Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

[Yenoh01]

Finally! We received our passports today!
Family application ( 2 adults and 2 children)
We sent our application thru courier (FedEx)
Edmonton to Gatineau

Timeline: Regular processing
App sent: Oct 4 2021
App delivered: Oct 6 2021
Credit Card Charged: Oct 18 2021
Citizenship Certificates received: Oct 22 2021
Passports Received: Oct 25 2021

Thank you very much and I appreciate all the members for the support and helping each other in this forum. Our journey has just begun as Canadians!

 

[CaBeaver]

Finally! We received our passports today!
Family application ( 2 adults and 2 children)
We sent our application thru courier (FedEx)
Edmonton to Gatineau

Timeline: Regular processing
App sent: Oct 4 2021
App delivered: Oct 6 2021
Credit Card Charged: Oct 18 2021
Citizenship Certificates received: Oct 22 2021
Passports Received: Oct 25 2021

Thank you very much and I appreciate all the members for the support and helping each other in this forum. Our journey has just begun as Canadians!

Congratulations. The passport process didn't take long. Is this the norm time these days for normal processing, or not for all?

 

[Yenoh01]

Congratulations. The passport process didn't take long. Is this the norm time these days for normal processing, or not for all?

Thank you. I think not for all, we got our passports earlier than the expected 20 business days processing time.

 

[varlam]

Finally! We received our passports today!
Family application ( 2 adults and 2 children)
We sent our application thru courier (FedEx)
Edmonton to Gatineau

Timeline: Regular processing
App sent: Oct 4 2021
App delivered: Oct 6 2021
Credit Card Charged: Oct 18 2021
Citizenship Certificates received: Oct 22 2021
Passports Received: Oct 25 2021

Thank you very much and I appreciate all the members for the support and helping each other in this forum. Our journey has just begun as Canadians!

congratulations!!!!

 

[rhi]

Hello my friends, today I received my citizenship certificate.. exactly the first day of 4 th week as they mentioned before…

 

[Torontosingh]

Hello Everyone my time line is as below-
Application Sent via mail and did not mentioned anticipated date for travel on my application

Application sent via mail (xpress post )21 sep 2021
Application delivered 23 sep 2021 at Gaitineau QC
Called Passport Program on Oct 5 and they said my application received and in process and same day passport fees charged

14 Oct 2021Called Passport Customer Service for status on application and they said both passport and citizenship certificate despatched on Oct 13 and i took tracking number for both.

Recived citizenship certificate 14 Oct 2021
Recieved passport 15 Oct 2021.
I picked both from Canada Post office nearest location .

Hope this helps.

 

[anandg12]

Can two people from the same household serve as a guarantor and a reference? I am thinking of putting my cousin as a guarantor and her husband as a reference. They live separately from me.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Can two people from the same household serve as a guarantor and a reference? I am thinking of putting my cousin as a guarantor and her husband as a reference. They live separately from me.

Yes and No.

Your cousin can be your guarantor but I don't think her husband can act as a reference because he lives in the same household. You'll have to find someone else IMO (you need 2 references). I could be wrong about the latter but it is still safe not to include family as a reference when they live in the same household.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html#in-canada

 

[bellaluna]

Can two people from the same household serve as a guarantor and a reference? I am thinking of putting my cousin as a guarantor and her husband as a reference. They live separately from me.

I think the distant relative reference has to live at a different address as you, so I actually think both cases would be allowed. Doesn't seem to be anything barring the guarantor's spouse from being a reference.

 

[princecharles77]

Yes and No.

Your cousin can be your guarantor but I don't think her husband can act as a reference because he lives in the same household. You'll have to find someone else IMO (you need 2 references). I could be wrong about the latter but it is still safe not to include family as a reference when they live in the same household.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/travel-documents-references-guarantors.html#in-canada

I think you can use both because the rules only stipulate that your reference can't live with you in the same household. It doesn't say that your reference can't live with your guarantor. But you could always call them to be certain.

 

[citappmr2006]

I think you can use both because the rules only stipulate that your reference can't live with you in the same household. It doesn't say that your reference can't live with your guarantor. But you could always call them to be certain.

Hehehehe this is scary. The rules states that if your relative lives with you in the same household the relative cannot be your reference. However the rule is silent on if your reference(not relative) must not live with you in the same household. My own reference is not my relative but lives with me in the same house. So I would be worried if he cannot be my reference as I have submitted my application already

 

[Torontosingh]

Hehehehe this is scary. The rules states that if your relative lives with you in the same household the relative cannot be your reference. However the rule is silent on if your reference(not relative) must not live with you in the same household. My own reference is not my relative but lives with me in the same house. So I would be worried if he cannot be my reference as I have submitted my application already

I do not think there should be any problem , as one of my reference and myself had same home address.

 

[bellaluna]

Hehehehe this is scary. The rules states that if your relative lives with you in the same household the relative cannot be your reference. However the rule is silent on if your reference(not relative) must not live with you in the same household. My own reference is not my relative but lives with me in the same house. So I would be worried if he cannot be my reference as I have submitted my application already

Since it’s not a relative (like a roommate or landlord for example), you should be fine.

 

[macy1207]

Hi, I want to share my timeline:
Applied via Mail using Canada Post (XpressPost)

Application Sent (from Brampton):
October 20, 2021

Application Delivered (to Ottawa):
October 21, 2021

CC Charged (from Calgary):
November 1, 2021

Citizenship Certificate Received (from Calgary):
November 4, 2021


Hopefully I’ll receive my passport next week!

 

[krunal2904]

Can a cousin serve as a reference for passport application? Also, can I go for a walk-in application at one of the passport services office in GTA? i.e. are they taking walk-ins?

Brampton Passport office is accepting Walk-ins without appointment.