Passport Issues
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In-person service for mail-in passports now available at 300 Service Canada sitesThe change comes after months of stressful waits for Canadians to renew their passports and long, hectic lines at passport offices as workers try to expedite needed documents.CanadaJul 29, 2022
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Long waits continue at B.C. passport office despite government pledge to speed renewalsPeople were waiting hours at the passport office in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, with the line stretching out into the street.CanadaJun 29, 2022
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Surrey RCMP officers called when tensions rise outside Service Canada passport officeDozens of people have been lining up outside the office, some for days and sleeping overnight, on the promise that priority service would be given to those who are travelling soon.CanadaMay 20, 2022
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Anger, frustration after hundreds continue to camp out outside B.C. passport officeService Canada said it is experiencing an 'unprecedented volume of applications' whose processing has been delayed by in-person capacity limits set during the pandemic.CanadaMay 19, 2022
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