How to renewal Canadian Passport

When renewing your Canadian passport preparation is the key. Every year thousands of Canadian passport renewal applications are returned to the sender due mistakes by applicant.

The most common mistakes include the following;

• incorrect or no supporting documents
• wrong passport renewal fee
• mistakes on the application form
• incorrect photos

 

Helpful tips for completing your passport renewal form.

What is important to remember is that preparation is half the battle. The other half of the battle is timing. Picture this, vacation has been paid for, you have started doing the mental arithmetic – what clothes to pack, how many pairs of shoes or will flip flops do instead, making use of every gram of the baggage allowance is an art form. In all this frenzy your heart sinks when you realise that your passport has expired! It is time to panic.

Well actually no, need to panic. The process to renew your Canadian passport is now streamlined and sleek. The good news is that applying for your Canadian passport renewal is a relatively straightforward process.

The type of passport renewal you choose will depend on the time you have until your intended departure date.

>> More than 4 weeks before travel

>> Less than 3 weeks before travel

>> Less than 2 weeks before travel

>> Less than 1 week before travel

 

1. If you have more than 4 weeks before travel

Application type: Use the Simplified Passport Renewal Application process.

Passport Renewal Standard Fee: C$120 (5 year passport) – C$160 (10 year passport)

Passport Renewal Fee Additional: C$0

Processing time: 20 business days which is 4 weeks. Remember during peak periods the volume of applications is high, therefore backlogs may cause delays.

2. If you have less than 3 weeks before travel

Application type: Use the Standard Passport Renewal Application process.

Passport Renewal Standard Fee: C$120 (5 year passport) – C$160 (10 year passport)

Passport Renewal Fee Additional: C$20

Processing time: 10 business days.

3. If you have less than 2 weeks before travel

Application type: Use the  Express Passport Renewal Application process. You will need to visit your nearest Passport Office to submit your application. Please note that the following Passport Canada offices in are not able to accept and process passport renewal applications; Pointe-Claire, Whitby, Brampton, Calgary South, Kelowna and Richmond.

Passport Renewal Standard Fee: C$120 (5 year passport) – C$160 (10 year passport)

Passport Renewal Fee Additional: C$50

Processing time: 2 to 9 days

4. If you have less than 1 week before travel

Application type: Use the  Urgent Passport Renewal Application process. You will need to visit your nearest Passport Office to submit your application.  Please note that the following Passport Canada offices will accept and process passport renewal applications however you will be required to pick up your new passport at another location which will be confirmed the day you submit your application, Whitby, Brampton, Calgary South and Richmond.

Passport Renewal Standard Fee: C$120 (5 year passport) – C$160 (10 year passport)

Passport Renewal Fee Additional: C$110

Processing time: 24 hours.

Application methods:

STEPS IN GETTING YOUR PASSPORT RENEWED

Step 1: Complete Simplified Application form PPTC 054
Step 2: Gather Supporting Documents
Step 3: Package and Send

ONE: Complete Simplified Application form PPTC 054

BEFORE you start that passport application process you were at least 16 years of age at the time of your previous application;

• the name on this application form is exactly as it appears on page 2 of the submitted passport
• you submit a previous Canadian passport that
• is valid or expired for no more than one (1) year
• was/is valid for five (5) years or ten (10) years
• is not damaged
• was never reported lost or stolen

TWO: Gather Supporting Documents

ONE of the following documents,

• Provincial or territorial (or equivalent abroad) driver’s licence
• Provincial or territorial non-driver’s licence
• Other federal, provincial or territorial identification card
• Military identification
• Certificate of Indian Status
• Federal, provincial or territorial employee identification card
• Foreign passport that meets the requirements

If your surname is changing you will need to submit the following documents with your application:

• a marriage certificate; or
• a common-law relationship certificate; or
• a court order (i.e. separation agreement or divorce order/judgement) issued
• by a court of law in or outside Canada; or
• a certificate to dissolve a registered common-law relationship; or
• a resumption of surname certificate.

Child passport renewal documentation
From October 1, 2012, a passport renews application for a child under 16 years of age must include one (1) of the following proof of parentage documents;

• A detailed (long-form) birth certificate issued by a Canadian provincial or
• territorial vital statistics office that indicates the name of the parent(s) This
• document is also accepted as proof of Canadian Citizenship;

• If born in Ontario, a certified copy of birth registration is acceptable.
• If born in Quebec, a copy of an act of birth is acceptable.
• A court-issued adoption order indicating the name of the adoptive parent(s); or
• A foreign birth certificate that indicates the name of the parent(s)

THREE: Package and Send

It is advisable to send your passport application using a certified courier or traceable mail service. This helps as this gives you the added peace of mind of knowing your passport will get to intended receipt in a timely manner. Knowing when passport was received is the starting point of calculating when to expect your new passport back.

If you are applying via mail you will need to send your application to;

To send using couriers services use this address;

• Passport Canada
  22 de Varennes Street
  Gatineau QC J8T 8R1
  Canada

 

To send using mail use this address;

• Passport Canada Program
  Gatineau QC K1A 0G3
  Canada

See the information below for passport renewal fees;

Standard Passport renewal fees

• 5-year Adult passport (age 16 or over) C$120
• 10-year Adult passport (age 16 or over) C$160
• Child passport (0 to 15 years of age) C$57

Expedited Passport renewal fees

• Urgent pick-up: 24 hours C$110
• Express pick-up:  2 to 9 business days C$50
• Standard pick-up:  10 business days C$20

To get your passport fast you will need to visit the a Passport Office. For the  nearest Passport Office to you >> more info

One of the reasons passports applications are rejected is incorrect passport photos. For more information regarding correct passport photo format found out here >> more info

The rules to renew Child passports (0 to 15 years of age) are different to adult applications. To find out more >> more info

Using the Simplified Passport renewal process it is now a relatively  straightforward to apply for your passport to be renewed. For starters less documentation is required as the Passport Office will use documents held on file. To find out more about the simplified passport process >> more info