Passport program statistics
Applications received
Last updated: March 27, 2023
Week of March 13 to March 19 | Week of March 6 to March 12 | Difference | Year to date |
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92,360 | 86,447 | + 5,913 | 3,255,964 |
Applications received is an estimated value that includes a mix of client requests (for example, complete and incomplete applications for a passport, documents from incomplete applications, requests to cancel passports as a result of lost, stolen or death, etc.).
Passports issued
Last updated: March 27, 2023
Week of March 13 to March 19 | Week of March 6 to March 12 | Difference | Year to date |
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89,156 | 81,225 | + 7,931 | 3,174,069 |
Passports issued to Canadians living in Canada and the United States.
Passport Call Centre
Last updated: March 27, 2023
Average wait time
Week of March 13 to March 19 | Week of March 6 to March 12 | Difference |
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11 seconds | 14 seconds | - 3 seconds |
Application processing
Last updated: March 27, 2023
Year to date values are calculated from April 1, 2022 to March 19, 2023.
Month | Applications received | Passports issued |
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April | 261,183 | 134,290 |
May | 281,055 | 160,204 |
June | 266,027 | 203,425 |
July | 234,552 | 206,744 |
August | 265,168 | 240,980 |
September | 225,356 | 248,705 |
October | 265,507 | 298,384 |
November | 279,686 | 389,523 |
December | 238,006 | 336,432 |
January | 371,842 | 357,480 |
February | 337,201 | 375,516 |
March | 230,381 | 222,386 |
Year to date total | 3,255,964 | 3,174,069 |
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