Service Canada has expanded the 10-day passport service to the Service Canada Centres in Timmins and in Dryden bringing the total to 20 locations across the country that have been announced since last fall. The expansion of the 10-day passport service helps make passport services more accessible with an end goal of providing the service within 50 km of the applicant's home.
These 20 locations across the country offer 10-day passport service, where Canadians can apply for a passport and pick it up in 10 business days or receive it by mail (mail time not included).
Effective immediately, there are 6 Service Canada Centres in Ontario where Canadians can apply for and pick up their passport in 10 business days: Barrie, Dryden, Kingston, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins.
"Service Canada is committed to constantly improving service quality, accessibility, and timeliness. We will continue to expand across the country the network of Service Canada Centres that offer 10-day passport pickup service, bringing service closer to home for all Canadians. We will continue to take important steps to modernize the passport system and provide the service Canadians deserve," said Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould.
There are 20 Service Canada Centres now offering the 10-day passport service across the country:
Barrie, Ontario
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Dryden, Ontario
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Gaspé, Québec
Kingston, Ontario
Lac-Mégantic, Québec
Lethbridge, Alberta
Moncton, New Brunswick
Prince George, British Columbia
Red Deer, Alberta
Rimouski, Québec
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Québec
Saint-Georges, Québec
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sherbrooke, Québec
Sudbury, Ontario
Timmins, Ontario
Trois-Rivières, Québec
Whitehorse, Yukon
Last year, Canada issued 3.35 million passports and between 4.3 and 4.9 million are forecast to be issued this year.
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