Adult Passport Renewal
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Canadian passport information
Canadian Passport Processing Times
Community waiting times and official Passport Program service standards measure different things. IRCC publishes the authoritative government figures. This page will later place reviewed applicant averages next to those standards — without inventing numbers or treating either as a personal guarantee.
Current processing times
Statistic cards are ready for adult renewals, new adult passports, and child passports. They stay empty until reviewed Canadian averages are published.
New Adult Passport
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Sample size will appear after published timelines exist
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Child Passport
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Application method
Later averages will be filterable by how the application was submitted.
Online
Online applications will be grouped separately once community timelines are published.
Online
In person
In-person applications at passport offices and Service Canada Centres will be shown on their own.
In person
Mail applications can include extra transit time that official processing windows do not count.
Mail
Service type
Standard, express, and urgent applications will be reported separately.
Standard
Standard
Community figures for this service level will appear after enough reviewed timelines exist. Official standards remain on Canada.ca.
Express
Express
Community figures for this service level will appear after enough reviewed timelines exist. Official standards remain on Canada.ca.
Urgent
Urgent
Community figures for this service level will appear after enough reviewed timelines exist. Official standards remain on Canada.ca.
Community data versus official standards
Both sources matter. They are not the same measurement.
PWT community data
Applicant-submitted dates from real Canadian passport applications. These can include mailing, office visits, and holds that official processing windows do not count.
Latest waiting timesOfficial Passport Program service standards
Government of Canada pages remain the authoritative source for current processing windows, fees, and rules.
Historical information
A graph of published averages over time will sit here once enough reviewed snapshots exist. No placeholder trend is shown.
Historical community processing times are not available yet.
Related tools
Use these tools alongside official processing information.
Passport Predictor
A future estimator will use published community data and official service standards.
Passport PredictorLatest Timelines
Current 30-day averages plus historical Canadian applicant reports from 2021–2024.
Latest TimelinesSubmit Your Timeline
Share the dates from your Canadian passport application when the form opens.
Submit Your TimelineCommon questions
What is the difference between waiting times and processing times?
Official Passport Program processing times are government service standards. Community waiting times are applicant-reported experiences and can include mailing, office visits, and holds that official windows do not count. Do not treat the two as interchangeable.
Where do official Canadian passport processing times come from?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada publishes current service standards for the Passport Program. Those pages are the authoritative government source and should be checked directly.
When will community averages appear on this page?
Current community averages appear after enough reviewed timelines fall in the rolling 30-day window. Historical 2021–2024 reports stay in a separate archive and are not used as current waiting times.
Can these figures tell me when my passport will arrive?
No. Official standards and community averages are guides, not a personal forecast. Application details, office workload, and mailing can change an individual result.
Official Passport Program sources
Check these Government of Canada pages for current rules and service standards.
Passport Waiting Time is an independent website and is not affiliated with the Government of Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), or Service Canada.