Global Apostille Canada / Destinations / Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island: apostille and legalization for documents issued there
Apostilled by Global Affairs Canada
Prince Edward Island documents go to Global Affairs Canada for their apostille. Volumes are small, so the constraint is rarely the queue. It is getting the underlying certificate issued in the right form before the chain starts.
Clients in Charlottetown and Summerside 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 Vital Statistics
- Diplomas and transcripts from UPEI and Holland College
- Documents notarized by an Island lawyer or notary public
- Judgments of the provincial 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.