Document Authentication (Apostille)

The Document Authentication/Apostille process enables a Canadian document to be recognized or accepted in another country. This entire process centres on signature verification.  Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention on January 11, 2024 and because of this, any country that is a member of the Convention will accept your document with a one-step process (apostille) and be valid in any of the Hague countries.  Any documents that are destined to a country that is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention will need to go through the 2 step process.

At GMJ Professional Services we handle every aspect of the process, giving you peace of mind from start to finish.  Whether you’re getting married down south or abroad, starting a new job  overseas, studying in another country or conducting business worldwide you can entrust your irreplaceable documents to GMJ Professional Services and know that your requirements will be met as promised.  Having your documents apostilled is the only step required to obtaining the apostille certificate.  For countries that are not a part of the Hague, having your documents authenticated is the first step in ensuring that they will be recognized as legitimate.  The second step is to have them legalized at the respective Embassy.

We do not offer a “rush” service for authenticating/legalizing or obtaining an apostille certificate for your documents because we treat your documents like they were our own and consider every document a “rush”.  Once the process of your documents is complete we will email you the invoice and at that time you can pay by Interac e-transfer (if you have a Canadian bank account) or credit card.