Passports (Canada)

robotbebop

So I just applied for my passport in person. Is the person who takes your paperwork and
stuff the one who approves it or does it get sent to another group?

Just wondering about this. Thanks!

saggio

No, it's sent away to a passport processing facility. I applied for mine in B.C. and it was issued to me by the facility in Gatineau.

Gilbert0

I don't think another group approves it, but they don't necessarily make it on site.

If they didn't have any complaints, then you should get your passport in a week or two.

Here is their contact page that you can submit to know the status of your passport or even call the 1-800 # (i'd wait a day or two to make sure it's in the system). FYI back in May, took 6 business days to have my passport in hand.

http://www.ppt.gc.ca/service/contact.aspx?lang=eng

Asiina

You probably went to Service Canada to put in your paperwork, but your passport is issued by Passport Canada, part of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

From the Service Canada website:

Passport Canada is the federal government agency responsible for issuing Canadian passports.

Service Canada and Canada Post act as passport receiving agents on behalf of Passport Canada. Receiving agents accept applications, review them to make sure they are accurate and complete, collect the fee along with your original citizenship documents (birth certificate or citizenship certificate), and forward your application package to Passport Canada for processing.

robotbebop

Asiina wrote: »

You probably went to Service Canada to put in your paperwork, but your passport is issued by Passport Canada, part of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.

From the Service Canada website:

Passport Canada is the federal government agency responsible for issuing Canadian passports.

Service Canada and Canada Post act as passport receiving agents on behalf of Passport Canada. Receiving agents accept applications, review them to make sure they are accurate and complete, collect the fee along with your original citizenship documents (birth certificate or citizenship certificate), and forward your application package to Passport Canada for processing.

I went to the place in surrey. The site says it's a passport Canada office

Asiina

Then they were probably the people responsible for approving your passport. It's still likely they'll be printed in Quebec and mailed to you from there though.

Nakatomi2010

Mine was processed and printed in Windsor. Took 10 business days to get process, and that's including a paperwork on my part. Was processed within the first two weeks of June.

James

I was at the Surrey office at the beginning of the month. The clerk went through all of my stuff to make sure it was correct, and while waiting in line I noticed that they turned people away who had done things incorrectly (like not doing photos properly, not getting things signed, etc).

So even if they aren't the ones who approve your passport, they most likely would have caught any errors, and you'll most likely get your passport.

Mine took exactly two weeks from my trip to the office to arrive, for an idea of the time frame.

EskimoDave

To reiterate what James said, if there were any problems with you filling out your application the office you filed at should have caught the errors. So basically, unless you have some sort of legal reason why you can't have a passport (murder conviction) you should get it in what the current alloted time is. Applications do take a few weeks longer than renewals. My renewals was two weeks. I think I lucked out on that one somehow.