Apostille: British Columbia
Koje dokumente ovaj ured prihvaća
- Iz izvora
Depends on document type — some documents must be notarized by a B.C. Notary Public or lawyer first; "Some types of public documents should not be notarized before authentication" (e.g., vital statistics originals are authenticated directly). Non-English content requires translation per BC's translation requirements. Since Dec 18, 2023, every request must identify the destination country per document. No ID required from the applicant. Apostille attached to all documents authenticated in B.C. on or after Jan 11, 2024
Ovjere koje vam možda prvo trebaju
Prije postupka apostille nije potreban nikakav dodatni korak ovjere.
Obrazac zahtjeva
- Obrazac
Nema papirnatog obrasca: zahtjev se podnosi putem internetskog portala.
- Gdje ga nabaviti
- Iz izvora
B.C. Document Authentication Request form (same PayBC URL as the online request)
Podnošenje zahtjeva online
- Online mogućnost
Dio zahtjeva podnosi se online; same dokumente ipak treba dostaviti uredu u papirnatom obliku.
- Iz izvora
Online request form + payment (documents still sent by mail/courier); must be completed on desktop, not mobile
Kamo otići osobno
Izvor ne navodi ured za osobnu uslugu.
Koliko to košta
- Naknada
$20.00 CAD po dokumentu
"There is a standard $20 fee for each document authentication"
Kako platiti
- Poštom
Novčana uputnica, bankovni ček, ili ček.
- Online
Plaćanje karticom.
- Ispostavite na ime
Minister of Finance
Prepišite točno onako kako je napisano.
- Iz izvora
Online via PayBC form (Mastercard, Debit Mastercard, Visa, Visa Debit, American Express); by mail: money order, bank draft, personal or business cheque (CAD or USD) payable to "Minister of Finance"
Kamo poslati dokumente
- Poštanska adresa
- Ministry of Attorney General, OIC Administration Office, Attention: BC Authentication Program, 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2C5
- Iz izvora
HCCH lists a PO Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt variant
Koliko dugo traje
- Poštom
"2 to 4 weeks, not including mail time" (current published estimate)
Povrat dokumenata
Povratna dostava je uključena.
Fee includes return by regular Canada Post; courier return requires prepaid arrangements
Provjera statusa i potvrđivanje apostille
- Provjerite izdani apostille
https://apostille-gac.powerappsportals.com/en/eregister-eregistre/
BC apostilles verifiable via the shared GAC tool (covers GAC, AB, SK, BC). No separate BC-run register found
- Provjerite status zahtjeva
Za ovaj ured nije objavljena stranica za praćenje statusa.
Udaljena internetska javnobilježnička ovjera
- Status
Udaljena internetska javnobilježnička ovjera ovdje je dopuštena.
- Pravna osnova
No BC statute expressly authorizes remote notarial certificates. Two pillars: (1) Attorney General's "Direction to Commissioners for Taking Affidavits" (originally COVID-19) — remote commissioning per the BC Courts' remote-commissioning direction; "The Provincial State of Emergency for COVID-19 ended... June 30, 2021. The direction continues until further notice" (page last updated Nov 26, 2025 — still active, no rescission). (2) Law Society of BC Code of Professional Conduct, Appendix A (annotated) — remote commissioning provisions added July 2024, amended Nov 2024 (permanent professional-conduct basis for lawyers)
- Kako se utvrđuje identitet potpisnika
LSBC Appendix A, verbatim: "the deponent must show the lawyer the front and back of the deponent's valid and current government-issued photo identification"; "The lawyer must compare the video image of the deponent and information in the deponent's government-issued photo identity document to be reasonably satisfied." No KBA
- Gornje granice naknada
Za udaljena radnja ili standardna javnobilježnička radnja ovdje nije zabilježena najviša naknada. Nedostatak gornje granice nije isto što i „nema granice” — razlog je u bilješkama u nastavku.
- Iz izvora
Permitted, ongoing (no sunset) but framed as guidance rather than statute. LSBC Appendix A: "a lawyer may discharge the lawyer's ethical and professional obligations regarding commissioning an affidavit or solemn declaration where the lawyer and deponent are not physically together through the use of electronic and video technology." Affidavit must include a paragraph "describing that the deponent was not physically present before the lawyer as commissioner, but was in the lawyer's electronic presence linked with the lawyer utilizing video technology." Commissioner must "confirm that the recipient of the affidavit or declaration will accept a document that has been commissioned remotely." BC Land Title & Survey Authority separately allows remote witnessing of land title affidavits (Practice Bulletin 01-20, 2020). Who can do it: commissioners for taking affidavits (Evidence Act s. 56 appointees; lawyers and BC notaries are commissioners), BC notaries public (Society of Notaries Public of BC members), lawyers. Fee rules: no statutory cap; BC notaries set their own fees (Society publishes no mandatory tariff). Market rate (as of Aug 2026): Canada Notary (canadanotary.ca) offers BC virtual commissioning of affidavits/statutory declarations via video (fee via calculator). Apostille interplay: GAC and provincial competent authorities require original/wet-ink signatures and seals — remotely executed, purely electronic notarizations are generally unusable for apostille unless printed/wet-signed by the commissioner
Što izvor još navodi
In-person offices: none. "All authentication requests must be sent by mail or by courier." "Rush, walk-in, drop off and while-you-wait services are not available."