On May 16, 2023 Global Affairs Canada announced that Canada has formally joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, known as the Apostille Convention, or the ‘Hague Convention’. This will come into effect in Canada on January 11, 2024 and will allow public documents to be submitted to federally designated…
Is a Certified Translation required? If all or part of your document is in a language other than English or French, a certified, notarized translation must be provided. What is a certified translation? It is a translated copy of the document that is certified by a member of: a recognized provincial translation association, like the ATIO (Association…
Effective June 7th, 2021 all submissions to Global Affairs Authentication Services Section (JLAC) are to be dropped off and picked up during regular business hours at the Distribution Centre open Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. The standard processing time of 10 business days will now apply to all submissions. We are…