According to the passport wait list from Service Canada, offices across the city are implementing new screening measures to “provide a more intensive, customer-specific approach.”
To help manage lines and deliver passports faster, some specialty passport sites in the Greater Toronto Area have started a new screening approach based on travel plans. More: pic.twitter.com/9qTArmSZ26 — Passport Canada (@PassportCan) June 29, 2022 Staff are prioritizing customers with “urgent travel needs within the next 24 to 48 hours”, who will then be registered and asked to return to the office.
#passportcanada @PassportCan Toronto Yonge Street office. Today’s priority Friday, July 15, 2022:. For new passports or renewals: Give priority to those traveling by JULY 22. (If you travel later, there’s no guarantee you’ll have fun in person, no matter how early you line up!). pic.twitter.com/U4Yp7HWJAJ — Jimmy Jimjim (@technophone) July 15, 2022 Those with travel dates further in the future will be directed to locations that have shorter wait times. Currently, people are tested in one of three groups. travel within 24-48 hours, travel within 3-19 days and travel beyond 20 days. For those who have holidays within two days, a ticket with an approximate waiting time will be issued once they arrive at the office. They then have to wait until their ticket is called — usually more than three hours. Holiday dates more than 48 hours in the future will be directed to other offices by appointment. But don’t think you can just pretend you have an upcoming license to skip the lines. proof of travel required. In case you don’t already know, Service Canada currently estimates a six-hour wait time at its 4900 Yonge Street office in North York and a four-hour wait time at its 74 Victoria Street location. Once you’ve dealt with those terrible passport wait times, you’ll be a pro when you finally get to Pearson — where the lines aren’t much better.
