Travel documents for non-Canadian adults and children
Refugee travel document and certificate of identity services are available for urgent travel only
If you submitted an application for a refugee travel document or certificate of identity, we’ll process it when service returns to normal.
If you need to travel urgently, find out how to get urgent travel document services.
Canada issues two types of travel documents: the refugee travel document and the certificate of identity.
They are issued to residents of Canada who are convention refugees, protected persons, and stateless persons. They are also issued to permanent residents who can’t get a national travel document for a valid reason.
Services and information
Determine your eligibility
Who can apply for a travel document and who can apply on behalf of a child
Apply for a travel document
Application forms for adults and children, what documents you need to submit and where to apply
Get a photo
Photo size, what can and cannot be worn in passport photos and who can take a passport photo
Choose the gender identifier on your travel document
How to apply, application forms and what supporting documents you need
Change the name on your travel document
Reapply due to adoption, a relationship status change or a legal name change, or to reclaim an Indigenous name
Pick up your travel document
Where to collect your travel document if you do not want it mailed to you and what to do when you receive it
Features
Types of travel documents
Find out what types of travel documents and passports are issued by the Government of Canada.
Canadian temporary passports
For emergency or immediate need, temporary passports may be issued at a Canadian mission abroad.
Help centre
Find answers to your passport application questions.
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