Passport Canada

Passport Canada is a "Special Operating Agency" of Canadian government. As mandated by the Canadian Passport Order, Passport Canada is responsible for issuing, revoking, withholding, recovering, and providing instructions on the use of Canadian passports. It provides guidance to missions issuing passports abroad and supervises all matters relating to Canadian passports.

Passport Canada operates much like a private sector enterprise. Passport Canada finances its operations entirely from the fees charged for passports and other travel documents and must generate sufficient revenues to meet expenditures. As a Special Operating Agency, Passport Canada has greater management flexibility to achieve results. In exchange for its increased autonomy, Passport Canada is accountable for meeting demanding performance standards. Passport Canada publishes two major corporate documents: the Business Plan and the Annual Report.

Passport Canada has four regional operations: Western, Ontario, Central and Eastern. There are 33 passport issuing offices across the country from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to Victoria, British Columbia.