Where to get an apostille in Canada: competent authority and Apostille Convention status
Canada is a party to the Apostille Convention, in force since 11 January 2024 (accession). HCCH lists as competent authority, among others: the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada.
- Convention
- Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (HCCH Convention No. 12)
- Status
- Contracting Party in the HCCH status table
- Type
- Accession (A)
- Ratification, accession or succession, as printed
- 12-V-2023
- Entry into force (EIF), as printed
- 11-I-2024 (11 January 2024)
- Competent authority (Art. 6), as printed by HCCH
- the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada; the Ministry of the Attorney General of the province of British Columbia; the Ministry of Justice of the province of Alberta; the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of the province Saskatchewan; the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement of the province of Ontario; the Minister of Justice of the province of Quebec. Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada
- HCCH competent authority page
- Canada - Competent Authority (Art. 6) (page last updated 13 August 2025)
- Region (UN M49)
- Americas, Northern America
- Sources
- HCCH status table, Convention 12, retrieved 5 November 2026; HCCH competent authorities of Canada, retrieved 5 November 2026; UN M49 regions
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Which authority handles your document can depend on the type of document and, in some countries, on the place. Open the HCCH page linked above and check there. We do not say which authority you need, and this is not legal advice.
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