Canadian passports and other travel documents: Applying in Canada
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When do you need a passport?
Urgent or Express
(Service standard - By end of next business day or 2 to 9 business days) Footnote *
Ways to apply:
- Urgent services (by end of next business day)
- Walk-in only at a passport office with urgent pick-up service
- Check walk-in wait times (opens in a new tab) before you go.
- Walk-in only at a passport office with urgent pick-up service
- Express services (2-9 business days)
- Walk-in or by appointment at a passport office
- Some locations are seeing high demand for appointments. Appointment availability may vary
- Check walk-in wait times (opens in a new tab) before you go.
- Walk-in or by appointment at a passport office
- *Extra fees apply
- *You must provide proof that you need the passport
Standard
(Service standard - 10 to 20 business days, plus mail time)Footnote *
Ways to apply:
- Walk-in or by appointment at a
- Service Canada Centre that offers 10-day processing (10 business daysFootnote *)
- passport office (10 business daysFootnote *)
- regular Service Canada Centre (20 business daysFootnote *)
- Some locations are seeing high demand for appointments. Appointment availability may vary
- Check walk-in wait times (opens in a new tab) at passport offices before you go.
- By Mail (20 business daysFootnote *)
- *Extra fees apply for pick up service
Services and information
Get a passport or travel document
Renew your adult passport
Who can renew, how to apply, forms, photos and documents to include
Apply for a new adult passport
How to apply, forms, photos and documents to include
Apply for a passport for your child
Who can apply, how to apply, forms, photos and documents to include
Apply for a refugee travel document or certificate of identity
Get a travel document for non-Canadians, forms, photos and document list
Find a form
Application forms for passport and travel document services
Get a photo
Size, what to wear and who can take a passport photo
Apply for a special or diplomatic passport
Get a passport and visa for official Government of Canada travel
Get certified true copies
Get a certified reproduction of part of your passport or travel document
Change the name on your passport or travel document
Reapply due to adoption, a relationship status change or a legal name change, or to reclaim an Indigenous name
Change the gender identifier on your passport or travel document
How to apply and documents you need to submit
Safety and security
What to do if your passport is lost or stolen
Who to contact and how to replace your passport
Protect your child’s safety
How to flag a child in our system to stop unauthorized passport applications
Protect yourself from passport fraud and identity theft
Keep your personal information safe
Get help abroad
Get passport services at embassies and consulates abroad
Passport and travel information
Travel advice and passport validity
Check travel advisories and how long your passport needs to be valid for the country you’re visiting
Travelling to or through Canada as a dual citizen
You need a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to Canada
Use ArriveCAN for a faster border experience
Learn how to give your customs and immigration declaration to the Canada Border Services Agency in advance
Refusal, revocation, cancellation and suspension of Canadian passports
Learn about when passports are cancelled and how to appeal a cancellation
Information for Canadian law enforcement on handling passports
How to handle passports that are lost, stolen, found, seized or surrendered
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