To get an apostille on a Canadian Power of Attorney, you must first understand the terminology. The term “apostille” refers to the Hague Apostille Convention. Canada only recently (2024) signed this convention and therefore, Canada can now issue apostille certificates. 

The apostille certification on a Canadian document allows it to be used in any other country that is also a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention. The apostille certification is applied to your document by the appropriate Canadian government authority.

If the destination country of your document is not a signatory to the Hague Apostille Convention, then your document will need to go through “authentication and legalization” instead.

For more information on how apostille works in Canada, contact our friendly specialists.