The processing time with our services varies depending on many factors. The origins of the documents, the language of the documents, the destination country, and the processing times at the applicable offices all effect the total processing time.

Global Affairs apostille: the processing time has ranged from 15 business days to 65+ business days over the last few years. You may check their posted time here: Global Affairs Canada.

Provincial apostille/authentication: the Provincial services vary in speed from 1 business day to 20 business days. Each provincial office’s processing time may fluctuate with volume.

Legalization: If diplomatic legalization is required, the process ranges from 1 day to 4 weeks depending on the embassy or consulate involved. Some diplomatic missions do offer a rush service option and others do not. In order to give you a specific processing timeline, we would need to know more about what type of documents you have and where they will be used.

To find out how long it will take to authenticate and legalize your documents, contact our friendly experts.