Submitting an employment contract in Canada — how must it be translated and certified?

The scope of this answer is “Submitting an employment contract in Canada”, so the answer below starts with what this case actually needs before setting out the general rules. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. Keep a copy of every source document plus the receipt or docket from each step. Documents with a short validity window should be produced as close to the filing date as possible. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · employment · contract · Canada. The specifics here are document type: Contract; destination: Ca, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Before starting, verify the source document is still within any validity window the recipient applies, then count the number of certified sets needed before work starts, because extra sets restart the certification steps, then confirm with the receiving body whether it wants an original, a certified copy or a certified translation. The condition most often overlooked is that name spelling must match across every document in the set. The most frequent cause of delay in this group is missing supporting documents on the first submission. A Thai labour document intended for use abroad is normally translated into the target language, then submitted for certification of the translation to the Legalisation Division, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and afterwards to the embassy or consulate of the destination country where that country requires it. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Convention abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents, so no Apostille is issued for Thai documents. Names, dates, job titles and wage figures must match across every document in the same set. If the spelling on an employment certificate differs from the passport or ID card, the issuer should correct the original before translation, because a translator has no authority to alter source text and changing only the translation creates an inconsistency that gets the file returned. Thailand has no common-law notary public. Certification of signatures, true copies or affidavits for overseas use is performed by a Notarial Services Attorney registered under the rules of the Lawyers Council of Thailand. In labour files the documents most often signature-certified are powers of attorney, self-declarations and statements filed with foreign authorities. Cost and lead time depend on page count, target language, how many certified sets are needed and the steps the receiving authority requires, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the employer, fund, skills assessing authority or receiving body via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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