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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.
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Dailyhive.com – Canadians will be charged to visit Europe starting in 2023
Article author: Isabelle Docto Jun 27 2022, 5:38 pm Canadians who want a romantic getaway to Paris will need to pay a fee starting next year. The European Union (EU) announced the launch date for its new visa waiver system called the European Travel Information Authorization System (ETIAS) last week. It was created to track visitors from the 63 countries...
Ukraine immigration measures – Financial assistance to newcomers
Ukraine immigration measures: Financial assistance The federal government is offering financial assistance to help newly arrived Ukrainian families who are in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). The assistance is a one-time, non-taxable benefit. It’s to take care of your basic needs while you get settled in Canada. Apply online Who...
Globalnews.ca – Passport bottlenecks spilling over to EI, CPP applicants
By Simon Little & John Hua Global News Posted May 25, 2022 Backlogs and bottlenecks in passport processing through Service Canada appear to be causing problems for clients seeking other core services through the facilities, such as death benefits or employment insurance. Lower Mainland resident Kim Boechler told Global News she waited more than 13 hours cumulatively over...
CTVnews.ca – Canadians forced to cancel, reschedule travel as passport delays continue
Brooklyn Neustaeter CTVNews.ca Writer Published May 13, 2022 1:52 p.m. EDT Many Canadians are reporting lengthy delays and wait times at passport offices as the federal government works to process almost a million more applications over the past year. After issuing only 363,000 passports between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, Employment and Social Development...
CTVNews.ca – Tell us about your passport application story
CTVNews.ca Staff / Published May 5, 202 As eager Canadians look to travel following two years of pandemic restrictions, long wait times for renewed passports may be hampering some vacation plans. Many Canadians are reporting lengthy delays at passport offices as the federal government works to process thousands more applications over the past year. A resurging...
CTVnews.ca – Passport applications still backlogged despite hundreds of new workers hired
Dave Charbonneau CTV News Ottawa May 3, 2022 When the federal government loosened COVID-19 restrictions for international travel, Canadians rushed to the passport office, causing massive backlogs. Months later, those backlogs are still happening. Tesh Naidoo owns Sooter’s Photography, right beside the passport office. “It’s been pretty busy,” says Naidoo. “There’s a lot of work...
Narcity.com – Canadians Can Identify As Gender ‘X’ On Their Passport But It May Still Cause Issues Abroad
Helena Hanson The feds warn that not all countries accept the neutral gender identifier. Since 2019, Canadians have been able to identify as gender “X” on their passports. However, the feds continue to warn that doing so could make travelling overseas more complicated. Several years ago, the federal government made it possible for individuals who do not...
CTV News – Sharp rise in passport applications fuelling longer wait times: Service Canada
Michael Lee – Published April 21, 2022 A resurging interest in travel has seen the number of Canadian passports issued over the past year more than triple, in some cases resulting in longer wait times, the latest figures from the federal government show. In a statement, a spokesperson for Employment and Social Development Canada, which oversees...
insauga.com – Massive passport lineup wraps around the entire mall in Mississauga
By Declan Finucane | Published April 5, 2022 The huge lineups at the Mississauga Service Canada Centre (Passports) location at Central Parkway Mall, on Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., wrap around the entire mall and come after the Canadian government lifted COVID-19 air travel restrictions on April 1. If you know anything about Central Parkway Mall the photo...
Child Passport Application – Other Countries
Download: Child passport application outside Canada or United States – Other countries Instructions and tips Read the instructions at the end of the form to make sure you complete it properly. If you can’t open the form, follow these instructions. To get a Braille instruction booklet or large-print forms sent to you, contact us. The term...
Adult General Application – United States
Download Adult General Passport Application Form Adult General Passport Application form (PPTC 153) IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Passport Canada allows people to renew their passport if it has been expired for more than 1 year. Passport Canada indicates that they aren’t liable for any monetary losses if they can’t deliver the...
Adult Renewal Application – Other Countries
Download Adult Renewal Form Adult Abroad Simplified Renewal Passport Application form (PPTC 482) IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Passport Canada allows people to renew their passport if it has been expired for more than 1 year. Passport Canada indicates that they aren’t liable for any monetary losses if they can’t deliver the...
Fingerprints Locations —
Starting in the summer of 2018, when you apply for a visitor visa, study or work permit (except U.S. nationals), or permanent residence you will need to give your fingerprints and a photo. To facilitate repeat travel to Canada, applicants for a visitor visa, study or work permit will only need to give their biometrics...
Child Passport Application – United States
Download: Child passport application in United States – General Use Download: Child passport application in United States – Guarantor is occupational based (If you choose an occupation-based guarantor, make sure your guarantor is eligible first. If they are, you need the PPTC 142 form) – To learn more about guarantor, click here. Instructions and tips...
Adult Renewal Application – United States
Download Adult Renewal Form Adult Simplified Renewal Passport Application form (PPTC 054) IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to the impacts of COVID-19, Passport Canada allows people to renew their passport if it has been expired for more than 1 year. Passport Canada indicates that they aren’t liable for any monetary losses if they can’t deliver the passport...