Document Apostille forThe United States

The Canadian apostille process is required for Canadian documents destined for the United States.

The first step in the Canadian apostille process involves preparing your documents, ensuring they meet the requirements of the appropriate apostille office. The second step involves submitting your documents to the appropriate apostille office in Canada for an apostille.

If the document you are presenting in The United States requires your signature, you will need to notarize and apostille your document. To validate the signature on your document you have three options:

1. Sign the document at one of the diplomatic missions of The United States in Canada. Nothing further is required.
2. Go over the border to The United States and sign in front of a US Notary. Nothing further is required.
3. Sign in front of a Canadian Notary Public. Then you will need to have the document apostilled as described above.

Contact an IDC expert to discuss your documents and how we can help. Call us toll free at 1-888-433-1011, or complete our online request form.

Yes, we can certainly manage the Canadian apostille process on your behalf. The origins of your documents will determine the appropriate government office that holds jurisdiction over your documents. However, we can provide services for all of these offices.

You send your documents to our office and then we handle all aspects of the Canadian apostille process on your behalf. Contact our friendly staff so we can discuss your document processing needs, explain your options, and answer your questions. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011, or complete a brief online request form.

The Embassy of The United States has an appointment based system to access their services. However, legalization is no longer required for Canadian documents, as both The United States and Canada are signatories to the Hague Apostille Convention.

Your Canadian documents will need to go to the appropriate Canadian government apostille office that holds jurisdiction over your documents. The jurisdiction is determined by the origins of your documents. Each of these offices has their own processing time, ranging from 1 to 15 business days for provincial offices and 70 business days (as of Jan. 2024) for Global Affairs Canada.

Avoid delays and headaches by using our experts to manage the apostille process for you. Contact us for more information and a free consultation. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011, or fill out a quick online request form.

The pricing for the apostille of your documents for use in The United States depends on a few factors. The number of  documents you are processing and the location of the appropriate apostille office will affect the overall costs.

Feel free to contact our friendly experts so we can discuss your specific situation and give you an idea of the costs involved. Contact our experts to get your free quote, or review our website for more general information on our pricing.

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.