Renew online
Passport services are available during the Canada Post labour disruption
We’re still processing applications normally. However, there may be delays in delivering passports by mail.
Learn how we’re delivering passports during the labour disruption.
On this page
- Who can renew online
- You need a digital photo to renew online
- Your current passport will be cancelled and the new one will be mailed to you
- Sign in or register for an account
Who can renew online
The requirements to apply online are different from those for applying in person or by mail. Make sure you meet all these requirements before creating an account:
- You’re applying to renew your own passport.
- Your home and mailing address is in Canada.
- You applied for your current passport when you were 16 or older.
- Your current passport
- is a regular (blue) passport
- was valid for 5 or 10 years
- shows your place of birth
- was issued in the last 15 years and
- is expired or
- will expire in the next 6 months
- has never been seized or surrendered
- You don’t need a passport for the next 20 business days, plus mailing time.
- Your current passport will be cancelled and will not be valid after you apply for your renewal.
- If you have travel plans, apply in person.
- You’ll use the same name, date of birth, place of birth and gender identifier on your new passport.
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You don’t have any observations in your current passport.
What is an observation?
Observations are notes some people have on a separate page of their passport to explain special circumstances (like a name that was too long to be printed in full or if you have a diplomatic passport). Most people don’t have observations in their passport.
- You’re not reporting a lost or stolen passport as found if it hasn’t already been returned to us.
- If you found your passport after it was lost or stolen, you need to return it to us. You’re not eligible to renew online.
You need a digital photo to renew online
Your digital passport photo must:
- be taken in person by a commercial photographer
- be no more than 6 months old when you apply
- not be a scanned copy of a printed photo
It’s a good idea to get both a digital and a printed photo. This will give you the flexibility to apply online, by mail or in person.
Check the detailed digital photo requirements.
Your current passport will be cancelled and the new one will be mailed to you
It can take up to 20 business days to process your application, plus mailing time.
Your current passport will be cancelled and will not be valid after you apply for your renewal.
Apply in person if you need your passport sooner.
Sign in or register for an account
Start or continue your passport renewal through the IRCC Portal – New Version.
This online service will be unavailable from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Eastern time, in order to perform system maintenance.