Thanks for the information...much appreciated. I just read through your post. So when they say file transfer to the local Passport Office what does that mean? Did you apply at Service Canada and now they want money to transfer to SC-Passport Office sooner than the expected time?Hi,
Call again and if your dates are very near , they will consider even if not very near but you need to get a visa for other country, they will do file transfer with some chanrge, in the same forum it was mentioned, they were charged 20 dollars for file transfer and got the passport quickly (need to pick up from the nearest passport office). for me they ask 45 dollars.
In my case since I live in North York and applied at the SC office in North York and the SC-Passport office is also there itself. Essentially it is the same building just different floors!
Regards,
Nitin