Hi Riley.....Thank you.....the marriage will be performed in Canada, province of BC, and marriage certificate will be provided by the BC provincial government so in this case the photocopy does not require to be notarized nor translated to English because it is already in English. Before one gets married in Canada at least in BC, you have to buy a marriage licence from the government of BC and then when after/before the marriage the Marriage Commissioner signs the Marriage Licence with the two parties involved and two witnesses, all signing, and this Document along with the actually Marriage Certificate will be submitted with our applications. So in this case I see no reason to have these documents notarized. Yes, it the wedding took place in another country then certainly it would have to be recognized by the Canadian Government, then translated to English by certified translator and notarized. Am I correct with this thinking?