Canadian birth, death and marriage certificates are issued by the province or territory in which the event occurred.
Listed below are links to the relevant department in each province or territory.
All Canadian certificates must be legalised for Belgium and Luxembourg.
Canadian certificates need to be legalized in Canada before they can be used in Belgium. Canadian Civil status certificates (birth, marriage, death) can be legalized directly by the Consulate general in Montreal.
Please contact the Consulate of Belgium in Montréal for more information on how to request this service.
Step 1: First the certificate must be authenticated by the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Address:
Global Affairs Canada
Authentication Services Section
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0G2
Step 2: Only then can the document be presented for legalization to the Consulate of Canada in Luxembourg. A fee applies for this service. Please visit our page Notarial Services.