Passport program statistics
Applications received
Last updated: February 3, 2023
Week of January 23 to January 29 | Week of January 16 to January 22 | Difference | Year to date |
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84,552 | 88,976 | - 4,424 | 2,652,216 |
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: February 3, 2023
Week of January 23 to January 29 | Week of January 16 to January 22 | Difference | Year to date |
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86,766 | 74,994 | + 11,772 | 2,541,875 |
Passports issued to Canadians living in Canada and the United States.
Passport Call Centre
Last updated: February 3, 2023
Average wait time
Week of January 23 to January 29 | Week of January 16 to January 22 | Difference |
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30 seconds | 1 minute | - 30 seconds |
Application processing
Last updated: February 3, 2023
Year to date values are calculated from April 1, 2022 to January 29, 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 | 335,676 | 323,188 |
Year to date total | 2,652,216 | 2,541,875 |
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