Service Canada Expands 10-Day Passport Service To Comox Valley Service Canada Centre In Courtenay

Service Canada has expanded the 10-day passport service to the Comox Valley Service Canada Centre in Courtenay.

“Service Canada is modernizing the passport program to better serve Canadians.”, said Minister of Citizens’ Services, Terry Beech.

“By extending the 10-day passport service to an additional office in Courtenay, we are streamlining the process and bringing faster, more convenient services closer to the people living in the North part of Vancouver Island.”

Since August of last year, residents could apply for their passport on-site and have it ready within 10 business days – the location had processed more than 26-hundred applications since then. It’s now a permanent fixture.

Other locations, including Campbell River and Port Alberni and Nanaimo, still offer 20-day passport service.

After a bumpy time post-COVID, Service Canada says since April of last year, nearly all passports - about 96 percent - have been processed within the 10- and 20-business day targets respectively.

Across the country, Service Canada issued 3.35 million passports in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

To learn more, visit Comox Valley Service Canada Centre Courtenay.