25 Years of Providing Fast, Accurate, Reliable Service
We understand that doing anything in a foreign country can be difficult, let alone having the correct paperwork to do it. Authentication Legalization Services Canada (ALSC) served its first client 25 years ago, helping to make sure they got it right the first time. Since then we have served individuals and corporations from all across Canada and around the world, giving them an international document expert on their side. It has been a pleasure not only saving our clients money but also their time, the most valuable benefit of using our service.
As Canada’s first document authentication and legalization service, the Apostille equivalent, our focus is international document certification. Our authentication of document service is recommended by Global Affairs Canada to provide quick assistance saving you up to 20 valuable business days and our experience with the embassies for legalization makes ALSC the preferred provider for international document processing. Convenient ALSC service centers located across Canada in Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Montreal and Halifax provide a quick safe solution with free FedEx shipping saving you time and money.
As the most experienced in the industry our expert help is backed by our service guarantee and safe return of your sensitive document. Authentication Legalization Services Canada is a five time recipient of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Honor Roll Award showing our proud dedication to customer service. Our choice of service speeds, such as Priority guaranteed same day or 3 day Standard and 10 day Economy, have become the industry standard. But enough about us, let’s talk about your Canadian document and how we can help you use it internationally.
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Personal or Corporate Document
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Additional Services
Some of our clients require a Notary before Authentication or would like to keep their original document so they request us to make a notarized copy. If this is you simply choose our Notary services. Translation services are required if your document contains a language other than English or French or if you need it translated to the foreign language. If this is you simply send us a scan of the document. We will send you a quote which is determined on a per word basis. If you want a scan of the official stamps on your Authenticated & Legalized document sent to you by email let us know. Make sure if requesting Notary or Digital Copies you choose the number you require.
1, 3, 10 Business Day Authentication Service
Validating a Canadian document for international use is a 2 step process. First choose the ALSC Global Affairs Canada Authentication Service that best suits your timeline and budget. When choosing your service make sure you tell us how many documents you need Authenticated.
Embassy Legalization Fee
The Embassy charges a fee to legalize your document which varies per country and sometimes by the type of document. To make payment easier and to save our clients time, if required in secured funds a standard $10 money order fee will be added to the legalization fee. With some countries we will need to confirm the fee upon confirmation of your order. For others simply select the amount of fees for the number of documents you need legalized. If you do not see your country listed choose the world icon. Please note that some fees are estimated as they change often.
Argentina fee to be confirmed
Italy fee to be confirmed
Consultation with an expert one of the benefits before choosing ALSC
Give us 1 hour to receive your request and one of our friendly agents will be waiting for your call at your scheduled appointment, from anywhere in North America call 1-800-336-1132 or 011-613-226-1001 from outside North America.
Embassy Legalization Service
Document legalization at the embassy consulate is the second step. Most will be able to legalize their document at an embassy in Ottawa. Others, due to government rules, will need to legalize their document at an embassy located outside of Ottawa. Country's that require outside Ottawa embassy legalization include: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, El Salvador, Germany, Italy, Oman, Spain. For the UAE it will depend where your document was issued. The UAE Toronto consulate will only process documents from Toronto and Southern Ontario, while the UAE Embassy Ottawa will legalize documents issued from the rest of Ontario and all other provinces. Select the legalization service that applies to the country where you will be using your document. The estimated legalization processing time is in addition to the authentication time and will be provided upon the confirmation of your order as it varies per country and changes often. Make sure the number of documents you select for Legalization matches the amount of documents you need Authenticated.
ALSC Easy Shipping Solutions
Once your document is authenticated and legalized it needs to get back to you or wherever it needs to go. To make this easy for you, but more importantly save you money, take advantage of our Free Priority FedEx overnight shipping available at any of our ALSC service centers in Victoria, Vancouver, Surrey, Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Mississauga, Montreal or Halifax. If you are not close to one of our ALSC service centers, or our Ottawa national office, not to worry we do have solutions for you. To make this easier for you we have teamed up with our shipping partners Canada Post & FedEx for your national and international delivery needs, simply choose the shipping solution the works best for you. Please note the quoted shipping fees are for delivery to most major centers for a standard envelope weighing no more than .5kg/1 lb.
Yes, I want to save $70-80 in FedEx shipping fees and drop off & pick up at an ALSC Service Center
Canada Post Xpress Regional Ontario or Quebec $20 Projected delivery 1-2 business days
Canada Post Xpress National Delivery in Canada $25 Projected delivery 2-3 business days
FedEx Canada $50 Next business day
FedEx USA $70 Next business day
FedEx Mexico- Europe $100
FedEx China $120
FedEx Middle East - South America $140
FedEx Russia $195
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Advantages of Using ALSC over Doing it Yourself
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| ALSC can do it faster with various levels of service to meet your time line | Yes | No | No |
| Expert to answer your questions with up to the minute order status tracker giving you peace of mind | Yes | No | No |
| Convenient hours with 13 ALSC Service Centers across Canada to serve you | Yes | No | No |
| Shipping solutions with free FedEx from any ALSC Service Center | Yes | No | No |
| Saves you valuable days and weeks between authentication and embassy legalization stages | Yes | No | No |
| Service Guarantee from Canada’s recognized experts | Yes | No | No |
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Get more information about some of the countries we specialize in
If you don't see your country speak with one of our experts, they will be able to help you
United States of America
The United States will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Mexico
Mexico will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Colombia
Colombia will call it Apostille or Super Legalization, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Ecuador
Ecuador will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Brazil
Brazil will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Argentina
Argentina will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Portugal
Portugal will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Spain
Spain will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
The Netherlands
The United Kingdom will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Germany
Germany will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Norway
Germany will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Iraq
Iraq will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Kuwait
Kuwait will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Qatar
Qatar will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
India
India will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
China
China will call it Apostille or Consular Legalization, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Russia
Russia will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Australia
Australia will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Hungary
Hungary will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Belize
Belize will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Panama
Panama will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Uruguay
Uruguay will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Bahrain
Bahrain will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Ireland
Ireland will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Oman
Oman will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Chile
Chile will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
France
France will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Austria
Austria will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Egypt
Egypt will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
South Africa
South Africa will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Ukraine
Ukraine will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Italy
Italy will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Morocco
Morocco will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Israel
Israel will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Philippines
The Philippines will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Switzerland
Switzerland will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Peru
Peru will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Belgium
Belgium will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Singapore
Singapore will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Turkey
Turkey willcall it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Greece
Grecee will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Vietnam
Vietnam will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Thailand
Thailand will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Lebanon
Lebanon will call it Attestation, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Pakistan
Pakistan will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan willcall it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Cyprus
Cyprus will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Mauritius
Mauritius will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Peru
Peru will call it Apostille, and in Canada we call it authentication and legalization. Although the same, learn more about them here.
Czech Republic
Czech Republic calls it authentication and legalization like Canada,learn more about them here.
