Document Application Authentication Online For Free

The document authentication process involves submitting your document to Global Affairs Canada (GAC), formerly The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT), in Ottawa. Global Affairs Canada will authenticate the official signature on your document by adding their stamp and signature.

The Ontario Official Documents Services, which provides authentication services for documents issued or notarized in Ontario, now offers in-person authentication services at four ServiceOntario locations across Ontario.

Although Global Affairs Canada is the primary authentication organization, documents can also be authenticated by Provincial agencies, such as the Official Documents Services branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.

Authentication Application Process Proof of kinship must be presented such as birth certificate, marriage certificate, IDs, among others; Signed authorization letter (SPA for minor document owners); Copy valid government ID bearing document owner's signature; Representative's valid ID (photocopy and original).

A notary public has all the powers of a commissioner for taking affidavits in Ontario, and can also witness or certify, and attest, the execution of a document, and certify and attest documents to be true copies of the original (ss. 3(1) and 4(1) of the Act).

Authentication involves having the documents in question notarized (a sealed certificate that confirms the authority of a public official, usually a notary public), reviewed by state or county officials, then certified by State Department officials.

Although Global Affairs Canada is the primary authentication organization, documents can also be authenticated by Provincial agencies, such as the Official Documents Services branch of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General.