You may be told that you need to “apostille” or “attest” your criminal record check. This is because different terms are used globally to describe this process of signature verification on documents intended for us abroad. In Canada, the terms apostille and attestation and authentication and legalization all refer to the process.

If your destination country is a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention, your criminal record check will need an apostille. If your destination country is not a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention, your criminal record check will need to be authenticated and legalized.

Contact our friendly specialists for more information on the apostille and attestation process in Canada. Call us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or send us an online enquiry.