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Wordcraft provides Canadian certificate attestation for the UAE — the Canada (Global Affairs) step and UAE Embassy legalisation, which now includes the MOFA attestation digitally — with certified Arabic translation.
Canadian Documents We Attest
- Degrees, diplomas & transcripts.
- Birth, marriage & police-check certificates.
- Commercial documents & powers of attorney.
Why Wordcraft?
- Full chain managed for you: notary → Global Affairs Canada → UAE Embassy Ottawa (MOFA included digitally).
- Fixed quote; 7–12 day turnaround.
- MOJ-approved legal translation + 4 UAE branches.
Attest Your Canadian Documents for the UAE
Documents You Need
- The original Canada-issued certificate or document (not a copy)
- A copy of the certificate holder's passport
- For educational certificates: the transcripts or mark sheets, if the issuing authority or your employer asks for them
- A copy of your UAE visa or Emirates ID, if you are a resident
- A signed authorisation letter, if Wordcraft handles the home-country and embassy steps for you
Who Needs This Service
Canadian nationals and anyone who studied, married or registered a company in Canada need those documents attested before using them in the UAE. Typical cases:
- Employment and residence visas — especially for professional job titles
- Family sponsorship (marriage and birth certificates)
- School and university admission and certificate equivalency
- Professional licensing with health, education and engineering authorities
- Property, banking, inheritance and court matters
Canada Route: Notary, Global Affairs Canada, then the UAE Embassy in Ottawa
Canadian documents go through three stages before UAE use:
- Notary or issuing authority. Private documents, and copies of documents such as degrees, are certified by a Canadian notary. Some documents need a provincial certification first, and we confirm this for your province.
- Global Affairs Canada authentication. The federal authority authenticates the notary's or official's signature; for documents from some provinces the designated provincial authority does this instead.
- UAE Embassy in Ottawa. The embassy legalizes the document and adds the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) attestation digitally, so no separate MOFA step is normally needed in the UAE.
Canadian documents in French, and any document a UAE authority wants in Arabic, are translated by our MOJ-certified legal translators after legalization. See UAE Embassy attestation for the digital certificate and how to verify it, and MOFA attestation for the UAE side.
Which Province Issued It? Why We Ask First
With Canadian documents the province matters more than anything else, because it decides whether Global Affairs Canada or a provincial office authenticates the document, and whether a provincial certification is needed before that. So the first thing we ask when you send the photo on WhatsApp is where the document was issued; the written quote, within 10–30 minutes, is based on that province's rules.
The original can be couriered from Canada or handed in at our Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or Ras Al Khaimah office. We coordinate the notary, the authentication and the UAE Embassy in Ottawa, you follow progress online, and the attested document comes back to your door or our office. Documents from other countries are covered on our attestation services overview.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I attest a Canadian certificate for the UAE?
Canadian documents are notarised where needed, authenticated by Global Affairs Canada, then legalised by the UAE Embassy in Ottawa, which now completes the UAE MOFA attestation digitally in the same step — so no separate MOFA attestation in the UAE is needed in most cases. Wordcraft handles the full chain plus Arabic translation.
How much does it cost?
Depends on the document and Canadian/embassy fees; fixed quote provided up front.
How long does it take?
Typically 7–12 working days including the Canada step.
Which Canadian documents can be attested?
Degrees, diplomas, birth/marriage certificates, police checks and commercial documents.
Last updated: September 2026
