Global Affairs Canada — Authentication Services (federal apostille office) — key facts
Address: Global Affairs Canada Authentication Services Section (JLAC) 2421 Lancaster Road Ottawa ON K1B 4L5 Canada
Walk-in: no in-person service available
Contacts: 1-833-928-1551 (Voicemail available Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET (except statutory holidays)
Authentication: Some countries require that you get your Canadian documents authenticated before you can use them in that country.
Authentication: The Apostille Convention makes the authentication process simpler.
Legalization chain: It removes the need for legalization for documents you plan to use in other countries that are party to the convention (Hague Conference on Private International Law).
Authentication: This is a separate document that we securely attach to your authenticated document.
Legalization chain: you may need to get it legalized after authentication by Global Affairs Canada
Authentication: Check the requirements with either:
Contacts: the authority asking for your document
Contacts: the nearest representative office of the country where you plan to use it
Processing time: We count processing times from the day when we receive your documents in our office.