The best way to determine whether or not your documents need to be authenticated and legalized is to confirm with the recipient abroad. Most commonly, Canadian documents to be used abroad will require authentication and legalization first. The authentication and legalization process, also known as Apostille, is a multi-step process of signature verification. Once your documents have been authenticated and legalized, the recipient abroad will see that they have been through the appropriate steps to ensure they are valid and prepared correctly.

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