On May 12, 2023, Canada officially joined the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, often referred to as the 1961 Apostille Convention [3]. With the addition of Canada, a Member of the HCCH since 1968, this convention has made the legalisation process of 125 states uniform by replacing a “long and costly legalisation process” with the issuance of a certificate by a “competent authority [4] in the place where the document originates.Canada’s ascension adds to their tally of five HCCH Conventions [5], dually making history as the 1000th treaty action relating to an HCCH Convention or Protocol. The Apostille Convention came into force for Canada on January 11, 2024.