Students applying for study abroad programs, exchange semesters, or international scholarships regularly need apostilled Canadian documents. The requirements vary significantly by destination and institution.

• Apostilled academic transcript from current Canadian institution
• Apostilled enrollment letter confirming current student status
• Apostilled birth certificate (long-form for some destinations)
• State or city Criminal record check apostille - either a name-based check (some programs accept this) or an apostilled RCMP fingerprint-based check, depending on the destination country's requirements

Ontario students have a practical benefit: transcripts and credentials from Ontario public postsecondary institutions issued since January 1, 2019 qualify for direct apostille at ODS without notarization. This cuts out the notary step and the associated cost and time.

Students at institutions in other provinces need to follow the notarization route - registrar-certified copy, then notarized true copy, then provincial apostille - unless their institution and provincial authority have made equivalent arrangements.

EU destination institutions may accept apostilled documents for admission but then also require certified translations. Some Erasmus and bilateral exchange agreements simplify documentation requirements - check with the receiving institution's international office whether apostilles are required at all before ordering them.

International scholarship bodies - some government-funded, some private - often require apostilled secondary or postsecondary credentials. Canadian scholarship applicants should request the required document list from the scholarship administrator early, because document preparation times (especially for international RCMP checks or multi-province document chains) can extend past application deadlines.