Apostille sa British Columbia
Aling mga Dokumento ang Tinatanggap ng Opisinang Ito
- Mula sa pinagmulan
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
Mga Sertipikasyong Maaaring Kailanganin Muna
Walang dagdag na hakbang ng sertipikasyon na kailangan bago ang apostille.
Ang Form ng Kahilingan
- Form
Walang papel na form: isinusumite ang kahilingan sa pamamagitan ng online portal.
- Saan Makukuha
- Mula sa pinagmulan
B.C. Document Authentication Request form (same PayBC URL as the online request)
Paghiling Online
- Online na Paraan
Bahagi ng kahilingan ay ginagawa online; ang mga dokumento mismo ay kailangan pa ring umabot sa opisina sa papel.
- Mula sa pinagmulan
Online request form + payment (documents still sent by mail/courier); must be completed on desktop, not mobile
Saan Pupunta Nang Personal
Walang nakalistang opisina ang pinagmulan para sa personal na serbisyo.
Magkano ang Gastos
- Bayad
$20.00 CAD kada dokumento
"There is a standard $20 fee for each document authentication"
Paano Magbayad
- Sa koreo
Money order, cashier's check, o tseke.
- Online
Pagbabayad gamit ang card.
- Babayaran Kay
Minister of Finance
Kopyahin nang eksakto tulad ng nakasulat.
- Mula sa pinagmulan
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"
Saan Ipadadala ang Inyong mga Dokumento
- Address na Padadalhan
- Ministry of Attorney General, OIC Administration Office, Attention: BC Authentication Program, 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2C5
- Mula sa pinagmulan
HCCH lists a PO Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt variant
Gaano Katagal
- Sa koreo
"2 to 4 weeks, not including mail time" (current published estimate)
Pagkuha Pabalik ng Inyong mga Dokumento
Kasama na ang bayad sa pagpapadala pabalik.
Fee includes return by regular Canada Post; courier return requires prepaid arrangements
Pagche-check ng Status at Pag-verify ng Apostille
- I-verify ang Isang Inilabas na 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
- I-check ang Status ng Isang Kahilingan
Walang nailathalang pahina ng pag-track ng status para sa opisinang ito.
Serbisyong Notarial Online na Malayuan (Remote Online Notarization)
- Katayuan
Pinapahintulutan dito ang remote online notarization.
- Legal na Batayan
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)
- Paano Kinikilala ang Lumagda
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
- Pinakamataas na Bayad
Walang nakatalang pinakamataas na bayad dito para sa isang aktong notarial na malayuan o isang karaniwang aktong notarial. Ang kawalan ng limitasyon ay hindi katumbas ng “walang limitasyon” — nasa mga tala sa ibaba ang dahilan.
- Mula sa pinagmulan
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
Iba Pang Sinasabi ng Pinagmulan
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."