That will depend on the recipient abroad. However, in most cases, yes you need to apostille or legalize your Power of Attorney.

To find out if this is necessary for your Power of Attorney, contact the party to whom you will be submitting the document. They will be able to tell you whether you need to have your document apostilled or legalized before they can accept it.

The apostille process is used when you need to have a Canadian document officially recognized in a foreign country that is also a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention.

If the destination country is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, the Power of Attorney will likely need to be legalized by the embassy or consulate of the destination country.

Contact our friendly specialists for more information on the apostille or legalization of Canadian Power of Attorney documents.