Former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada
The Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector (JLAC), previously known as Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is a federal government authority responsible for authentication of documents originating from all Canadian provinces and that are intended to be used outside of Canada.
The GAC Authentication Sector is located in Ottawa, Ontario. The following documents can be authenticated by the Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector:
The Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector has certain rules and requirements for documents to be eligible for authentication process. Non-compliance with these requirements will result in rejection of the document authentication service. Please contact us to confirm that your documents are eligible or contact Global Affairs Canada directly at (613) 944-4000.
If you need to authenticate your Canadian documents by the Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector you can use our services to speed up this process as the regular processing time at the Global Affairs Canada might take up to 20 business days if you are not visiting them in person.
Please send the documents along with the completed and signed LSC Order Form to our office in Ottawa: LSC, 440 Laurier Ave., W., Suite 219, Ottawa, ON, K1R7X6 or drop them off in person at our drop off location at: LSC, 5800 Ambler Drive, Suite 210, Mississauga, ON, L4W 4J4 and we will get them authenticated for you. You can enclose your own prepaid return envelope or choose one of the return shipment options in the LSC Order Form.
The service fee (7 business days at GAC) is $100cad for the first document and $25cad for each additional document. Taxes are extra. Please click here to consult our regular authentication of documents service fees at Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector. Please click here to read Google Reviews about our services.
Also note that in order for the Canadian documents to take a legal effect in foreign countries, the authentication by the Global Affairs Canada Authentication Sector might not be sufficient. It’s just a first step. The second step will be to get the documents legalized by the appropriate Embassy/Consulate of the country where the documents are intended to be used in.
If you need your documents to get legalized by the Embassy or Consulate in Canada, please let us know and we will help you with this process too.
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