Document Authentication Fee
Last updated on January 10, 2024Apostille Convention
The Apostille Convention came into effect in Canada on January 11, 2024. An authentication certificate called an "apostille" is attached to all documents that have been authenticated in B.C. on or after January 11, 2024. See Apostille Convention for details.
There is a standard $20 fee for each document authentication.
Documents sent to the B.C. Authentication Program at the Order in Council (OIC) Administration Office without payment will not be processed and will be immediately returned to the sender.
The fee includes return mail service delivery by regular Canada Post mail (no tracking). If you would like documents returned by courier to your address or a different address, please follow all instructions for Return Mail Service.
Receipt of payment will be included with the authenticated documents. If you pay online, your credit card statement will include the text "Province of BC."
Accepted payment types
- Online payment with Mastercard, Debit Mastercard, Visa, Visa Debit or American Express
- Money order, bank draft, personal cheque or business cheque (either in CAD or USD), made payable to the "Minister of Finance"
Fee for multiple documents
| Authentication Fee = Number of Documents x $20 |
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If submitting multiple documents for authentication, you must follow these instructions when filling out your request form and preparing your documents for submission (see Submitting your Documents for Authentication).
If you send a payment of $20, that means that you are requesting that the set of pages be authenticated once as a single, multi-page document with an authentication certificate riveted (physically attached) to the entire, multi-page document.
The certificate riveted to the multi-page document must not be removed, or the authentication is considered null and void (see After Document Submission).
Email: BCAuthentication@gov.bc.ca
Mail/Courier Address:
Ministry of Attorney General
OIC Administration Office
Attention: BC Authentication Program
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC V8W 2C5