To use your Canadian criminal record check in a country other than Canada, you will often have to first have this document apostilled, or authenticated and legalized. However, to find out for sure whether your criminal record check needs an apostille, you will need to ask the organization or person who has requested this document.  They are the only ones who can accurately tell you whether they first require that your document be apostilled.

You may be told that you need to “apostille” or “attest” or “legalize” 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”, “attestation”, and “authentication and legalization” refer to the same process.

If you have any questions about the apostille of your criminal record check, contact our friendly staff. We are here to answer your questions.