FAQs Archive
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Yes, we can apostille your divorce certificate for you. We specialize in navigating the Canadian apostille, or authentication and legalization, process for our clients. We'll even help you prepare your document for processing.
You send your divorce certificate to our Ottawa office and we handle all aspects of the apostille process on your behalf.
Contact our friendly specialists to discuss how we can help you with your divorce certificate.
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We can certainly help you determine how to order a new birth certificate. However, in most cases, we cannot order it for you because we do not have the authority to handle it on your behalf.
Once you have determined which format of birth certificate you require for the destination country, it can be ordered from the appropriate province. Here is a helpful list of provincial websites to order your birth certificate.
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Yukon
Contact us to discuss the specifics of the situation and how we can be of assistance.
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Preparing a birth certificate for the apostille process means verifying the format and requirements in advance. Unlike many other types of documents, birth certificates Do Not need to be notarized first. Original Vital Statistics documents can be apostilled on the original.
It may be possible for you to apostille a copy of your birth certificate (a certified true copy made by a Notary Public). However, that will depend on the recipient's requirements (do they accept copies) and the place of origin (which determines the jurisdiction of the apostille office).
For more specific information on how your birth certificate needs to be prepared contact our friendly specialists for a free consultation, or alternatively you can consult Global Affairs Canada and the relevant embassy or consulate of the destination country.
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With many documents, notarization is required before they can be apostilled. However, original long-form birth and other vital certificates (death, marriage) do not typically need to be notarized. They can be submitted for an apostille as is. Additionally, Global Affairs Canada does not accept notarized copies of vital certificates, like birth certificates. Original official long-form certificates issued by the province are required.
Contact our friendly specialists if you have any questions about notarization and birth certificates.
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Yes! They are wallet size, file size, long-form, and the certified copy of the birth registration.
The standard format for a birth certificate issued by a Canadian province is called a "file size" certificate. The file size certificate contains the basic information of a birth certificate and is about the size of a 5 x 7 photo.
Long-form certificates contain the parental information in addition to the basic birth information. They can range from "file size" to a larger certificate about half the size of a 8 x 11 sheet of paper.
A certified copy of the birth registration can also be issued by your province of birth. This type of certificate contains all the details used to register the birth, such as the citizenship of the parents and their address at the time. This format of birth certificate is the largest and is printed on a 8 x 14 size paper.
In the past, there have been other formats of certificates issued, such as wallet size certificates. Wallet size certificates cannot be processed as they are too small to apply the required stamps of the apostille process.
In Canada, only original file size, long-form, and certified copy of the birth registration formats can go through the apostille process. If you do not have a long-form birth certificate, you can order one from the province. If you have questions about this process, don't hesitate to contact our friendly staff.
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Attestation is a term used in some countries to describe the process of having a document from one country certified so that it will be officially recognized in another country. The official term for the equivalent Canadian process is called document authentication and legalization. Regardless of the terminology used, the process for a Canadian document will involve authentication at Global Affairs Canada and legalization at the embassy or consulate of the destination country.
Our website has a wealth of information on the Canadian authentication and legalization process. Better yet, contact our friendly experts to get answers to your questions.
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