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If you need to use your Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product in another country that is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, all you need is an apostille. However, if you need to use the document in a non-member country, it will need to be authenticated and legalized.

There are three steps to the process of authenticating and legalizing a Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product.

Step 1 - preparing your certificate for submission.

Step 2 - submitting your certificate to the appropriate apostille office to be apostilled.

Step 3 - if applicable - submitting your certificate to the diplomatic mission for legalization.

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The requirements for the apostille of the Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product can vary depending on the a few factors. An original Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product can be apostilled by the appropriate government authority.

If your document is destined for a non-apostille signatory country, it then needs to be legalized at the embassy or consulate of the destination country.  Each embassy and consulate has specific requirements for commercial document legalization. Not knowing these requirements in advance can cause significant delays and can even result in your document being returned unprocessed.

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You have been asked for an "apostille" of your Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product. Now what?

The term "apostille" refers to the Hague Apostille Convention. As Canada has just signed the Hague Apostille Convention, you can now obtain an apostille on a Canadian document. The process in Canada was previously called authentication and legalization.

Your Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product will need to be submitted to the appropriate government authentication office for an apostille (or authenticated and legalized if applicable).

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The price for the apostille (or authentication and legalization) of a Certificate of Pharmaceutical Product can depend on a few factors, such as the destination country, your deadline and what services you require. Our fees, consular fees, and shipping costs vary depending on the number of documents, the origins of the documents, the services you require, and the destination of the documents.

Contact our knowledgeable staff to discuss your options and they will provide you with a detailed quote. Contact us here or call us at 1-888-433-1011.

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.