# Apostilla: Ontario

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> Guida all'apostilla per Ontario, Canada: l'autorità competente è Official Documents Services (ODS), Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement of Ontario. Verificato il 2026-08-09.

Tutto quanto segue è trascritto dalle fonti pubblicate proprie di questo ufficio e riportato con le sue stesse parole. Un valore che non siamo riusciti a confermare su una pagina ufficiale reca il contrassegno "non verificato" — ma l'assenza di questo contrassegno non garantisce che un fatto sia stato verificato, e i dubbi espressi dalla fonte stessa restano nelle note qui riportate testualmente. Verificare tariffe, indirizzi e scadenze con l'ufficio prima di inviare documenti o denaro.

- **Guida alle apostille:** Ontario, Canada
- **Verificato il** August 9, 2026

## Chi rilascia l'apostilla

Official Documents Services (ODS), Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement of Ontario

Covers documents notarized by an Ontario notary public; Ontario government official documents — vital statistics certificates, business registry documents (issued since 1991), Superior Court of Justice / Ontario Court of Justice documents issued after July 10, 2023, Ontario public postsecondary degrees/diplomas/transcripts issued since Jan 1, 2019

## Quali documenti accetta questo ufficio

- **Secondo la fonte:** Most private documents must be notarized by an Ontario notary public. NOT required for: Ontario vital statistics certificates, business registry documents since 1991, court documents after July 10, 2023, public postsecondary credentials since 2019 (ODS authenticates the official's signature directly). Non-English/French documents: notarization + certified translation required

## Certificazioni eventualmente necessarie in anticipo

Prima dell'apostilla non è richiesto alcun passaggio di certificazione aggiuntivo.

## Il modulo di richiesta

Nessun modulo cartaceo: la richiesta si effettua tramite il portale online. Dove ottenerlo: https://www.officialdocuments.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en-US/authentication-landingpage/ Request handled via the online portal / appointment system; no separate PDF form found on ontario.ca

## Richiesta online

Parte della richiesta si effettua online; i documenti veri e propri devono comunque raggiungere l'ufficio su carta. Dove: https://www.officialdocuments.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en-US/authentication-landingpage/ ODS online request portal — start/submit request online; physical notarized documents still delivered by mail or in person — full online-only scope per document type (unverified)

## Dove recarsi di persona

- **Toronto** — 777 Bay Street, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M7A 2J8 Aperto senza appuntamento. Sono offerti anche appuntamenti. Orari: Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (except statutory holidays) Servizio in giornata: Disponibile. Walk-in allowed; appointments bookable since Nov 1, 2023 at https://cxp.mgcs.gov.on.ca/eab-web/home (applies to all 5 offices)
- **Ottawa** — 161 Elgin Street, Fourth Floor, Ottawa, ON K2P 2K1 Aperto senza appuntamento. Sono offerti anche appuntamenti. Orari: Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m. (except statutory holidays) Servizio in giornata: Disponibile.
- **Sault Ste. Marie** — 101-420 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1Z7 Aperto senza appuntamento. Sono offerti anche appuntamenti. Orari: Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (except statutory holidays) Servizio in giornata: Disponibile.
- **Windsor** — 205-400 City Hall Square East, Windsor, ON N9A 7K6 Aperto senza appuntamento. Sono offerti anche appuntamenti. Orari: Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (except statutory holidays) Servizio in giornata: Disponibile.
- **Thunder Bay** — 113-435 James Street South, Thunder Bay, ON P7E 6T1 Aperto senza appuntamento. Sono offerti anche appuntamenti. Orari: Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (except statutory holidays) Servizio in giornata: Disponibile.

## Quanto costa

- **$16.00 CAD** per documento — Si applica a:notarized (legal) document — Two-tier fee, tax-exempt, per document. "Fees apply to each document authenticated. For example, if you have two notarized documents that need to be authenticated, the fee is $32 ($16 x 2)."
- **$32.00 CAD** per documento — Si applica a:Ontario government official document; Ontario court-issued document; Ontario public postsecondary degree/diploma/transcript — Two-tier fee, tax-exempt, per document — the $32 tier applies to each of the three government-document categories

## Come pagare

- **Per posta:** assegno certificato / vaglia bancario, vaglia postale, o pagamento con carta
- **Di persona:** contanti, pagamento con carta, assegno certificato / vaglia bancario, o vaglia postale
- Non pubblicato. Questo ufficio accetta un assegno o un vaglia postale per posta, ma non indica il nome del beneficiario — verificare il beneficiario sul modulo di richiesta ufficiale prima di scriverlo.
- In person: cash, Visa, Mastercard, debit, certified cheque, money order. By mail: certified cheque, money order, Visa, Mastercard. The source publishes no payee string for the certified cheque / money order — confirm the payee on the official instructions before mailing

## Dove inviare i documenti

- **Indirizzo postale:** Official Documents Services, 777 Bay Street, Lower Level, Toronto, ON M7A 2J8

## Quanto tempo richiede

- **Per posta:** "within 15 business days" of receipt
- **Di persona:** While-you-wait — "standard wait time is about 30 minutes if your documentation is complete" (i.e., same-day service); exception: court-issued documents "up to 10 business days"

## Checking status and verifying an apostille

- **Verificare un'apostilla rilasciata:** https://www.officialdocuments.mgcs.gov.on.ca/en-US/validity-check/ — Ontario runs its own validity check (requires apostille number + issuance date). Ontario apostilles are NOT in the GAC shared tool

## Notarizzazione online a distanza

- Qui la notarizzazione online a distanza è consentita.
- **Base giuridica:** O. Reg. 431/20 "Administering Oath or Declaration Remotely" under the Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act (made Aug 2020, no sunset; still in force and reflected in Ontario's current commissioner guide)
- **Come viene identificato il firmatario:** Reg. text: "The person administering the oath or declaration confirms the identity of the deponent or declarant" — no prescribed method; Ontario guide requires "reasonable precautions." Practice: government photo ID shown and inspected on video; for lawyers/paralegals, LSO By-Law 7.1 client-verification methods (authentication of government photo ID via technology, credit-file, or dual-process method) apply when acting for a client. No KBA requirement
- Qui non è registrata alcuna tariffa massima per un atto a distanza. L'assenza di un limite non equivale a «nessun limite» — il motivo è indicato nelle note sottostanti.
- **Secondo la fonte:** Permitted, permanent. Covers oaths, affirmations, statutory declarations. The Notaries Act has no express remote-notarization provision — virtual "notarization" in practice rides on O. Reg. 431/20 for sworn documents; fully-remote certified true copies are common market practice but not expressly legislated (unverified). Who can do it: commissioners for taking affidavits (incl. every Ontario lawyer and paralegal by virtue of licence) and notaries public administering oaths/declarations. Other statutory conditions (verbatim from reg): live audio-video "see, hear and communicate... in real time throughout the entire transaction"; modified jurat stating the oath "was administered in accordance with this Regulation" + locations of both parties; commissioner's stamp info on the document; "shall keep a record of the transaction." Fee rules: no statutory cap on notarial fees; commissioners/notaries set market fees. Market rates (as of Aug 2026): Notarize.ca (online commissioning under O. Reg. 431/20): "$37.99 for the first notarization and $24.99 for each additional notarization, plus HST" — also states recipients "are not required to accept" remotely commissioned documents. NotaryPro (notarypro.ca) offers "virtual commissioning and virtual witnessing" but disclaims online notarial acts: "Online or remote notarization is not yet explicitly regulated under Ontario law. As a result, NotaryPro does not provide online notarial services." — advertises ~7-minute completion; per-document price not published on fetched page (typical $25–$45 range (unverified)). Canada Notary (canadanotary.ca): $15 promotional rate at new Ontario locations. Toronto notary practice (torontonotary.com): remote OK for oaths/declarations; certified true copies and seal-bearing notarial acts require in-person ("the notary must see the original physically") — relevant to apostille workflows. 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

> **RCW 42.45.230(5):** Non sono un avvocato abilitato in questo Stato. Non sono autorizzato a redigere atti legali, dare consulenza legale — incluso in materia di immigrazione — né a richiedere compenso per tali attività.

## Other Canada jurisdictions (Markdown)

- [Apostilla: Federal](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/federal/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Alberta](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/alberta/index.md)
- [Apostilla: British Columbia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/british-columbia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Manitoba](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/manitoba/index.md)
- [Apostilla: New Brunswick](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/new-brunswick/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Newfoundland and Labrador](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/newfoundland-and-labrador/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Northwest Territories](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/northwest-territories/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Nova Scotia](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/nova-scotia/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Nunavut](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/nunavut/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Prince Edward Island](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/prince-edward-island/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Quebec](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/quebec/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Saskatchewan](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/saskatchewan/index.md)
- [Apostilla: Yukon](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/yukon/index.md)

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- [Requisiti per l'apostilla in Canada](https://andrii.co/it/handbook/apostille/ca/index.md)
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