Please be advised that the competent authorities for issuing Apostilles in Canada are relevant federal departments or provincial ministries of Canadian (federal or provincial) government. Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in Canada can not issue Canada's Apostille.

The following information is for reference only. Please contact the Canadian competent authorities for issuing Apostilles or refer to its official information for specific procedures and requirements.

Global Affairs Canada and relevant Ministries in some provinces are competent authorities for issuing Apostilles.

Global Affairs Canada is responsible for issuing Apostilles for the following documents:

----documents issued by the Government of Canada;

----documents notarized in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, regardless of where they were issued in Canada.

Ministry of Justice of Alberta, Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia, Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan are responsible for issuing Apostilles for documents notarized in the above-mentioned provinces, regardless of where they were issued in Canada.

Ministry of Justice of Quebec is responsible for issuing Apostilles for the documents issued or notarized in the province.

1. Global Affairs Canada Authentication Services

   General authentication services page (click here for details) and contact information:

   Email: docs@international.gc.ca

   Tel: +1-833-9281551

   Apostilles services page (click here for details) and contact information:

   Email: apostille@international.gc.ca

   Tel: +1-833-9281551

2. Ministry of Justice of Alberta (click here for details)

   Email: official.documents@gov.ab.ca

   Tel: +1-780-4275069

3. Ministry of the Attorney General of British Columbia (click here for details)

   Email: BCAuthentication@gov.bc.ca

4. Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario (click here for details)

   Tel: +1-416-3258416

5. Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan (click here for details)

   Email: authserv@gov.sk.ca

   Tel: +1-306-7875972

6. Ministère de la Justice du Québec (click here for details)

   Email: services.apostille@justice.gouv.qc.ca

   Tel: +1-418-6435140 or +1-866-5365140