Ministerial Legalization
Overview: Ministerial Legalization – official authentication and certification of a Canadian official document by Global Affairs Canada, which confirms that the document has full legal effect and may be used in that foreign country. Personal presence is not required.
Issuing Authority
- Global Affairs Canada
Content
- The original document
- Statement of Global Affairs Canada that the document is authentic (true)
- Date of certification
- Signature of the Global Affairs Canada officer
- Stamp of Global Affairs Canada
Ministerial legalization is required when you need to use a Canadian official document outside Canada, in a foreign country, which is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention 1961. The information in this list is provided for informational purposes only. The document ordered may differ from this content if certain positions have not been filed with the Register or are not applicable to a particular company/legal entity.