Submitting your application

Current profile: Canadians living in CanadaCanadians living in the United States or BermudaCanadians abroad

To get your passport as quickly as possible, make sure your application is complete by using the checklist detailing the most common errors when applying for a passport.

To avoid unnecessary delays, please be sure to include the following with your passport application:

• proof of Canadian citizenship,
• documents to support identity,
• two photos, one of which is signed by the guarantor,
• the required fees, and
• any valid Canadian travel document.

Submitting an application by mail

The use of a certified courier/traceable mail service will reduce the delivery time of your application and help ensure the safety of your documents.

• By mail
  Passport Canada
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
  Gatineau QC  K1A 0G3
  Canada
• By courier
  Passport Canada
  22 de Varennes Building
  22 de Varennes Street
  Gatineau QC  J8T 8R1
  Canada

Submitting an application in person

• At a Passport Canada office
• At a Receiving Agent*
  • At a participating Canada Post outlet
    (Please note that an additional $20 fee is applicable to each passport application)
  • At a participating Service Canada Centre

*These offices do not accept all types of applications.

If you are submitting your application in person, you should do so yourself. If this is not possible, the application may be submitted in person by an acceptable third party. Please note that you must be 16 years of age or older in order to submit an application in person.

Passport delivery or pick-up

The passport will be returned to the applicant by mail in Canada. The applicant may also choose to pick up the passport in person at the nearest Passport Canada office (extra fees apply). A third party may pick up the passport in person on behalf of the applicant if written authorization from the applicant is provided.