Submitting an International Driving Permit to Canada — how must it be translated and certified?

The scope of this answer is “Submitting an International Driving Permit to Canada”, so it deals with the case-specific points first and the shared rules afterwards. After certification, scan the full set before it leaves your hands. Thai-script plate numbers should be kept as-is with a transliteration in brackets. Inspection reports carry measured values; keep the units and decimals exactly as printed. Inter-province registration transfer notices go with the most recently updated logbook. For import and export cases the customs papers and the registration papers must identify the same vehicle beyond doubt. Some vehicle registration certificates are two-sided, and both sides need translating and certifying. Hire purchase contracts state the interest rate and instalment count; keep both figures exact. Before starting, keep a digital copy of every page, including seals and signatures, then make sure document numbers, issue dates and issuing-office names match across the set, then ask in advance which category of certified translator the destination accepts. What changes the timeline most here is whether the source documents are complete on day one. The biggest risk in cases like this is doing the certification steps out of order, which forces a restart. The terms that frame this page are Submitting · International · Driving · Permit. The specifics here are document type: Idp; destination: Ca, and those decide which translation and certification level applies. Transport authorities often apply a validity window to certified documents; confirm it will still be valid on the filing date. Some destinations require a colour copy of the registration, not a certified black-and-white one. High-resolution photos of seals and signatures help when the destination asks for re-verification. If the receiving body confirmed its requirements by email, keep that message with the file. When several certification layers are required, start with the slowest one. Public holidays and embassy closures move certification queues more than most people expect. For overseas use of a Thai transport or customs document the sequence is: obtain the original or the issuer-certified copy, translate it into the target language, have the translation certified by the Legalisation Division of the Department of Consular Affairs, MFA, and then legalise it at the destination country's embassy or consulate where that country requires it. Always obtain the destination's written requirements first. A transport or customs translation must keep every number and code exact — licence number, plate, chassis and engine numbers, declaration number, tariff code, units, quantities and currency. Personal and company names must match the passport or company affidavit, dates must state whether the Buddhist or Gregorian era is used, and nothing may be summarised or omitted, seals and endorsements included. Thailand is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so no Apostille is issued for Thai-issued documents; Thai transport and customs documents go through Department of Consular Affairs certification and destination-embassy legalisation instead. Where a destination asks for an Apostille, request written confirmation that it accepts the Thai legalisation route. Cost and lead time depend on page count, target language, the number of line items in the document and the certification steps required, so every file is quoted before work starts. Send scans of every page together with the written requirements from the transport authority, customs office or receiving agency via LINE @NAATI, call +66 80-557-8887 or email ilc@thainotary.co.th.

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