Global Apostille Canada / Destinations / Cameroon
Cameroon: apostille and legalization from Canada
Apostille, then embassy legalization
Files for Cameroon are mostly family and property matters: a marriage to record, a succession to settle, a power of attorney so a relative can act on land or an account back home. Cameroon is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so after the Canadian apostille the document is legalized by Cameroon’s High Commission in Ottawa before it will be accepted.
The route your document takes
The Hague Apostille Convention does not apply to this destination (Cameroon). After authentication, the document must be legalized at that country's embassy or consulate. We handle that stage for you.
- TranslationCertified translation into the language your destination requires. Depends on your document
- NotarizationA notary or commissioner certifies the copy, the signature or the translator's affidavit. Depends on your document
- ApostilleThe competent Canadian authority issues the apostille certificate. Always
- LegalizationEmbassy or consular stamp, for destinations outside the Hague Convention. Always
This is a preliminary route, not a legal opinion. Convention membership and embassy requirements change; we confirm the exact chain for your file in writing before any work starts.
What people usually send
The documents we most often prepare for this destination. If yours is not here, it is almost certainly still something we handle.
- Birth, marriage and death certificates
- University degrees and transcripts
- Powers of attorney for property and family matters
- Succession and estate documents
- Corporate documents
Worth knowing
Cameroon works in French and English, so a document from Quebec or Ontario rarely needs translating. What matters more is that a power of attorney names the property and the agent exactly as they appear in the Cameroonian records.
Where is your document from?
The authority that issues the apostille depends on the province the document was issued in, not on where you live.
- Own apostille office
- Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
- Every other province and territory
- Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa