Global Apostille Canada / Destinations / Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia: apostille and legalization for documents issued there
Apostilled by Global Affairs Canada
Nova Scotia documents are apostilled federally, by Global Affairs Canada. The province’s universities generate a steady flow of transcripts and degrees for graduates taking work abroad, and those files run the same chain as any other.
Clients in Halifax and Sydney send their documents to our Montreal office by courier, and get them back the same way.
Which authority issues the apostille
No separate competent authority has been designated here, so documents issued in this jurisdiction are apostilled by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. The certificate is identical to a provincially issued one; the difference is a courier leg and the federal queue.
Competent authorities are set by government and can change. We confirm which one applies to your file in writing before anything is filed.
Documents issued here
The provincial and territorial records we handle most often. Federal documents (RCMP certificates, immigration papers, federal incorporations) always go to Global Affairs Canada, whichever province you are in.
- Birth, marriage and death certificates from Nova Scotia Vital Statistics
- Diplomas and transcripts from Nova Scotia universities
- Documents notarized by a Nova Scotia lawyer or notary public
- Judgments of the Nova Scotia courts
- Corporate registry documents
Then the destination decides the rest
The apostille answers only half the question. Whether a consular stage follows it depends on the country the document is going to.