Hello! If I cannot find a Guarantor to sign the passport application Portion, how much does it cost to sign before Notary official? Could they do it at Service Ontario? Someone advised that the member of Parliament can do this but I guess it could take time and I am doing the urgent processing of the passport. Thank you!
Someone that doesn't know you personally can never be a guarantor.
It's a silly requirement and one can understand people hesitating to give their passport number even if you kmow them well.
The alternative is to get a declaration form and fill it out front of a commisoner of oath, notary etc. Commisoner oath is usually very cheap at least where I live. They're still not acting as a guarntor, they're just notarizing your affidavit. (Someone on the forum previously said you need to go to Service Canada or Passport office (I forget which) to get the declaration form since the form is not online).
To compensate for no guarantor, you'll also need to come up with two more references (total 4). References can be anyone you know, they don't have to be Canadian citizens or live in Canada.
I dont know about urgent but I think someone got their expedited processing completed within 10 days with no guarantor.