When you are busy in your work, business, training, or study, and you just don't have the time to go in person and apply for a Canadian passport, you can either apply by mail or let another person (such as your wife, mom, dad) apply for your passport in your behalf. When you apply for Canadian passport through the mail, it will take 20 business days excluding postal delivery time. The form can be downloaded from Passport Canada website (http://www.ppt.gc.ca) or pick up from a Canada Post office. You need to complete both pages of the passport application form and sign and date both forms. Submit with your application two passport photos. Include your fee thru credit card, cheque, or money order. You need to submit proof of Canadian citizenship (check required documents written on the form). When renewing your Canadian passport, you will need to submit your old passport together with the application. Once you have everything that is required, mail your application and wait.
When you are a busy person and do not have the luxury of time to apply in person in any of the Passport Canada Regional Offices, you can let someone go in your behalf and apply in person. The processing time is only 10 business days, which is half of the time when applying thru the mail. In my case, I have my wife apply in person for my Canadian passport. You will need the requirements mentioned above plus a signed Authorization Letter To Apply For Canadian Passport. Below is an example of this letter.
For more information:
How to apply for a Canadian Passport
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/index.aspx?lang=eng
Questions and Answers on How to Apply for Canadian Passport
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/support/faq.aspx
Example of Authorization Letter To Apply For Canadian Passport
02 July 2012
To: Passport Canada
Re: Authorization Letter To Apply For Canadian Passport
Dear sir/ma'am:
This letter is to authorize my wife, Jeane Smith, residing at #700-3500 Pasaporte St., Toronto, ON, M4M 5A7, to apply for the renewal of my Canadian passport in my behalf. I am unable to go and apply in person because of tight schedules in my work. I have called your office last week and confirmed that it is possible for my wife to apply in person for the renewal of my Canadian passport provided that I give her an authorization letter.
My wife has brought all the requirements for my passport renewal, these include:
a. completed and signed both pages of the application form;
b. two (2) identical passport photos taken within the last 12 months;
c. my Canadian passport issued within the last six (6) years;
d. documents showing proof of my Canadian citizenship;
e. fees for passport renewal.
Thank you for your consideration.
signature
John Smith
#700-3500 Pasaporte St.
Toronto, ON, M4M 5A7
Tel. no. 416-123-4567
Interesting. I did not realize it was possible to authorize somebody to apply on your behalf. This can potentially save you two weeks (10 business days in-person application vs. 20 business days mail-in application) in a situation when it is not feasible for the applicant to travel in person to a Canada Passports office in the appropriate time frame (e.g., working in the States).
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I actually had a chance to ask about this little known issue at Windsor, Ont. Passport Office. What they say is that yes, you can send someone apply for a passport on your behalf, but that "someone" has to be a close relative (spouse, parent, child). So while travel agents or lawyers can't do it for their clients, it is indeed possible for one person to drive to their nearest Canadian Passport office to apply for passports for the entire family. Thanks for posting the tip!
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