🇨🇦 Canada·1961 Hague Convention·Code: ON · Seat: Toronto
Ontario Document Apostilles for Mexico
If your document was issued or signed in Ontario, the apostille comes from Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement. We prepare the submission, follow it up and arrange the translation by a perito so you can file it in Mexico without leaving the country.
Authority that issues the apostille
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
This is the office’s own timeline; international shipping and translation are on top of it.
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What to know about Ontario
Details about this authority that prevent rejections and wasted trips:
Point 1
Ontario is home to many of the Canadians who winter or retire on the shores of Lake Chapala, in Puerto Vallarta or on the Riviera Maya.
Point 2
Official Document Services (ODS) in Toronto apostilles Ontario documents directly; there is no need to go through Global Affairs Canada.
Point 3
For Mexico’s Registro Civil, the long-form birth record (certified copy of birth registration), which shows the parents, is the better choice; Ontario’s short birth certificate does not include them.
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ODS also apostilles documents signed before Ontario notaries, such as a power of attorney to sell a house in Jalisco or a declaration for a trustee bank.
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By mail, ODS takes 4–6 business days plus shipping; at the 222 Jarvis Street counter it is usually done the same day.
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Vital records (ON)
Office of the Registrar General (ServiceOntario)
Location: 189 Red River Rd, PO Box 4600, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6L8
Note: Ontario birth, marriage and death records are ordered from ServiceOntario. For Mexico, request the certified copy of the registration (long form) rather than the short certificate.
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Notaries public (ON)
Requirements for powers of attorney, affidavits and certified copies signed in Ontario:
In Ontario most notaries public are lawyers; their signature and stamp must be legible for ODS to verify them.
For university degrees, the usual route is a copy certified by an Ontario notary (notarial true copy), which ODS apostilles. Check first that the Mexican authority accepts a copy instead of the original.
A power of attorney signed in Ontario for use before a Mexican notario is usually formalized (protocolizado) in Mexico after it is apostilled and translated.
Documents
Ontario documents often apostilled for Mexico
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Certified copy of birth registration (long form) from ServiceOntario
Apostille: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
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Marriage and death records from ServiceOntario
Apostille: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
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Certificate of divorce from the Superior Court of Justice
Apostille: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
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Powers of attorney and declarations signed before an Ontario notary
Apostille: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
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Notarial copies of degrees from Ontario universities and colleges
Apostille: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
How we do it
Your Ontario paperwork, step by step
You do not have to queue or ship documents to another country on your own. We tell you which copy you need, send it to the authority, receive the apostille and arrange the translation for the Mexican office.
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Order the right version from ServiceOntario
For civil procedures in Mexico, the certified copy of the registration (long form), not the wallet-size certificate.
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Apostille at ODS
By mail (4–6 business days) or the same day at the Toronto counter.
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Certified translation
A perito traductor in Mexico translates the record and the apostille into Spanish.
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Your appointment in Mexico
Registro Civil, INM, notaría or court, with the apostilled original and the translation.
Shall we start with your document?
We handle shipping to Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, the government fees and the translation by a perito.
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🏛️ Offices in Mexico where Ontario documents are filed
With the apostille and a translation by a perito, Ontario documents are usually filed with:
Registro Civil in Jalisco and Quintana Roo: marriages of Canadians to Mexican nationals or between foreignersINM: family-unity residencyNotarios públicos and trustee banks: property purchases and bank trusts in Puerto Vallarta and on the coastCourts and notarios: estates of Canadians with property in MexicoSEP or the state education authority: recognition of degrees
Frequently asked questions
Questions about Ontario apostilles
What people ask us about documents from Ontario:
Is my Ontario record apostilled in Toronto or Ottawa?
In Toronto, at Official Document Services. Only federal documents, such as the RCMP certificate, go to Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa.
Which Ontario birth record will Mexico ask for?
For the Registro Civil, the long form (certified copy of birth registration), which shows the parents’ details. The short certificate is usually not enough for civil procedures.
I divorced in Ontario. What do I take to the Registro Civil?
The certificate of divorce from the Superior Court of Justice, apostilled by ODS and translated by a perito. Check with the Registro Civil whether it wants any further document about the judgment.
My employer in Mexico wants a criminal record check. Does Ontario apostille it?
If they want the fingerprint-based RCMP certificate, that is federal and Global Affairs Canada apostilles it, not ODS. Ask your employer which certificate it accepts before you apply.
Is your document from a state or province that is not listed? We handle it too. Write to us →
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Free review of your Ontario document
We check that your document is the right version, tell you if a prior step is needed (such as county certification) and send you the timeline and a quote before you pay.