Passport Application
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Expect ‘longer lineups’ for a passport now that PSAC strike is overA surge of applications is expected following a nearly two-week disruption of passport processing due to the federal workers' strike.CanadaMay 2, 2023
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Prize winners’ father-son trip to attend Stanley Cup final potentially nixed by passport woesA lucky Manitoba man is planning the father-son vacation of a lifetime, but there's a chance the trip could get stymied due to striking federal workers.SportsApr 27, 2023
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Need a passport? Don’t apply during PSAC strike, minister urges'My best advice to Canadians is not to make that application right now because it just simply won't be processed,' said Families Minister Karina Gould.CanadaApr 23, 2023
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Wait times for passport applications appear to be easing in MontrealAfter a summer of long lineups for Canadian passport applications, wait times now seem to be back under control.CanadaNov 24, 2022
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Service Canada introduces expedited passport process as backlog easesKingston and the Islands MP Mark Gerretsen says passport applications this year have close to doubled over pre-pandemic volumes.CanadaAug 11, 2022
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Canadian travellers saddled with uncertainty amid passport delaysFrom April 1 to the end of June, Service Canada received more than 808,000 applications, which is roughly 166,000 more than it received during the same period in 2019.CanadaJul 21, 2022
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Feds aiming to clear passport backlog in next ‘4 to 6 weeks’: ministerMinister responsible Katrina Gould said about 100 new passport workers were now on the job, with another 500 coming online 'over the next month.'CanadaJul 11, 2022
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Passport lineups spill over into N.B. amid ongoing application process delaysLineups formed at the Fredericton location for Service Canada, including many people from Quebec hoping to fast-track their passport applications amid delays elsewhere.CanadaJun 27, 2022
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