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In short
What free apostille tools does Speedy Apostille offer?
Speedy Apostille Services offers five free tools: a document checklist generator, a live Ontario (ODS) processing-time tracker, a Hague Convention membership checker, an apostille cost calculator, and a Toronto consulate directory. All are free to use without an account and work for anyone authenticating an Ontario or Canadian document.
The toolkit
Five tools, no gatekeeping
Document Checklist Generator
Pick your destination and reason for travel, get a tailored, printable checklist of exactly which documents to apostille.
Build my checklistProcessing Time Tracker
Current ODS apostille turnaround times in Toronto, updated monthly with a visible last-checked date.
Check current timesHague Membership Checker
See whether your destination accepts an apostille or needs full consular legalization — searchable, with a world map.
Check my countryApostille Cost Calculator
Estimate the all-in cost for your documents in seconds — government fee included, no hidden line items.
Estimate my costToronto Consulate Directory
Addresses, phone numbers, and apostille requirements for the consulates general in Toronto.
Find a consulateFor students
Where to order your transcript or degree
Most people apostille an academic record. Request an official copy from your registrar first — here are the direct pages for major Canadian universities.
- University of TorontoOfficial transcripts & statement of results
- Toronto Metropolitan UniversityTranscripts & credential confirmation
- York UniversityTranscripts & letters of confirmation
- McMaster UniversityTranscripts & degree verification
- University of WaterlooOfficial transcripts
- Western UniversityTranscripts & records
- Queen's UniversityTranscripts & enrolment letters
- University of OttawaAcademic transcripts
- McGill UniversityTranscripts & diplomas
- University of British ColumbiaTranscripts & records
- University of AlbertaTranscripts & verification
- University of CalgaryTranscripts & confirmation letters
International schools
U.S. university registrars (.edu)
Authenticating a document issued by an American school, or headed on exchange? Start at the registrar.
- Harvard UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & certifications
- MITRegistrar — transcripts & enrolment
- Stanford UniversityRegistrar — records & transcripts
- Yale UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & verification
- Princeton UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & records
- Columbia UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & certifications
- University of California, BerkeleyRegistrar — transcripts & verification
- UCLARegistrar — transcripts & records
- University of MichiganRegistrar — transcripts & enrolment
- Cornell UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & records
- University of WashingtonRegistrar — transcripts & verification
- University of Texas at AustinRegistrar — transcripts & records
- University of ChicagoRegistrar — transcripts & certifications
- Duke UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & verification
- Johns Hopkins UniversityRegistrar — transcripts & records
- University of Southern CaliforniaRegistrar — transcripts & verification
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignRegistrar — transcripts & records
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyRegistrar — transcripts & enrolment
Official sources
Government & authority links
The primary sources for authentication, vital records, and Hague Convention status — straight from the issuing authorities.
- Ontario — Authenticate a document (ODS)The Official Document Services authentication/apostille page.
- Global Affairs Canada — AuthenticationFederal authentication for documents outside Ontario’s scope.
- HCCH — Apostille SectionThe Hague Conference’s official Apostille Convention resource.
- ServiceOntario — Vital recordsOrder long-form birth, marriage, and death certificates.
- RCMP — Criminal record checksFingerprint-based checks accepted by most foreign authorities.
- IRCC — Immigration & citizenshipFederal citizenship records and immigration guidance.
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