Global Affairs Canada only accepts documents via mail, which requires 20 business days and is provided at no cost. It is not possible to expedite the process or visit them in person.
Alberta exclusively accepts documents via mail, and the processing procedure typically requires 7–10 business days. The cost of a single apostille for a single document is $25.
In
British Columbia, documents are accepted exclusively via mail, and the processing time typically ranges from four to six weeks. For a single document, an apostille is priced at $20.
Ontario receives documents via mail and in person. Mail processing typically requires 15 business days, while in-person processing typically requires a few hours. An apostille costs $16 for a notarized document and $32 for a government-issued document, such as a birth or marriage certificate.
To obtain an apostille in Ontario, original documents must be submitted in person to one of the Official Document Services (ODS) offices or mailed to the Toronto office. For the sake of convenience, there are currently five facilities located throughout
Ontario that provide in-person apostille services:
- Official Documents Services, ServiceOntario - Toronto College Park, at 777 Bay Street, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M7A 2J8
- ServiceOntario - Ottawa City Hall, at 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1J1
- ServiceOntario - Sault St. Marie, at 101-420 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 1Z7
- ServiceOntario - Windsor City Hall, at 205-400 City Hall Square East, Windsor, Ontario N9A 7K6
- ServiceOntario - Thunder Bay, at 113-435 James Street South, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6T1.
The address in Toronto, located above, is the mail-in address.
Quebec only accepts documents submitted via mail, and processing time is at least 10 business days. An apostille for one document costs $66.50. In Quebec, notarized documents must also go through a mandatory intermediate step: verification of the notary's or lawyer's signature. Verification of the notary's signature is completed at the Chambre des notaires, which takes 20 working days or 72 hours for an extra fee. Verifying a notary's signature at the Chambre des notaires costs between $75 and $201, depending on the duration of processing. The lawyer's signature must be validated by the Quebec Bar (Barreau du Québec). The cost of confirming a lawyer's signature at the Barreau du Québec is $50 plus tax, and it takes 5 working days.
Saskatchewan accepts mail applications and normally processes them within three to five business days. An apostille for a single document costs $50.