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embassy of Belgium Ottawa Canada – Consular section
Legalization, attestation of document and authentication
Welcome to Canada’s document authentication, legalization, attestation & apostille Ottawa service, making your document globally effective Easily-Accurately-Fast. Authentication, attestation, legalization is a certification of the genuineness of the signature and seal or the position of an official who has the authority to execute, issue, or certify a document so that a document executed, issued or certified in one jurisdiction may be recognized in another jurisdiction. Authentications do not certify the genuineness, legality or credibility of the documents or their contents.
We assist clients to authenticate Canadian documents for the public for a wide range of documents. You may request that a Canadian public document be authenticated by asking us to confirm that a Canadian public official’s signature, seal or stamp on the document is genuine.
Does your document need to be authenticated?
Authentication requirements differ from country to country. Before sending your documents to be authenticated, please search our website, then contact us to obtain updated legalization, authentication, attestation and apostille information for your Canadian document attestation at the embassy of Belgium in Ottawa or Montreal Canada.
If you require your documents to be authenticated, you should ensure to have the documents authenticated prior to arranging for travel outside of Canada. Please note that Canadian missions or embassies abroad are often not able to authenticate Canadian documents.
Legalization, authentication, attestation and apostille
Documents issued by foreign authorities need to be legalized and translated before they can be used in Belgium. Canadian Civil status certificates (birth, marriage,…) can be legalized directly by the Consulate general in Montreal. Any other document (issued for example by a notary public or a lawyer,…) must first be authenticated by the competent Canadian authorities. A true certified translation made in Canada needs to be authenticated first by a public notary.
What is legalization?
Through the legalization procedure a document acquires the necessary validity to be used in Belgium. Procedures will vary according to the country of origin of the document. Documents issued in European countries will generally not need any kind of legalization. For most of the other countries, like Canada, some type of legalization is necessary. Click here to find out about the Belgian requirements for documents from all over the world.
Why will you need a translation?
To be valid in Belgium, a foreign document needs to be presented together with its true certified translation into one of the official languages of Belgium. Check with your respondent in Belgium which language it must be (Dutch, French or German). True certified translations made in Canada will need to be legalized (Notarized by a Canadian certified translator and stamped by notary public then by the Belgium consulate in Canada.
Legalization & translation of Canadian documents one wishes to submit in Belgium
Canadian Civil status certificates (birth, marriage,…) issued by the provincial vital statistics offices can be legalized directly by the Consulate general in Montreal.
Any other document (issued for example by a notary public or a lawyer,…) must first be authenticated by the competent provincial authorities or the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (see listing below). A true certified translation made in Canada needs to be authenticated first by a public notary, then by the provincial authority (or the Federal Ministry). Only then the document can be sent for legalization to the Consulate general in Montreal.
The consular fees are in euros. In Canada one has to pay the equivalent in Canadian dollars
Embassy of Belgium in Canada Legalization fee is 20 Euros.
The consular section reserves the exclusive right to grant or reject the legalization of any document, to ask for additional documentations, requirements, changing the processing time and fees without prior notice. “Ottawa-legalization” authentication agent will notify you if any change accrues during your process.
List of the document can be attested, legalized, authenticated or apostille after has been authenticated by Global Affairs Canada, please check with us if there is any specific requirement for your document authentication at the embassy of Belgium, Ottawa and Montreal, Canada
Personal and legal document:
- Birth certificates
- Name change certificate
- Death Certificates
- Marriage Certificates
- Divorce Certificates
- Power of Attorney
- Criminal Record Checks (Police)
- Adoption Papers
- Doctor/ Medical note
- Citizenship and Immigration documents
- Statements In Lieu of Certificate of Non-Impediment to Marriage Abroad
Educational and work Document:
- Degrees and Diplomas - College/University
- Diplomas - High School
- Transcripts - High School
- Transcripts - College/University
- Teaching Certificates
- Other documents issued by educational institutions that are not degrees or transcripts
- Professional Certificates
- Apprenticeship certificates
- ISO Certificates
- TESOL certificate
- Letter of experience
- Letter of employment
- Regulatory Documents
- GMP Certificates
- Medical Device Licenses
- Veterinarian documents
- Medical Documentation
Business and corporate document:
- Certificates of Origin
- Canada Revenue Agency documents
- Letter of Appointment
- Ownership document
- Articles of Incorporation
- Certificate of Amendment
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Affidavit -Agreement/Certificate of Incorporation
- Purchase or sale agreement
- Trade Marks Registration
- Bill of Lading
- Authorization of Agent
- Sole Distributorship
- Bylaws
- Letter of Invitation
- Patents / Assignments
- Pharmaceutical Certificates
- Business letter and other document business related
And much more please contact us for your document authentication request, and then you will receive an easy, fast and accurate total document legalization and attestation solution for your Canadian document at any embassy, consulate or high commission that located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal or Global Affairs Canada {Ex- authentication of document Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Canada}.
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Forms
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