Did you know? The single largest cost of a move to Dubai from Canada is usually incurred before departure, and it has nothing to do with flights or shipping. It is the paperwork. Degrees, marriage certificates and birth certificates all need full legalization before a...
Did you know? Global Affairs Canada is unable to authenticate notarized copies of domestic vital records. Send a notarized photocopy of a birth certificate and the file comes back unprocessed, weeks later, with nothing to show for it. The certificate must be the...
Did you know? An employer in Dubai or Abu Dhabi will not accept a Canadian diploma on its own, however prestigious the university. Before a work permit is issued, the degree certificate has to be verified through a chain of offices ending at a foreign ministry — and...
Did you know? Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention on January 11, 2024 — but for anyone sending papers to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, that change means almost nothing. The Emirates never signed the Convention, so an apostille carries no weight there. The older, longer...
Did you know? Quebec uses different vocabulary from every other province, and the difference is not cosmetic. Here a power of attorney is a mandate, the person who gives it is the mandator, and the person who receives it is the mandatary. Ask a notary here for an...
Did you know? Powers of attorney in Alberta are void if the wrong person watched you sign. Your spouse cannot witness. Your attorney cannot witness. Your attorney’s spouse or adult interdependent partner cannot witness. Families sign these documents at the...
