Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults.<\/p>\n
To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than 16 when they got their last passport, and must have received it within the last 15 years, among other criteria.<\/p>\n
Applicants will still need to get a passport photo taken by a commercial photographer and submit a digital copy when applying online.<\/p>\n
Online passport renewals have been an option for some passport holders for few years but the most recent version of the service had a daily cap of 2,000 applications.<\/p>\n
Diab says people who apply online should expect to receive their new passports within 20 days and to be able to track its progress in real time.<\/p>\n
The minister announced earlier this year that applicants’ passport application fees will be reimbursed if they wait more than 30 days to get their travel documents.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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