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Since Canada is not a member Country of the Hague Apostille Convention, all official Canadian documents must be LEGALIZED in order to be officially accepted and be fully valid in Mexico. The six Mexican Consulates in Canada have the power to legalize Canadian documents issued within their respective jurisdiction.

The Embassy of Mexico in Ottawa has the power to legalize documents issued by Canadian authorities in any of Canada’s provinces or territories.

DOCUMENTS THAT CAN BE LEGALIZED

THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE LEGALIZED

 

PROCEDURE for legalization of documents by the Embassy of Mexico

You must send the following by courier or registered mail: 

  1. The document(s) to be legalized, previously stamped by the Authentication Services Section of the Ministry of Global Affairs Canada https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/about-a_propos/services/authentication-authentification/step-etape-1.aspx?lang=eng The interested party is responsible for obtaining this stamp. If you request the authentication of your document by mail, be advised that the Authentication Services Section may take from one to two months to process and send out your document. Documents received by the Consular Section without the authentication stamp from Global Affairs Canada will be returned to the interested party WITHOUT the corresponding legalization.

  2. A letter requesting the legalization of your document(s), including your contact information: full address, telephone number and email.

  3. Payment of legalization fees in the form of a Money Order made out to “Embassy of Mexico” in Canadian dollars. NOTE: Legalization is paid per document; for reference, count the number of stamps from the Authentication Services Section at Global Affairs Canada [Click here to check the current fee]. Take into consideration that the consular fees are adjusted at the beginning of every month.

  4. A prepaid envelope for the return of your documents.

Turnaround time: 5-7 working days plus mailing time.

Our mailing address: 1000-45 O'Connor street, Ottawa, Ontario. K1P1A4

It is not possible to legalize Canadian documents received by courier from abroad (outside Canada).