Passports in general

No. If your passport is full, you must renew it and pay the fees. You may apply for the five-year validity period if you think you’ll be running out of pages in a short time period.

To change your address on your passport:

• cross out the old address on page 4
• write the new address in the space above the old one
  • if there isn’t enough room on the page, write the new address on a separate piece of paper and insert it into your passport
• don’t use correction fluid (whiteout)

A change of address doesn’t make a passport invalid.

You should get a new passport if your appearance has changed a lot. Your photo should clearly identify you when you present your passport to border officials. Updating your photo will reduce your risk of having problems when travelling outside of Canada.

To change your passport photo, you must apply for a new passport and pay the fees.

If your name is spelled wrong on your passport, you should contact us right away.

To change your emergency contact information:

• cross out the old contact on page 4
• write the new contact in the space provided
  • if there isn’t enough room on the page, write the new information on a separate piece of paper and put it in your passport
• don’t use correction fluid (whiteout)

You need to list your place of birth on your application.

You can ask for your place of birth to not appear in your passport, but if you do, you may experience problems, such as

• problems getting a visa
• delays at border crossings
• being denied entry to a country
• The consulate or embassy of the country you plan to visit can let you know if you need your place of birth on your passport. It’s your responsibility to check the requirements before travelling.

If you still don’t want your place of birth to appear on your passport despite these risks, you need to submit a new application for a passport and include a Request for a Canadian passport without place of birth (PPTC 077) (PDF, 1.06 MB) form with it.

If the passport is valid, you should mail it to us to cancel at:

Passport Program
Gatineau QC K1A 0G3
Canada

Include a copy of the death certificate and a letter telling us if we should destroy the cancelled passport or return it to you.

You don’t need to return an expired passport. However, if you want us to securely destroy it, send a note and a copy of the death certificate along with the expired passport asking for its destruction.

Find out how to notify the federal government of a death.