Legalization of signatures of or documents issued by Canadian Lawyers or Notaries Public
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The German missions offer legalization for documents, contracts or certified signatures that have been officiated by a Notary Public or Lawyer in Canada and for which a German authority requires further legalization.
These documents need to be authenticated first by the competent authority in the Province prior to the legaliszation by the German mission.
No responsibility is taken for the provided information on local fees. It is recommended to ask the authority for updated information on their fees and procedures. The fee for the service provided must be paid in Canadian Dollars by cheque or money order. Payments can be made from Germany by international money order (internationale Geldanweisung) or cash in CAD. Please contact your bank for further details and ensure in particular that no charges will be incurred by the recipient in Canada.
Please note: The German mission cannot assume any such fees on your behalf.
Please advise the authentication Office that the authentication is for the German Mission in Canada and ask for a handwritten signature. Please be aware that your certificate of authentication without a handwritten signature by the authenticating Office cannot be legalized by this Consulate.
List of competent Canadian Authorities in the Provinces and Territories
Alberta | Alberta Justice Deputy Provincial Secretary's Office Tel: (+1) 780 427 5981 Email: gov%27%ab%27%ca,mary%27%clark www.justice.gov.ab.ca/official/authentication.aspx fee: 10.00 CAD, made out to the “Minister of Finance, Alberta” |
British Columbia document by a lawyer | The Law Society of British Columbia 845 Cambie Street Tel: (+1) 604 669 2533 Email: lsbc%27%org,memberinfo fee: 26.25 CAD |
British Columbia document by a notary public (if also a lawyer see address above) | The Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia Box 44, 1220 - 625 Howe Street Tel: (+1) 604 681 4516 Email: society%27%notaries%27%bc%27%ca,reception www.notaries.bc.ca fee: 45.92 CAD |
Manitoba | Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public Manitoba Finance / Companies Office fee: 12.00 CAD |
New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Nunavut Prince Edward Island | Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada 111 Sussex Drive mailing adress: Tel.: 1-800-267-8376 (toll-free in Canada) www.international.gc.ca/about-a_propos/authentication- authentification_documents fee: to our knowledge none |
Northwest Territories | Law Society of the Northwest Territories 4th Floor Diamond Plaza Tel: (+1) 867 873-3828 Email: lawsociety%27%nt%27%ca,lawsocnt fee: unknown |
Ontario | Ministry of Government Services Official Documents Services fee: 16.00 – 32.00 CAD |
Quebec | Chambre des Notaires du Québec 600-1801 avenue McGillCollege fee: 30.00 CAD |
Saskatchewan | Deputy Provincial Secretary Authentication Service Tel.: (+1) 306 787 3899 Email: gov%27%sk%27%ca,glenna%27%hamilton fee: 25.00 CAD made out to the “Minister of Finance, Saskatchewan” |
Yukon Territory document by a lawyer | Law Society of Yukon Suite 202-302 Steele Street Tel: (+1) 867 668 4231 Email: yknet%27%yk%27%ca,lsy fee: to our knowledge none |
Yukon Territory document by a notary public (if also a lawyer see address above) | Sheriff's Office Registrar of Notaries Tel: (+1) 867 667 5365 Email: gov%27%yk%27%ca,courtservices fee: to our knowledge none |
Please bring the authenticated document to the Embassy or Consulate, either in person, or through a representative.
The fee for the legalization is approximately CAD$ 60 per document, depending on the current exchange rate.
Mailing Process
If you are not able to process the legalization with the German Mission yourself the process can also be conducted by mail. Please send the following paperwork to the German Embassy or Consulate:
- the certificate and authentication you wish to be legalized
- certified cheque or money order for the amountof 60.00 CAD for each document, made out to the competent German mission ("German Embassy Ottawa," "German Consulate Toronto" or "German Consulate Vancouver"); for security reasons we would not recommend to mail cash.
- a self-addressed stamped envelope (Xpresspost from Canada Post)
The legalized document will be returned in your prepaid envelope. For any references please quote your phone number and / or e-mail-address.
The German Embassy or Consulate does not assume liability for documents lost in mail.
Process for persons residing in Germany
If you are in Germany and want the legalized document to be sent to an address in Germany, send your document to the competent Canadian Authority for authentication first. Please ask in your covering letter to forward the certificate and authentication togetherwith your letter to the German Embassy or Consulate for legalization.
In your letter to the German Embassy or Consulate include a declaration (in German or English) that you will pay our fee of €50 (€40 for the legalization + €10 for postage) and provide your address in Germany to which the legalized document should be sent. If we do not have a German adress the legalization can not be processed. We will send an invoice with the legalized document so that you can pay the fee into an account in Germany. The invoice will contain the necessary bank details. We do not accept advance payment.
For any references please quote your e-mail-address.
The German Embassy or Consulate does not assume liability for documents lost in mail.
