Certified Copies for Apostille
Sometimes, when you want to use a Canadian document in another country, you might need to obtain either an Apostille certificate or go through a process called Authentication and Legalization (A&L). These processes verify the legitimacy of the signature of a Canadian public official on the document. All Notaries Public in Canada are recognized as Canadian public officials, and their seals and signatures can be verified by either federal or provincial government authorities. Original notarized documents (such as affidavits or contracts) can be directly submitted to Canadian government authorities to obtain an Apostille Certificate or A&L.

But what do you do if you have an original document, such as a will, power of attorney, university transcripts, or identification such as a passport, that has not been notarized? There is a simple process called obtaining a certified true copy, that allows you to submit copies of these documents for an Apostille Certificate or A&L.