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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.

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.

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.

If we are going to apostille your divorce certificate on your behalf, our experts will work closely with you to avoid any preparation mistakes that delay document processing, so your documents are processed right the first time.

If you are apostilling your divorce certificate yourself by mail, you should expect the process to take from 1 to 12 weeks depending on which apostille office you are working with.

Note that, if there are any mistakes in how your documents are prepared and submitted, you will typically need to start the process over from the beginning.

To find out how long it will take us to process your divorce certificate, contact our friendly staff. We'll discuss your options with you and give you an estimate of how long processing will take.