Canadian Passport - Mail-In Application Timelines

[yasir22]

Congratulations! What city did you apply as walk-in?

Thanks Kitchener

 

[yasir22]

Hi yasir22! What office did you walk in? Passport office or Service Canada? And may I know the address? Thank you!

Kitchener. Passport office. Their address is:
40 Weber Street East, Mezzanine Level
Kitchener, Ontario

 

[Tony98]

Kitchener. Passport office. Their address is:
40 Weber Street East, Mezzanine Level
Kitchener, Ontario

Thank you very much!

 

[yasir22]

LOL. That's weird but congrats! I guess in-person applications are the way to go! Mail-in applications are taking too long at this time.

Thank ! At time of application they told me that passport will be shipped on 26 August. That's a pleasant surprise that I received it 8 days earlier

 

[nicolass]

Thank you very much!

Can one visit any service Ontario? Or does it have to be in your city or closest one to you?

 

[Tony98]

Can one visit any service Ontario? Or does it have to be in your city or closest one to you?

I don't think location is a problem. You can even apply in different province. But I'd like to know which office in GTA is opening. Kitchener is a little bit far for me.
Oh no. You can't go to Service Ontario to apply a passport. You need to go to passport office or Service Canada.

 

[nicolass]

I don't think location is a problem. You can even apply in different province. But I'd like to know which office in GTA is opening. Kitchener is a little bit far for me.
Oh no. You can't go to Service Ontario to apply a passport. You need to go to passport office or Service Canada.

Oh yeah. Thanks for the correction!

 

[vicked]

For the express pickup is the travel itinerary needed?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

For the express pickup is the travel itinerary needed?

According to the following post, YES.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/canadian-passport-mail-in-application-timelines.703707/post-9628099

 

[vicked]

According to the following post, YES.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/canadian-passport-mail-in-application-timelines.703707/post-9628099

Hi thank you. Could one apply normal application in-person?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hi thank you. Could one apply normal application in-person?

I think so but only in some offices I guess. There were 2 reports of applicants who walked-in to Mississauga PP office and they were both turned back telling them they'll have to apply by mail. However, there was one applicant who walked into Mississauga Service Canada and was permitted to submit an in-person application with normal processing times.

 

[arandomperson]

Applied passport in person and got it within 3 business days. (normal processing and was told it might take 10 business days)

Are you able to select the office/location of where to apply for in person? I live downtown but don't drive, so if it's far away, i wouldn't be able to do it.

 

[prao2511]

I walked into Scarborough Passport office. They turned me out saying they take only emergency appointments. So asked me to mail the application.
After that i had to mail the application

 

[arandomperson]

I walked into Scarborough Passport office. They turned me out saying they take only emergency appointments. So asked me to mail the application.
After that i had to mail the application

Did you do a random walk in, or did you book an in person appointment using the govt. website?

 

[prao2511]

Did you do a random walk in, or did you book an in person appointment using the govt. website?

When i called to book appointment they gave me an appointment date for Sept 10th and thats even only if i am travelling in 25 days. Which is too long. They told some places accepts walkin. But not guaranteed.