Apostille & Document Legalization in Burnaby

Burnaby sits at the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, and its population reflects the region's deep international ties. Large Chinese, Korean, and South Asian communities maintain family, property, and business connections abroad, which means birth certificates, marriage records, powers of attorney, and inheritance documents issued in Canada regularly need to be recognized by authorities in another country.

Simon Fraser University brings a steady flow of international students and graduates through the city. Many need degrees and transcripts legalized for graduate study, professional licensing, or employment in their home countries, while visiting researchers and faculty often need Canadian records recognized abroad when a posting ends.

Burnaby's film production hub and growing technology sector add their own demand. Crew members and engineers taking contracts overseas frequently need police record checks, employment letters, and professional credentials prepared for a foreign employer or work-permit authority. Local businesses trading across the Pacific round out the picture with corporate records, agreements, and commercial paperwork that foreign partners and regulators expect to see properly legalized.

Most British Columbia documents begin with local preparation. Copies are certified or declarations are sworn before a BC notary public or lawyer, while vital records such as birth and marriage certificates are best obtained as official copies from the BC Vital Statistics Agency rather than notarized photocopies.

Because British Columbia is a designated competent authority under the Apostille Convention, which Canada joined on 11 January 2024, BC-issued documents can receive an apostille within the province. Federal documents, such as RCMP criminal record checks, are handled through Global Affairs Canada instead.

If your destination country is not a party to the Apostille Convention, the route changes: the document is authenticated first and then submitted for consular legalization at that country's embassy or consulate. The order of these steps matters, and repeating a stage because something was done out of sequence costs time. Visa Jet confirms the correct sequence for your specific destination before any step begins.

Visa Jet assists Burnaby clients with the personal, academic, and corporate documents most often required by foreign authorities.

Visa Jet is a private document-support agency — not a government office, embassy, or partner of Global Affairs Canada or the Province of British Columbia. We do not operate a walk-in office in Burnaby or anywhere else. We serve clients across Metropolis, Brentwood, Lougheed, and the rest of the city entirely remotely, by email and secure courier.

We start by reviewing your destination country and document type, then explain what local notarization or certification is needed and coordinate the apostille, authentication, or consular legalization steps in the right order. Contact our team at info@visajet.ca or +1 819-635-8787 to get started from anywhere in Burnaby.