Preparing B.C. Education Documents - Post Secondary for Authentication

These include documents issued by a B.C. public education institution:

• Letter of Enrollment Confirmation and Registration
• Transcripts and Grades
• Diploma
• Medical Letter

Documents issued by a B.C. public education institution must either:

• Be notarized as required by our office
• Be signed by a signatory already on file with our office

To avoid delays, email BCAuthentication@gov.bc.ca to find out which signatories are already on file with our office.

If your signed document was issued by the school via email or online portal (Confirmation of Registration & Enrollment, etc.), you must enclose a printout of the issuing email or a printed screenshot of the online portal when you mail your document to our office.

Note: Documents issued by B.C. private education institutions must be notarized.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Contact the embassy or consulate to determine what is needed.
2. Email BCAuthentication@gov.bc.ca to find out which public education signatories or, if documents must be notarized before authentication, which B.C. Notaries Public (B.C. lawyers or B.C. non-lawyers) are already on file with our office.
3. All authentication requests sent to the B.C. Authentication Program at the Order in Council (OIC) Administration Office must include a signed and dated B.C. Document Authentication Request form and all applicable fees.
4. See Submitting your Documents for Authentication for instructions on how to complete the B.C. Document Authentication Request form online. In the form, select "BC Education Documents" as the document type you are submitting.
5. If you would like documents returned by courier to your address or a different address, please follow all instructions for Return Mail Service.
6. Mail or courier to the B.C. Authentication Program. *Reminder that there is no walk-in, drop off or while-you-wait service.

See below for sample images of B.C. Education documents:

Post Secondary Transcript

Post Secondary Diploma