To use your Canadian criminal record check in a country other than Canada, you will often need to have it apostilled, or authenticated and legalized. To find out whether you need to have your criminal record check apostilled, you should ask the organization or person to whom you are sending this document.  They are the only ones who can accurately tell you whether they first require that your document be processed.

Note that you may be told that you need to apostille or attest your criminal record check.  In Canada, the terms “apostille” and “attestation” and “authentication and legalization” all refer to the same process. If you have any questions about what type of processing your criminal record check requires, contact our friendly staff. We are happy to answer your questions.