Welcome to ServiceCanadaPassport.ca

This blogsite is created by a team of knowledgeable passport service program experts. Our goal is to provide general information on Canadian passport program and offers helpful resource for their Canadian Passport application.

ServiceCanadaPassport.ca is not affiliated with Service Canada or Passport Canada, therefore we do not have access to your personal claim information.

Thanksgiving holiday passport office closure

Thanksgiving holiday passport office closure

Request a certified true copies of a passport or other travel document

Some organizations may ask you for a certified true copy of your Canadian passport or other travel document. A certified true copy is a reproduction of part of your travel document that’s been validated by an officer against the electronic passport record certified as a true and authentic copy of the original dated sealed by...

Passport Application FAQ and General Inquiry email

You may find the most commonly asked questions in the list below provided by Passport Canada. If you have a general inquiry on passport program, you may contact Passport Canada office directly through their webform service. Click here. General FAQ topics: Applying for a passport Simplified renewal application process Application forms with barcodes PDF application...

Dual citizenship travellers need a valid Canadian passport to re-enter Canada

Dual Canadian citizens can no longer travel to or transit through Canada by air with a non-Canadian passport. You need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight. If your country needs you to enter and exit that country using a passport issued by its government, you will still need a valid Canadian passport to...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Digital Canadian passport photos

The digital passport program is currently only available for selected applicants. For general passport applicants, please use the photo requirements for a paper application. Photo requirements Your passport photo must be taken in person by a commercial photographer no more than 6 months before the date you submit your application Your photo must have your face and shoulders centered and...

Labour Day Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Labour Day Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Civic Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Civic Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Translation of documents with passport application

All documents submitted with the passport application(s) must be in French or English. If the document(s) is/are not in French or English, it must be translated and the passport applicant must also submit the Statutory Declaration for Translators (PPTC 659) form. Click here. You must submit both: the original document in the original language and the...

Canada Day Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Canada Day Holiday Passport Canada Office Closure

Release of digital Canadian citizenship certificate

The Government of Canada will start implementing the digital version of the Canadian Citizenship Certificate starting June 27, 2022. The e-certificate is a valid proof of Canadian citizenship. If you have participated in the pilot project and have received an e-certificate, you can  download, save and print the e-certificate  use it to access services and benefits the...

Canada.ca – Government of Canada introduces legislation for citizenship by descent

Canada.ca - Government of Canada introduces legislation for citizenship by descent

Changes to work permit LMIA from May 2024

Changes to work permit LMIA from May 2024

Narcity.com – NEXUS fees could more than double this year so here’s how to get it before costs go up

If you wait, you could have to pay almost $100 more for NEXUS! Lisa Belmonte – Senior Writer Apr 03, 2024, 1:18 PM NEXUS fees are expected to increase this year and the price hike would make it more than double the current cost. So, if you travel and want to reduce wait times at airports...

Yahoo Finance – A National School Food Program to set kids up for success

SCARBOROUGH, ON, April 1, 2024 /CNW/ – Every generation deserves a fair, healthy future – from kids, to parents, to grandparents. It’s why we’re supporting families, one of the many things that we are doing in Budget 2024 to build an economy that helps every generation get ahead. Children deserve to have the best start in life....