Apostila em British Columbia
Quais documentos este órgão aceita
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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
Certificações que você pode precisar antes
Nenhuma etapa adicional de certificação é exigida antes da apostila.
O formulário de solicitação
- Formulário
Sem formulário em papel: a solicitação é feita pelo portal on-line.
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B.C. Document Authentication Request form (same PayBC URL as the online request)
Solicitação on-line
- Via on-line
Parte da solicitação é feita on-line; os documentos em si ainda precisam chegar ao órgão em papel.
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Online request form + payment (documents still sent by mail/courier); must be completed on desktop, not mobile
Onde ir presencialmente
A fonte não lista nenhum local de atendimento presencial.
Quanto custa
- Taxa
$20.00 CAD por documento
"There is a standard $20 fee for each document authentication"
Como pagar
- Pelo correio
Vale postal, cheque administrativo, ou cheque.
- On-line
Pagamento com cartão.
- Emitir em nome de
Minister of Finance
Copie exatamente como está escrito.
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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"
Para onde enviar seus documentos
- Endereço postal
- Ministry of Attorney General, OIC Administration Office, Attention: BC Authentication Program, 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2C5
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HCCH lists a PO Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt variant
Quanto tempo leva
- Pelo correio
"2 to 4 weeks, not including mail time" (current published estimate)
Como receber seus documentos de volta
O envio de retorno está incluído.
Fee includes return by regular Canada Post; courier return requires prepaid arrangements
Consultar status e verificar uma apostila
- Verificar uma apostila emitida
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
- Consultar o status de uma solicitação
Nenhuma página de acompanhamento de status é publicada para este órgão.
Notarização on-line remota
- Status
A notarização on-line remota é permitida aqui.
- Base legal
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)
- Como o signatário é identificado
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
- Teto de taxas
Nenhum valor máximo está registrado aqui para um ato remoto ou um ato notarial padrão. A ausência de um teto não é o mesmo que “sem teto” — o motivo está nas notas abaixo.
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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
Outras informações da fonte
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."