Authentication of documents pertaining to studies in Québec for use abroad

Various governments, organizations or employers in other countries sometimes require that documents related to studies done in Québec be authenticated by an appropriate government authority.

To find out if an authenticated document is required for your studies abroad, check with the institution, employer, embassy or foreign consulate.

You can obtain, free of charge, the authentication of documents related to elementary studies done in Québec.

Fax the documents to be authenticated to 418-643-3933 or mail them to the following address: 

Ministère de l’Éducation
Direction de la sanction des études
675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Aile René-Lévesque, 4^e étage
Québec (Québec) G1R 6C8
Telephone: 418-643-1761

If you do not have the report card or an attestation of school attendance in your possession, you can request a copy from your school.

You can obtain, free of charge, the authentication of documents related to secondary studies done in Québec.

Request an Achievement Record or a Secondary School Diploma

To make a request by mail, complete the Request for Achievement Records and Secondary School Diploma (PDF 743 Kb) form. You can also make a request by writing a letter, but be sure to include your last name, first name, gender, date of birth, mailing address, program of study and, if possible, the permanent code of the person holding the document for which the request is made.

Fax the form or letter to 418-643-3933 or mail it to the following address: 

Ministère de l’Éducation
Direction de la sanction des études
675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, Aile René-Lévesque, 4^e étage
Québec (Québec) G1R 6C8
Telephone: 418-643-1761

You can obtain, free of charge, the authentication of documents related to college studies done in Quebec.

To apply for the authentication of an Attestation of College Studies (ACS), a College Studies Transcript (statement of marks), or an Attestation of School Attendance, you must first obtain an authenticated version (with the college seal and signature of the person responsible) of these documents from your college.

Once the documents are authenticated by the college, they must be sent to us by you or your college, along with a letter that lists the documents to be authenticated by the Ministère and provides the address to which they are to be sent once authenticated.

Send the documents to the following address:

Direction du soutien aux établissements et de la gouvernance
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur 
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 19^e étage 
Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5 

For the authentication of a DCS, send your diploma, along with a request letter containing the address to which the diploma should be sent once authenticated, to the following address:

Direction du soutien aux établissements et de la gouvernance
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur 
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 19^e étage 
Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5 

If you do not have an original diploma for authentication, you can request a duplicate. To make a request, follow this procedure. Indicate, in the "Comments" section of the form, that the diploma will be used abroad and that an explanatory letter must be provided for this purpose.

Specimen signatures

You can obtain, free of charge, certified specimens of the signatures of persons who are authorized to sign or attest to the authenticity of the official documents pertaining to college studies.

Prepare a written request indicating the service required and providing the full mailing address, and send the request to the following address:  

Direction du soutien aux établissements et de la gouvernance
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur 
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 19^e étage 
Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5 

Requests will be processed within a maximum of 10 working days. 

The Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur (MES) can authenticate, free of charge, documents related to university studies done in Québec.

Ask your university to submit the following documents, in a sealed envelope, directly to the MES:

• A letter of certification of the university degree (signed by the Registrar or the Secretary General and sealed with the university seal).
• A certified copy of the official transcript.
• A certified copy of the original diploma, but only if the country requires the Ministère’s seal to be affixed to a copy of the diploma. Because the Ministère does not award university degrees, we cannot affix the Ministère’s embossed seal to an original degree awarded and already authenticated by a university.

The documents should be sent to:

Service d’authentification de documents d’études universitaires
Direction de l’enseignement et de la recherche universitaires
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 19^e étage
Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5

You must indicate the address to which the authenticated documents should be sent.

If the country requesting authentication also requires your documents to be authenticated by the Department of Global Affairs Canada, we can send them to the department free of charge.

Complete and send us the “Request for Authentication Service” form and a pre-addressed, prepaid envelope to the following address:

Service d’authentification de documents d’études universitaires
Direction de l’enseignement et de la recherche universitaires
Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur
1035, rue De La Chevrotière, 19^e étage
Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5

The Department of Global Affairs Canada processes requests within 20 business days. 

For documents requiring federal authentication, please contact the Department of Global Affairs Canada directly.