Most likely, yes. The apostille process is used to have Canadian documents formally recognized in other apostille signatory countries. To find out whether you need to do this for your Certificate of Origin, you will need to contact the party to whom you are submitting the Certificate of Origin. They will be able to tell you whether they require the certificate to be apostilled.

In some cases, it may need to be authenticated and legalized. Note that unlike the apostille process, you will need to legalize your Certificate of Origin separately for each destination country.

For more information on the apostille, or authenticating and legalizing, your Certificate of Origin please contact our friendly specialists.