On November 7, 2023 and January 11, 2024, the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents comes into effect respectively in China and Canada. The Hong Kong S.A.R. and the Macao S.A.R. of China acceded to the Convention previously, the Convention will continue to apply to the two regions. Starting from January 11, 2024, public documents within the scope of the Convention executed in Canada only need to obtain an Apostille issued by Canadian competent authorities before they can be sent to Chinese mainland for use, authentication by Canadian competent authorities and the Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in Canada are no longer required. On the same day, authentication services at the Chinese Embassy and Consulates-General in Canada will no longer be provided.