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Apostille pricing, published and all-in

One total per file, known before you pay: our fee, the government fees at cost, and tracked shipping both ways at a fixed price by region. You pay 50% when you approve the quote and the other 50% once everything is done.

Step 1

Which service does your document need?

Four questions settle it. If you are not sure, send a photo with the free pre-check and we tell you in writing.

  1. Issued by a government, a court, a public school or a registry?Birth, marriage and death certificates, diplomas and transcripts, court and corporate documents.Standard apostille, $139
  2. An RCMP criminal record check, in Canada or from abroad?The certified fingerprint-based check, apostilled by Global Affairs Canada. Already issued, or still to be obtained from outside Canada with our free fingerprint kit.RCMP check apostille, $100
  3. Does it need a notary first, in any province?Powers of attorney, sworn declarations, certified copies, bank or medical letters. Our partner notaries cover every province and territory, in person or by video.Notarized documents, from $139
  4. An Ontario document and a deadline in days, not weeks?Filed in person at Official Documents Services in Toronto, back within 48 business hours.Ontario in person, 48 hours, $239
Step 2

Service fees

Our fee covers the work. Government fees and notary certificates are added at cost, with the receipt, and tracked shipping at a fixed price by region. Your quote adds them into one total.

Most chosen

Standard apostille

$139 per submission

Any number of documents, same price

Public documents that go straight to the competent authority: Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Global Affairs Canada.

  • Free pre-check and routing to the right authority
  • Request forms completed, government fee paid for you
  • Originals inspected before anything is filed
  • Tracked filing, PDF scan the day it returns

Plus the government fee (up to $66.50 per document) and, outside Québec, $60 tracked filing by mail.

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Québec notarized document

$229 first document

+ $59 each additional document in the same submission

Documents signed before a Québec notary or lawyer, in person or by video. The signature is verified first, then the apostille is issued. Notary in another province? See the other routes.

  • Notary booked for you, in person or by video
  • We file and collect at the Chambre des notaires (or the Barreau)
  • Then at the Ministère de la Justice, in Montréal
  • Urgent service requested wherever it exists

Plus the Chambre certificate ($77.03 regular, $206.96 urgent), the Ministère fee ($66.50) and the notary's own fee, billed by the notary.

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Ontario in person, 48 hours

$239 first document

+ $109 each additional document in the same envelope

Ontario-issued or Ontario-notarized documents, filed in person at Official Documents Services, 777 Bay Street, instead of the mail queue.

  • Our partner agent in the Greater Toronto Area files in person
  • Apostille collected within 48 business hours, Monday to Friday
  • Returned to us by tracked courier, then to you anywhere
  • A 24-hour option can be arranged on request

Plus the Ontario fee ($16 notarized, $32 government-issued) and $60 tracked shipping to Toronto and back.

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A file that needs two authorities, for example a Québec birth certificate and an RCMP check, adds $70 for the second authority. Prices are in Canadian dollars. GST and QST apply to our service fee only.

Notarization

Need a notary? Anywhere in Canada.

Partner notaries in every province and territory, in person or by video.

  • QC
  • ON
  • BC
  • AB
  • SK
  • MB
  • NB
  • NS
  • PE
  • NL
  • YT
  • NT
  • NU
Québec$229Chambre des notaires, then the MinistèreNotary booking included Every other province$139 + $49 notaryStraight to the apostille officeNo extra step Fastest: Ontario$239 + $49 notaryFiled in person in Toronto48 business hours

Already have a notary outside Québec? $139, and the notary bills their own fee. Which office handles my province?

Included in every file

  • Free pre-check: right authority, right version of the document, refusal risks flagged
  • One written, itemized quote before anything moves
  • Every form completed and every government fee paid on your behalf
  • Physical inspection of your originals at our Laval office
  • Tracking numbers and a status email at every step
  • Colour PDF scan of the apostilled document the day it returns
  • Pickup and hand delivery anywhere in Greater Montréal
  • Your original held safely for 60 days at no charge if you need time
  • Service in English and French, one accountable contact
Step 3, only if you need them

Options

OptionFeeWhat it does
Rush handling+$79 per fileSame-business-day preparation, in-person filing in Montréal where the office allows it, and urgent service requested at every step that has one. Government processing itself cannot be bought, and we say so.
Additional authority+$70A second authority in the same file, run in parallel, for example Québec plus Global Affairs Canada.
RCMP criminal record check apostille$100 per submissionThe certified fingerprint-based check, apostilled by Global Affairs Canada. Already have the certificate, or outside Canada and still need it: then the check is added at cost ($200 per person) and a free fingerprint kit comes with it.
Pickup and hand delivery, Greater MontréalincludedWe collect your originals and bring back the apostilled set in person, anywhere in Greater Montréal. Your documents never enter the mail.
Notary coordination$49 per fileA partner notary booked for you in any province or territory, in person or by video, for certified copies, declarations and powers of attorney. The notary bills their own fee directly. Included in the Québec notarized-document service. Abroad? See notarizing by video from abroad.
Document retrievalfrom $69 + issuer feeWe order a fresh certificate (Directeur de l'état civil, ServiceOntario, vital statistics, corporate registries, universities) and route it straight into the apostille. From abroad: Québec records; wrong name on the record: corrections.
Embassy legalizationper quoteFor countries outside the Apostille Convention, after the Canadian authentication. Embassy fees quoted upfront.
Sworn Spanish translation, for Spain$60 per pageBy a translator appointed by Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (traducción jurada), apostille included in the translation. The Spain bundle.
Certified translationper quoteQuoted per page and language pair before you commit. Usually best done at destination, after the apostille.
Shippingfixed by regionTracked both ways, in Canada or worldwide, with the price in your quote from the start. See the shipping prices.
Translation, legalization, notarization and document retrieval can also be ordered on their own, without an apostille. See our full document services.
Billed at cost, with the receipt

Government fees

AuthorityFee per document
Global Affairs Canada (federal documents, and MB, NB, NL, NS, PE, YT, NT, NU)Included
Ontario, Official Documents Services$16 notarized · $32 government-issued
British Columbia$20
Alberta$25
Saskatchewan$50
Québec, Ministère de la Justice$66.50 (indexed each January)
Chambre des notaires du Québec, before the apostille on a notarial act$77.03 regular · $206.96 urgent, taxes included
Verified September 2026. Authorities change fees and processing times without notice; your quote uses the rates in force on the day you order. A document signed by a Québec lawyer goes through the Barreau du Québec instead of the Chambre, and embassy fees for non-Convention countries are quoted upfront. See current processing times.
Fixed price, set from our real carrier invoices

Shipping, by region

No "shipping at cost, to be confirmed". Your quote shows the shipping price from day one, and it does not move once you approve it.

1. Your originals, both ways

Where you arePrice
Greater MontréalWe collect at your address and deliver by handincluded
LavalDrop-off and pickup at our office, by appointmentincluded
Anywhere else in CanadaPrepaid Xpresspost label emailed to you, nothing to pay at the counter, then Xpresspost back to you, signature on delivery. How it works$80 both ways
Your own courier, both waysYour account, your carrier, signature required$0

2. To the authority and back

AuthorityPrice
Québec, Ministère de la Justice and Chambre des notairesFiled and collected by hand in Montréalincluded
Global Affairs Canada, Ontario by mail, British Columbia, Alberta, SaskatchewanXpresspost there, prepaid Xpresspost back, tracked both ways$60 per authority
Ontario in person, 48 hoursTracked courier to our Toronto agent and back$60

3. Your originals sent abroad instead

DestinationPrice
United StatesTracked courier, signature on delivery$65
Europe and United KingdomDHL Express$140
Asia, Middle East and OceaniaDHL Express$150
Latin America and CaribbeanDHL Express$170
AfricaDHL Express$180

Replaces the Canadian return. If your originals reach us by prepaid label from inside Canada, the $80 Canada shipping applies as well.

Prices are for one document envelope per file, in a rigid sleeve, with the tracking number emailed the day it leaves. A bulky parcel, such as a bound thesis, is quoted separately. One exception to the fixed price: if the carrier classes your address as a remote area, we tell you the surcharge before anything ships, and you can give us another address.
Real files, real numbers

Three worked examples

Québec birth certificate and RCMP check, for citizenship in Italy

Service, first authority
$139
Second authority
$70
Québec fee
$66.50
Tracked filing, Global Affairs Canada
$60
Originals to Italy, DHL Express
$140
Total, shipping included
$475.50

Two authorities run in parallel. The Québec step is filed by hand, so it has no filing shipping. Taxes apply to our $209 fee only.

Power of attorney signed before a Montréal notary, for Spain

Québec notarized document
$229
Chambre des notaires
$77.03
Ministère de la Justice
$66.50
Hand delivery in Montréal
included
Total, shipping included
$372.53

Sent to you in Spain instead: +$140. Deadline in days? Urgent Chambre service ($206.96) and our rush handling (+$79) bring it to about one week. The notary bills their fee directly.

University of Toronto transcript, apostille needed this week

Ontario in person, 48 hours
$239
Ontario fee
$32
Courier to Toronto and back
$60
Shipping in Canada, label and return
$80
Total, shipping included
$411

By mail it would be $311 ($139 + $32 + $60 + $80), with the Ontario mail queue.

Our price promise

The number we quote is the number you pay

Government fees are billed to the cent, with receipts. Shipping is a fixed price by region, so it cannot grow after you say yes. No invented bank fees, no line you only discover after paying. If an authority's fee changes before we file, you see it before we pay it.

And if your case is simple enough to do yourself, for example a walk-in at the Toronto counter, the pre-check says so.

Payment

How payment works

One total, in writing

The free pre-check confirms the route and produces one written quote with one total: our fee, the government fees and the shipping, paid in two halves.

Step 1 when you approve the quote

50% of the total, before anything starts. That is what lets us pay the authority, buy the shipping and open your file the same day.

Step 2 when everything is done

The other 50% once the apostille is issued. You receive the scan, then you pay, then the originals ship.

Cards and digital wallets

Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay through an encrypted, PCI-compliant checkout. Works from anywhere in the world. PayPal on request for international clients.

Lowest fee in Canada

Interac e-Transfer

Paying from a Canadian bank? Send it to info@viapostille.ca, autodeposit is on. Businesses abroad can be invoiced in US dollars.

Already have a written quote? Pay it here, by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Interac e-Transfer. All prices are in Canadian dollars; taxes apply to our service fee only.

For businesses and professionals

One monthly invoice, a dedicated bilingual contact, US-dollar invoicing for foreign companies, and 10% off service fees from the third file in a calendar month. See the professional service.

Fair and refundable

Change your mind before we file and your first payment is refunded. Only a government fee already paid to an authority on your behalf cannot be recovered, because it is charged at cost.

Pricing questions
How much does an apostille cost in Canada?
With Viapostille, $139 per submission for public documents (birth, marriage or death certificate, diploma, court or corporate document), whatever the number of documents. An RCMP criminal record check is $100 per submission. A document signed by a Québec notary or lawyer costs $229 because it passes through two offices. Ontario documents filed in person in Toronto within 48 hours cost $239. Government fees are added at cost: $16 or $32 in Ontario, $20 in British Columbia, $25 in Alberta, $50 in Saskatchewan and $66.50 in Québec. Tracked shipping is a fixed price: $60 per authority outside Québec, and $0 to $180 to return your originals, depending on the region. GST and QST apply to our fee only.
Why does a Québec notarized document cost more?
Because it goes through two offices instead of one. The Chambre des notaires (or the Barreau for a lawyer) must first certify the signature, and only then can the Ministère de la Justice issue the apostille. We file and collect at both offices in Montréal, and booking the notary is included.
Do you only handle documents notarized in Québec?
No. Our partner notaries cover every province and territory, in person or by video, and the province of the notary decides the route, not where you live. A Québec notarized document is $229 because it passes through two offices. Anywhere else in Canada it is $139, plus $49 when we book the partner notary, and the document goes straight to Global Affairs Canada or to that province's office. For speed, an Ontario notary and in-person filing in Toronto get the apostille within 48 business hours ($239 + $49).
Can I get an Ontario apostille in 48 hours?
Yes. Our partner agent in the Greater Toronto Area files your documents at Official Documents Services in person and collects the apostilles within 48 business hours of receiving them, Monday to Friday. The service fee is $239 for the first document and $109 for each additional one, plus the Ontario fee of $16 or $32 per document and $60 tracked shipping to Toronto and back.
Is a same-day apostille possible?
Sometimes. In Toronto the government counter can issue an apostille in about 30 minutes on a complete file. In Montréal we file urgent Québec files in person, and complete public documents have come back the same day, but the Ministère does not guarantee it. Global Affairs Canada, British Columbia and Alberta have no rush service at all. Your free pre-check tells you the fastest lawful route for your document before you pay anything.
When do I pay?
Nothing is payable to get a quote. Your total is paid in two halves: 50% when you approve the quote, before anything starts, and the other 50% once everything is done, the apostille issued and the scan in your inbox, before the originals ship.
Is everything included in the total?
Yes. Your written quote shows one total: our fee, the government fees and notary certificates at cost with the receipt, and tracked shipping both ways at a fixed price by region. GST and QST apply to our fee only. The one thing outside it is the notary's own fee, which the notary bills you directly.
How much is shipping?
A fixed price, shown in your quote from the start. In Canada: included in Greater Montréal, where we collect and deliver by hand, and in Laval, where you drop off at our office; $80 everywhere else, both ways, with the prepaid Xpresspost label we email you and Xpresspost back to you, signature on delivery. To the authority and back: included for Québec, where we file by hand in Montréal, and $60 per authority elsewhere, tracked both ways. Originals sent abroad instead: $65 to the United States, $140 to Europe and the United Kingdom, $150 to Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, $170 to Latin America and the Caribbean, and $180 to Africa. Or ship with your own courier account both ways and pay $0. See the table.
Do you charge per page or per document?
Neither, on the standard service: one flat $139 per submission, whether it holds one document or ten, as long as they go to the same authority. Only the government fee is per document.
Do you invoice businesses or in US dollars?
Yes. Recurring accounts get one monthly invoice, and foreign companies can be invoiced in US dollars. From the third file in a calendar month, service fees are reduced by 10%.

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