille Process
To have a document recognized abroad, it must go through the apostille process. This allows acceptance in countries that follow the Apostille Convention. For such destinations, the Apostille process applies and involves the following steps.
Document Preparation
Preparing your document for the document apostille process can involve multiple steps including notarization, translation, obtaining new documents, and more.
Document Apostille
The document apostille process is the final step of the process to have your document officially recognized in another country that is a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes! In most cases your articles of incorporation will need to be apostilled to be recognized in other countries. You may want to confirm with the recipient abroad where you are submitting the articles to confirm whether they require them with apostille.
If your articles of incorporation do require apostille in the destination country, you will need to compete the apostille process in Canada. They will need to be notarized first before they can be apostilled.
In some cases, when your articles of incorporation are destined for a non-apostille country, you will need to also have them legalized.
For more information on the apostille of your articles of incorporation, please contact our friendly specialists.
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Yes! We can certainly apostille your articles of incorporation. You send your original electronically issued articles of incorporation to our office, and we can handle the rest.
It is not necessary for you to be present for the apostille process. For official documents that are electronically issued, like your articles of incorporation, you do not need to sign or be present at the time of apostille.
Contact our friendly staff to discuss your situation and find out more about article of incorporation apostille. We would be happy to answer your questions. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or send us a quick online enquiry.
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Yes! We can notarize your articles of incorporation. You send your original electronically issued articles of incorporation to our office, and we can handle the rest.
It is not always necessary for you to be present when your document is being notarized. This may depend on the type of notarization. However, for official documents that are electronically issued, like your articles of incorporation, you do not need to sign or be present at the time of notarization.
Contact our friendly staff to discuss your situation and find out more about document notarization. We would be happy to answer your questions. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or send us a quick online enquiry.
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The length of time it takes to apostille your articles of incorporation depends on how you go about the process. If we are handling the notarization and apostille on your behalf, we can complete the process in as little as 1-2 days.
If you are handling the process yourself, it may depend on where you are located. First, you need to determine which Canadian government office holds jurisdiction over the origins of your documents. Each apostille office in Canada has its own processing time and requirements. When mailing in documents for apostille, you should expect to wait anywhere from 5 to 15 business days, depending on the office. Please note that if you make a mistake in how your documents are prepared or submitted, they will be returned to you unprocessed, forcing you to re-start the process from the beginning.
We specialize in the Canadian document apostille process, processing many thousands of documents every year for our clients. Because we apostille thousands of documents every year, we avoid the common mistakes and pitfalls that can greatly increase the cost and time required for processing.
Contact us today to find out how we can expedite the apostille process for your articles of incorporation. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011, or send us an online enquiry.
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Yes, in many cases we can order your corporate documents on your behalf. These documents include:
- Certificates of Incorporation
- Articles of Incorporation
- Articles of Amendment
- Certificates of Status
- Corporate Profiles
We are limited to the offices that allow public access to corporate records. Therefore, we encourage you to contact us to determine if we can order your documents on your behalf. Call us at 1-888-433-1011 or send us a quick online enquiry.
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Document “apostille” certificates are issued by countries that are signatories to the Hague Apostille Convention. Because Canada had not signed the Hague Apostille Convention, we use a different but equivalent process called “document authentication and legalization“. However, in January 2024 Canada will finally be able to issue an Apostille on a Canadian document.
The primary difference between these two processes is that an apostille certificate will be recognized by any country that has signed the Hague Apostille Convention, whereas a document that has been authenticated and legalized will only be recognized by one specific country – the country that has legalized the document.
Our friendly staff would be happy to answer your questions about document apostille process. Phone us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011, or send us this online form and we’ll get right back to you.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about our services or about the apostille process, we welcome you to contact us. Our friendly experts are here to help – no pressure and no obligation.
