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As others have noted, if you have fewer than 1095 days, you will be automatically disqualified for citizenship, so you should withdraw and apply again. Also, at least up to now, 2022 paper applications have been processed very quickly, in 3-6 months, so if you reapply on paper ASAP, you will...

Maybe that's why you received it fast! There is a passport office in Mississauga that mostly processes urgent applications. Maybe Ottawa is just very slow in general and sent yours over to them? Seems to be a common theme about Ottawa being super slow in general, with citizenship applications...

I'm getting the impression that the passport processing is also going roughly LIFO with the backlog, like the citizenship processing! October passport applications seem to be processed fast, while many from the summer are still waiting. Like how 2022 citizenship applications are being processed...

Do you mean Service Canada? And which one in Ottawa - Meadowlands or Ottawa East on Ogilvie Road? I applied at the Service Canada on Meadowlands on Sept 26 and still no update for me. Maybe October applications are moving faster.

Oh, then you might get invited to an interview. You should call after you come back to ask about the status of your application, given that it has been over a year since you took the test. IRCC has been known to put on hold the applications of people known or perceived to be outside Canada (and...

A few people I know got their passports within 2 weeks from Brampton. As for getting an appointment, often times if you keep refreshing the appointment booking pages, a spot will open up for some time the next day. But I think most people just walk in early in the morning, before opening time...

Most people have not been getting interview invites since the pandemic. But most people who took the test outside Canada or who are otherwise known or perceived by IRCC to be outside have gotten interviews. If you took the test inside and never notified IRCC that you would be traveling, then you...

Where did you apply from? The agent at the Ottawa Service Canada told me that the passport would be sent by registered mail.

Is it now considered delayed if 25 business days have passed? Wondering if I can request a transfer to passport office as mine has exceeded 25 business days but not the original 17 weeks that I had been quoted when I applied on Sept 26.

Did you inform IRCC? If they knew that you were outside Canada, they might have put your application on hold.

The October 8 update was due to the system upgrade, so that means nothing for you individually. After you get to Decision Made, the oath invite can come anywhere from the same day to 6+ months or even more than a year later. But most people receive the oath invite within 3 weeks of Decision...

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Oh we applied around the same time! Which Service Canada did you apply at? I applied in Ottawa, which might be the slowest. I know people who applied in Brampton in the last month and got theirs in 2 weeks!

Lucky you! You'll likely get yours in 2 weeks then

Depends on which Service Canada. I know of a few people who got theirs in 2 weeks from Service Canada in Brampton. Meanwhile, I went to Service Canada in Ottawa on Sept 26 and still no progress.

Yes. Join us here: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/canadian-passport-in-person-timeline.748892/ I submitted an online passport status request 9 days ago and still no response. I called them today and was told my application is still in progress and...

5 days is plenty of time for them to call a guarantor if they choose to do so for your application. Whether they will actually call and whether they would delay it if they don't reach your guarantor, one does not know. From the limited reports of experiences I have seen, they can call guarantor...

I applied regular service at Service Canada because I do not have proof of travel, and back then (late September), you had to have proof of travel to go to Passport Canada. Express service has been reliably fast even through the disastrous times, although stressful because people would usually...

That sounds interesting. Now why didn't I get one? I'm in Ottawa! :D Out of curiosity, what do they want to test (without disclosing confidential information of course)?

The passport situation is definitely improving. According to this article, "More passports are being issued within 40 days, according to the statement. For the week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 16, 2022, 72 per cent of passports were issued within 40 days in comparison to 66 per cent two weeks ago."...