Delays in passport processing continue to disrupt Canadians' travel plans. By Aug. 11, a total of 1,092,560 passport applications had been filed this year – with more than 550,000 of those applications flooding in since April. Their applications are impacted by anyone who books fake travel," Gould told CBC in a phone interview on Friday. Back on July 25, Service Canada expanded passport pick-up services, adding five more locations in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and B.C. Gould, the minister responsible for passport services, told CBC on Friday that Ivens will get travel documents on time.

Source: CBC News August 15, 2022 19:46 UTC