Of the three countries it's the simplest, and for a surprising reason: Canada doesn't require you to be a resident or hold immigration status in order to marry, and most provinces have no waiting period. Each province issues its own marriage license, and foreign documents are normally accepted with a certified translation and no apostille. The only thing that usually takes time is one specific…
It's the only thing in this whole process that takes time, so it comes first. Several provinces require a lawyer to issue a legal opinion on whether that foreign divorce is valid in Canada, submitted alongside the decree. Find out in step 2 whether your province asks for it, and if it does, hire…
Each province has its own marriage act and its own issuing office. Confirm four things: whether both must appear for the license, how long the license is valid once issued, whether there's a waiting period — most have none — and whether they require a legal opinion when the divorce was abroad. With…
Foreign documents are accepted with a certified translation. The difference from Mexico matters and saves money: here an apostille normally isn't required. What is required is that the translation come from a certified translator, or with the translator's affidavit — a translation done by you…
The license is issued the same day at most offices and is valid for about three months. The officiant must be authorized in THAT province: a minister registered in Ontario can't officiate in British Columbia. Line up two witnesses of legal age with ID.
The officiant registers the marriage with the province, and the certificate is issued by the provincial vital statistics office some weeks later: it isn't handed over the same day. Request two or three copies. If the certificate will be used in Mexico, it will have to be apostilled in Canada before…