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title: "Apostille for Canada: Do U.S. Documents Need One? | MCC"
description: "Canada joined the Apostille Convention effective January 11, 2024, and Canadian law doesn't require foreign documents to be authenticated."
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Apostille · Canada

# Apostilles for U.S. documents going to Canada

Canada has been a party to the Apostille Convention since January 11, 2024, and Global Affairs Canada says that under Canadian law you do not have to authenticate foreign public documents before using them in Canada. Some Canadian institutions may still ask for authentication; for a U.S. document that means an apostille from the U.S. office that certifies it, which we prepare for New Jersey and federal documents.

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**Where we cover**New Jersey and federal documents; embassy runs in Washington, D.C.

Global Affairs Canada (page modified August 26, 2026) puts it this way: "Under Canadian law, you do not have to get foreign public documents authenticated before using them in Canada." It adds that "some individuals or institutions in Canada may still only accept foreign documents that have been authenticated," and that it "can only authenticate Canadian documents." For a document from an Apostille Convention country, it sends you to that country's competent authority.

## So, for a U.S. document

- Ask the Canadian office whether it wants an apostille at all. Often it won't.
- If it does, the apostille comes from the U.S. side: the New Jersey Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services for New Jersey records and New Jersey notarizations, or the U.S. Department of State for federal documents such as FBI checks.
- No Canadian embassy or consulate step is needed for an apostilled document.

Every apostille job gets a stage tracker on your request status page: received, documents checked, submitted, returned and shipped, with an email at each step. · [Check another country](/notary/apostille-or-legalization-checker)

We handle the paperwork steps only. We are not lawyers or immigration consultants, we never prepare USCIS forms, and nothing here is legal, immigration or tax advice. The receiving office decides what it accepts, so no acceptance or turnaround is guaranteed.

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## Sources

- [Global Affairs Canada: Authentication of documents, requirements](https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/services/document-authentication/requirements)
- [HCCH: Apostille Convention status table](https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/status-table/?cid=41)

## Questions

**Who decides what Canada accepts?**

The office in Canada that receives the document. Ask it what certificate, translation and age of document it wants before you order anything.

**Can you translate the document too?**

We arrange certified translation through a partner from $29 per page. Ask the receiving office whether the translation goes before or after the certificate.

**Do you prepare immigration forms?**

No. We never prepare USCIS or other immigration forms and don't give immigration advice. We handle the certification steps for documents you already have.

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