Apostille Services for Etobicoke Residents and Businesses
If you live or work in Etobicoke and have been told to "get your documents apostilled," you don't need to make the trip downtown to Official Documents Services or figure out the process alone. We handle apostille and authentication for Etobicoke clients end-to-end — you drop off, mail in, or courier your documents, and we take care of the rest. Etobicoke residents most commonly need an apostille for immigration applications, work permits, marriage abroad, school admissions, and cross-border business. We coordinate with the correct provincial or federal office depending on your document type, so you're not stuck guessing whether Official Documents Services or Global Affairs Canada handles your case.
What Is an Apostille, and Do You Need One?
An apostille is an official certificate attached to a Canadian public document that confirms it's genuine, so it will be accepted in another country that belongs to the Hague Apostille Convention. Since Canada joined the Convention in 2024, most Etobicoke residents can now get a single apostille certificate instead of going through the older, multi-step authentication and legalization process for member countries. Depending on your document type and where it was issued, your apostille will be handled either by Ontario's Official Documents Services or by Global Affairs Canada federally. We sort this out for you before anything is submitted, so you're not sending documents to the wrong office and losing days waiting for them to come back.
Vital records
Birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates, plus name change documents.
Education documents
Degrees, diplomas, transcripts, and enrollment letters for study or work abroad.
Corporate documents
Articles of incorporation, powers of attorney, resolutions, and trade documents.
Personal documents
Affidavits, statutory declarations, travel consent letters, and single status statements.
Documents Etobicoke Clients Commonly Apostille
Vital records: birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, death certificates Police and security documents: RCMP criminal record checks, local police clearance certificates Education documents: degrees, diplomas, high school transcripts, letters from schools Personal documents: powers of attorney, affidavits, statutory declarations, travel consent letters Corporate documents: articles of incorporation, certificates of status, corporate resolutions, powers of attorney for business use abroad
10am
Drop-off deadline for same-day processing on all document types
$170
Same-day and next-day apostille services start from this price, fees included
15+
Years of Ontario and Hague Convention apostille experience per document
100%
Documents handled personally by Ken, never passed off to a clerk
Service Options and Turnaround
Standard — Processing within 5 business days — $170/document Next-day — Ready the next business day — $200/document Same-day — Ready by end of day — $300/document Additional documents — Volume pricing — $50/document All prices include the government apostille fee. Notarization, if required, is priced separately. Because Etobicoke is a short drive from our Brampton office, in-person drop-off and pickup is straightforward for next-day and standard service. For same-day service, documents need to be dropped off before 10am. If a trip to Brampton doesn't work with your schedule, we also accept documents by courier or secure mail — just note that same-day turnaround isn't available by mail, since we need the physical original in hand early in the day.
Etobicoke Service Area
We regularly assist clients from across Etobicoke, including: Islington–City Centre West and The Kingsway Mimico and Humber Bay Shores New Toronto and Long Branch Rexdale and Elms–Old Rexdale Alderwood and Markland Wood Centennial Park and Eringate If you're currently outside Canada but your documents were issued in Ontario, we can still help — many clients coordinate the entire process remotely using courier, email, and secure shipping.
Wondering how apostille processing actually works?
You drop off your documents in Etobicoke, we review and notarize them if needed, then submit to the right office. Standard processing takes days, but same-day and next-day options are available.
Apostille process questions, answered in plain language
Quick answers about timelines, requirements, and what happens next.
Need your documents apostilled this week?
Send a scan of your document and the destination country. You'll get clear pricing and a realistic timeline before any work starts.