Global Apostille Canada / Destinations / Haiti
Haiti: apostille and legalization from Canada
Apostille, then embassy legalization
This is one of the busiest corridors out of a Montreal office. Files are almost entirely family and property matters: a power of attorney so a relative can act on land, documents for a succession, an adoption file, or an attestation a pension office has asked for. Haiti is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so consular legalization follows the Canadian apostille.
The route your document takes
The Hague Apostille Convention does not apply to this destination (Haiti). 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
- Powers of attorney for property and succession
- Adoption files
- Proof of life and residence attestations
- Court judgments
Worth knowing
Documents drawn up here in French still go through the whole chain. Being in the right language is not the same as being authenticated.
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