Preparing Canadian documents for use abroad? Choose your destination to review its guide.
Each destination below shows its verified Convention status, joining date, effective date and route for Canadian documents. Status checked: 30 October 2026.
Afghanistan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Afghanistan guide →Albania
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 3 September 2003. In force: 9 May 2004.
Read Albania guide →Algeria
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 5 November 2025. In force: 9 July 2026.
Read Algeria guide →Andorra
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 15 April 1996. In force: 31 December 1996.
Read Andorra guide →Angola
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Angola guide →Antigua and Barbuda
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 1 May 1985. In force: 1 November 1981.
Read Antigua and Barbuda guide →Argentina
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 8 May 1987. In force: 18 February 1988.
Read Argentina guide →Armenia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 19 November 1993. In force: 14 August 1994.
Read Armenia guide →Australia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 11 July 1994. In force: 16 March 1995.
Read Australia guide →Austria
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 14 November 1967. In force: 13 January 1968.
Read Austria guide →Azerbaijan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 13 May 2004. In force: 2 March 2005.
Read Azerbaijan guide →Bahamas
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 30 April 1976. In force: 10 July 1973.
Read Bahamas guide →Bahrain
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 10 April 2013. In force: 31 December 2013.
Read Bahrain guide →Bangladesh
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 29 July 2024. In force: 30 March 2025.
Read Bangladesh guide →Barbados
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 11 August 1995. In force: 30 November 1966.
Read Barbados guide →Belarus
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 16 June 1992. In force: 31 May 1992.
Read Belarus guide →Belgium
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 11 December 1975. In force: 9 February 1976.
Read Belgium guide →Belize
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 17 July 1992. In force: 11 April 1993.
Read Belize guide →Benin
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Benin guide →Bhutan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Bhutan guide →Bolivia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 6 September 2017. In force: 7 May 2018.
Read Bolivia guide →Bosnia and Herzegovina
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 23 August 1993. In force: 6 March 1992.
Read Bosnia and Herzegovina guide →Botswana
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 16 September 1968. In force: 30 September 1966.
Read Botswana guide →Brazil
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 2 December 2015. In force: 14 August 2016.
Read Brazil guide →Brunei Darussalam
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 23 February 1987. In force: 3 December 1987.
Read Brunei Darussalam guide →Bulgaria
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 1 August 2000. In force: 29 April 2001.
Read Bulgaria guide →Burkina Faso
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Burkina Faso guide →Burundi
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 10 June 2014. In force: 13 February 2015.
Read Burundi guide →Cabo Verde
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 7 May 2009. In force: 13 February 2010.
Read Cabo Verde guide →Cambodia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Cambodia guide →Cameroon
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Cameroon guide →Central African Republic
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Central African Republic guide →Chad
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Chad guide →Chile
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 16 December 2015. In force: 30 August 2016.
Read Chile guide →China
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 8 March 2023. In force: 7 November 2023.
Read China guide →Colombia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 27 April 2000. In force: 30 January 2001.
Read Colombia guide →Comoros
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Comoros guide →Costa Rica
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 6 April 2011. In force: 14 December 2011.
Read Costa Rica guide →Croatia
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 23 April 1993. In force: 8 October 1991.
Read Croatia guide →Cuba
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Cuba guide →Cyprus
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 26 July 1972. In force: 30 April 1973.
Read Cyprus guide →Czechia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 23 June 1998. In force: 16 March 1999.
Read Czechia guide →Côte d’Ivoire
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Côte d’Ivoire guide →Democratic Republic of the Congo
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Democratic Republic of the Congo guide →Denmark
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 30 October 2006. In force: 29 December 2006.
Read Denmark guide →Djibouti
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Djibouti guide →Dominica
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 22 October 2002. In force: 3 November 1978.
Read Dominica guide →Dominican Republic
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 12 December 2008. In force: 30 August 2009.
Read Dominican Republic guide →Ecuador
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 2 July 2004. In force: 2 April 2005.
Read Ecuador guide →Egypt
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Egypt guide →El Salvador
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 14 September 1995. In force: 31 May 1996.
Read El Salvador guide →Equatorial Guinea
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Equatorial Guinea guide →Eritrea
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Eritrea guide →Estonia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 11 December 2000. In force: 30 September 2001.
Read Estonia guide →Eswatini
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 3 July 1978. In force: 6 September 1968.
Read Eswatini guide →Ethiopia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Ethiopia guide →Fiji
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 29 March 1971. In force: 10 October 1970.
Read Fiji guide →Finland
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 27 June 1985. In force: 26 August 1985.
Read Finland guide →France
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 25 November 1964. In force: 24 January 1965.
Read France guide →Gabon
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Gabon guide →Gambia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Gambia guide →Georgia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 21 August 2006. In force: 14 May 2007.
Read Georgia guide →Germany
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 15 December 1965. In force: 13 February 1966.
Read Germany guide →Ghana
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Ghana guide →Greece
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 19 March 1985. In force: 18 May 1985.
Read Greece guide →Grenada
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 17 July 2001. In force: 7 April 2002.
Read Grenada guide →Guatemala
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 19 January 2017. In force: 18 September 2017.
Read Guatemala guide →Guinea
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Guinea guide →Guinea-Bissau
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Guinea-Bissau guide →Guyana
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 30 July 2018. In force: 18 April 2019.
Read Guyana guide →Haiti
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Haiti guide →Honduras
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 20 January 2004. In force: 30 September 2004.
Read Honduras guide →Hungary
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 18 April 1972. In force: 18 January 1973.
Read Hungary guide →Iceland
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 28 September 2004. In force: 27 November 2004.
Read Iceland guide →India
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 26 October 2004. In force: 14 July 2005.
Read India guide →Indonesia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 5 October 2021. In force: 4 June 2022.
Read Indonesia guide →Iran
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Iran guide →Iraq
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Iraq guide →Ireland
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 8 January 1999. In force: 9 March 1999.
Read Ireland guide →Israel
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 11 November 1977. In force: 14 August 1978.
Read Israel guide →Italy
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 13 December 1977. In force: 11 February 1978.
Read Italy guide →Jamaica
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 2 November 2020. In force: 3 July 2021.
Read Jamaica guide →Japan
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 28 May 1970. In force: 27 July 1970.
Read Japan guide →Jordan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Jordan guide →Kazakhstan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 5 April 2000. In force: 30 January 2001.
Read Kazakhstan guide →Kenya
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Kenya guide →Kiribati
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Kiribati guide →Kuwait
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Kuwait guide →Kyrgyzstan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 15 November 2010. In force: 31 July 2011.
Read Kyrgyzstan guide →Laos
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Laos guide →Latvia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 11 May 1995. In force: 30 January 1996.
Read Latvia guide →Lebanon
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Lebanon guide →Lesotho
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 24 April 1972. In force: 4 October 1966.
Read Lesotho guide →Liberia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 24 May 1995. In force: 8 February 1996.
Read Liberia guide →Libya
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Libya guide →Liechtenstein
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 19 July 1972. In force: 17 September 1972.
Read Liechtenstein guide →Lithuania
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 5 November 1996. In force: 19 July 1997.
Read Lithuania guide →Luxembourg
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 4 April 1979. In force: 3 June 1979.
Read Luxembourg guide →Madagascar
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Madagascar guide →Malawi
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 24 February 1967. In force: 2 December 1967.
Read Malawi guide →Malaysia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Malaysia guide →Maldives
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Maldives guide →Mali
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Mali guide →Malta
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 12 June 1967. In force: 3 March 1968.
Read Malta guide →Marshall Islands
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 18 November 1991. In force: 14 August 1992.
Read Marshall Islands guide →Mauritania
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Mauritania guide →Mauritius
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 20 December 1968. In force: 12 March 1968.
Read Mauritius guide →Mexico
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 1 December 1994. In force: 14 August 1995.
Read Mexico guide →Micronesia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Micronesia guide →Moldova
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 19 June 2006. In force: 16 March 2007.
Read Moldova guide →Monaco
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 24 April 2002. In force: 31 December 2002.
Read Monaco guide →Mongolia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 2 April 2009. In force: 31 December 2009.
Read Mongolia guide →Montenegro
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 30 January 2007. In force: 3 June 2006.
Read Montenegro guide →Morocco
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 27 November 2015. In force: 14 August 2016.
Read Morocco guide →Mozambique
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Mozambique guide →Myanmar
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Myanmar guide →Namibia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 25 April 2000. In force: 30 January 2001.
Read Namibia guide →Nauru
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Nauru guide →Nepal
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Nepal guide →Netherlands
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 9 August 1965. In force: 8 October 1965.
Read Netherlands guide →New Zealand
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 7 February 2001. In force: 22 November 2001.
Read New Zealand guide →Nicaragua
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 7 September 2012. In force: 14 May 2013.
Read Nicaragua guide →Niger
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Niger guide →Nigeria
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Nigeria guide →North Korea
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read North Korea guide →North Macedonia
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 20 September 1993. In force: 17 November 1991.
Read North Macedonia guide →Norway
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 30 May 1983. In force: 29 July 1983.
Read Norway guide →Oman
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 12 May 2011. In force: 30 January 2012.
Read Oman guide →Pakistan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 8 July 2022. In force: 9 March 2023.
Read Pakistan guide →Palau
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 17 October 2019. In force: 23 June 2020.
Read Palau guide →Palestine
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Palestine guide →Panama
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 30 October 1990. In force: 4 August 1991.
Read Panama guide →Papua New Guinea
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Papua New Guinea guide →Paraguay
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 10 December 2013. In force: 30 August 2014.
Read Paraguay guide →Peru
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 13 January 2010. In force: 30 September 2010.
Read Peru guide →Philippines
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 12 September 2018. In force: 14 May 2019.
Read Philippines guide →Poland
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 19 November 2004. In force: 14 August 2005.
Read Poland guide →Portugal
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 6 December 1968. In force: 4 February 1969.
Read Portugal guide →Qatar
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Qatar guide →Republic of the Congo
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Republic of the Congo guide →Romania
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 7 June 2000. In force: 16 March 2001.
Read Romania guide →Russia
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 4 September 1991. In force: 31 May 1992.
Read Russia guide →Rwanda
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 6 October 2023. In force: 5 June 2024.
Read Rwanda guide →Saint Kitts and Nevis
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 26 February 1994. In force: 14 December 1994.
Read Saint Kitts and Nevis guide →Saint Lucia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 5 December 2001. In force: 31 July 2002.
Read Saint Lucia guide →Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 2 May 2002. In force: 27 October 1979.
Read Saint Vincent and the Grenadines guide →Samoa
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 18 January 1999. In force: 13 September 1999.
Read Samoa guide →San Marino
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 26 May 1994. In force: 13 February 1995.
Read San Marino guide →Sao Tome and Principe
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 19 December 2007. In force: 13 September 2008.
Read Sao Tome and Principe guide →Saudi Arabia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 8 April 2022. In force: 7 December 2022.
Read Saudi Arabia guide →Senegal
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 13 July 2022. In force: 23 March 2023.
Read Senegal guide →Serbia
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 26 April 2001. In force: 27 April 1992.
Read Serbia guide →Seychelles
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 9 June 1978. In force: 31 March 1979.
Read Seychelles guide →Sierra Leone
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Sierra Leone guide →Singapore
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 18 January 2021. In force: 16 September 2021.
Read Singapore guide →Slovakia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 6 June 2001. In force: 18 February 2002.
Read Slovakia guide →Slovenia
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 8 June 1992. In force: 25 June 1991.
Read Slovenia guide →Solomon Islands
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Solomon Islands guide →Somalia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Somalia guide →South Africa
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 3 August 1994. In force: 30 April 1995.
Read South Africa guide →South Korea
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 25 October 2006. In force: 14 July 2007.
Read South Korea guide →South Sudan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read South Sudan guide →Spain
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 27 July 1978. In force: 25 September 1978.
Read Spain guide →Sri Lanka
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Sri Lanka guide →Sudan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Sudan guide →Suriname
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 29 October 1976. In force: 25 November 1975.
Read Suriname guide →Sweden
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 2 March 1999. In force: 1 May 1999.
Read Sweden guide →Switzerland
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 10 January 1973. In force: 11 March 1973.
Read Switzerland guide →Syria
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Syria guide →Tajikistan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 20 February 2015. In force: 31 October 2015.
Read Tajikistan guide →Tanzania
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Tanzania guide →Thailand
Embassy legalization now · apostille scheduled
Accession deposited: 30 June 2026. In force: 28 February 2027.
Read Thailand guide →Timor-Leste
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Timor-Leste guide →Togo
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Togo guide →Tonga
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 28 October 1971. In force: 4 June 1970.
Read Tonga guide →Trinidad and Tobago
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 28 October 1999. In force: 14 July 2000.
Read Trinidad and Tobago guide →Tunisia
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 10 July 2017. In force: 30 March 2018.
Read Tunisia guide →Turkmenistan
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Turkmenistan guide →Tuvalu
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Tuvalu guide →Türkiye
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 31 July 1985. In force: 29 September 1985.
Read Türkiye guide →Uganda
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Uganda guide →Ukraine
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 2 April 2003. In force: 22 December 2003.
Read Ukraine guide →United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read United Arab Emirates guide →United Kingdom
Apostille accepted
Ratification deposited: 21 August 1964. In force: 24 January 1965.
Read United Kingdom guide →United States
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 24 December 1980. In force: 15 October 1981.
Read United States guide →Uruguay
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 9 February 2012. In force: 14 October 2012.
Read Uruguay guide →Uzbekistan
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 25 July 2011. In force: 15 April 2012.
Read Uzbekistan guide →Vanuatu
Apostille accepted
Succession notified: 1 August 2008. In force: 30 July 1980.
Read Vanuatu guide →Vatican City
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Vatican City guide →Venezuela
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 1 July 1998. In force: 16 March 1999.
Read Venezuela guide →Vietnam
Apostille accepted
Accession deposited: 31 December 2025. In force: 11 September 2026.
Read Vietnam guide →Yemen
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Yemen guide →Zambia
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Zambia guide →Zimbabwe
Authentication + embassy legalization route
Not joined. No confirmed accession or effective date in the HCCH register.
Read Zimbabwe guide →