Apostilles

Notaries in Canada do not apostille documents.  The Canadian equivalent to the apostille is to have the notarized document authenticated by the government, and then legalized by the foreign embassy.

Authentication involves a government body (either the federal Department of Foreign Affairs or the Ontario government’s Management Board Secretariat) certifying that the seal and signature appearing on a notarized document is that of an authentic notary public in good standing. 

Legalization involves the foreign embassy certifying a notarized document for use in the foreign country.  Embassies will usually require the documents first be authenticated fy the Department of Foreign Affairs.

We can have your documents authenticated by the Federal Government for $100.

We can have your documents legalized by a foreign embassy for $125 (plus embassy fees).

We can have your documents both authenticated & legalized for a reduced fee of $195.