Passport Backlog

• Canada’s passport backlog ‘virtually eliminated,’ minister says

  Families Minister Karina Gould is set to update the situation in passport offices, which were snowed under by passport renewal applications as COVID restrictions eased last year.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2023
  
• Canadian travellers saddled with uncertainty amid passport delays

  From 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.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
  
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• Scouts honour patience as passport wait times threaten ability to travel

  It was a frantic dash to salvage a trip to Finland--as Edmonton scouts raced to get their passports processed in time for take-off.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2022
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• Feds aiming to clear passport backlog in next ‘4 to 6 weeks’: minister

  Minister responsible Katrina Gould said about 100 new passport workers were now on the job, with another 500 coming online 'over the next month.'

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2022
• Canadians tangled in passport backlogs delaying summer travel plans

  Some aspiring travellers expressed concern that their summer vacation plans could be scrambled as pent-up pandemic wanderlust fuelled a backlog in passport processing times.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2022