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Lebanon: apostille and legalization from Canada
Apostille, then embassy legalization
Montreal has a large Lebanese community and most of these files are family business rather than employment: a power of attorney so a sibling can sell or register property, a death certificate needed to open a succession, a marriage certificate for a civil-registry entry. Lebanon is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so each of these needs consular legalization after the Canadian apostille.
The route your document takes
The Hague Apostille Convention does not apply to this destination (Lebanon). 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.
- Powers of attorney for property and succession
- Birth, marriage and death certificates
- Proof of life and residence attestations
- University degrees
- Court judgments, including divorce
Worth knowing
Powers of attorney are usually drawn up here before they travel. The wording has to satisfy the Lebanese notary who will use it, so tell us what the document has to accomplish before it is signed, not after.
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