Canadian University Degree Apostilled for Revalidation in Mexico
If you studied in Canada and will revalidate with the SEP or your state’s education authority, your degree and transcript need notarial certification, the apostille from the province or Global Affairs Canada, and a Spanish translation. We coordinate the file so you can start the revalidation.
Which Mexican offices ask for this document
These are the most common procedures; the receiving office may ask for more:
Revalidation of Studies Completed in the U.S. or Canada
- Degree or diploma and transcript, apostilled by the state or province where they were issued or notarized.
- Spanish translation of both documents when they are not in Spanish.
- The apostille is not the revalidation: the SEP or state authority compares the curriculum and decides separately.
Employment, International Schools and Visas for Other Countries
- A national, fingerprint-based record check: the FBI report (U.S.) or the RCMP certificate (Canada).
- Many institutions want it apostilled; some other countries’ consulates do not require an apostille. Check before you apply.
- The check usually has to be no more than 3 to 6 months old.
Which version works and which does not
An apostille can only go on a public document with the right signature and seal:
- True copy certified by a Canadian notary, or by the registrar before a notary
- Uncertified photocopies or student portal printouts
How to prepare this document
Follow this order so the authority apostilles it and the Mexican office accepts it:
Notarial certification of the diploma and transcript in the relevant province.
Apostille from that province, if it has its own authority, or from Global Affairs Canada.
Spanish translation by a perito traductor (also needed if the document is in French).
Filing with the SEP or the state education authority.
Which authority apostilles your document?
The apostille comes from a specific office, depending on where the document was issued or signed. Pick your case:
Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (Official Document Services)
Apostilled by Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (Official Document Services) (Province of Ontario).
Already living in Mexico?
You do not need to travel to the United States or Canada. We handle everything remotely:
1. Online review
Send us a photo or scan of the document. We check the signature, seal and authority before you send anything.
2. Shipping originals
If the procedure needs the original, we tell you how to send it by tracked courier or collect it from your address.
3. Delivery to your door
We send the apostilled document and, if you asked for it, the translation by a perito anywhere in Mexico.
Translation by a perito traductor
Mexican offices usually ask for documents in English or French to be translated into Spanish by a perito traductor authorized by the state judiciary. The translation normally includes the apostille. Each office decides which peritos it accepts: some only take peritos from their own state.
Usual timelines
These are the authorities’ timelines; shipping and translation are on top:
Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them
Thinking the apostille replaces SEP revalidation.
Notarizing in one province and sending the document to another province’s authority.
Apostille questions: University Diploma & Transcripts
I studied in Nova Scotia. Who apostilles my documents?
Global Affairs Canada, because Nova Scotia is not one of the provinces that apostille their own documents. Allow 20 to 25 business days for that apostille.
Can I notarize a degree from another province’s university in Ontario?
Generally the apostille follows the province of the notary who certifies the copy. We review your case before notarizing to avoid a rejection.
I studied in Canada. What do I need to revalidate in Mexico?
Usually a notarized diploma and transcript, apostilled by the province where they were notarized (or by Global Affairs Canada) and translated into Spanish. With those you start revalidation with the SEP or your state’s authority, which decides separately.
We help you in Mexico
- Secretaría de Educación Pública (Mexico’s Ministry of Public Education, SEP): https://www.gob.mx/sep
- Ontario Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (Official Document Services): https://www.ontario.ca/page/authenticate-document-use-outside-canada
- Global Affairs Canada (Authentication Services Section): https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/about-a-propos/services/authentication-authentification_documents.aspx
Pre-review: University Diploma & Transcripts
Before any paper moves, we review your document: who issued it, whether the signature and seal can be apostilled and what the Mexican office needs. You get the timeline and a quote in writing.
Pre-review: University Diploma & Transcripts
We check the authority, signature and seal, and send you a quote before you ship the original.