Passport program statistics

Applications received

Last updated: January 27, 2023

Week of January 16 to January 22	Week of January 9 to January 15	Difference	Year to date
88,976	90,777	- 1,801	2,567,664

Applications received is an estimated value that includes a mix of client requests (for example, complete and incomplete applications for a passport, documents from incomplete applications, requests to cancel passports as a result of lost, stolen or death, etc.).

Passports issued

Last updated: January 27, 2023

Week of January 16 to January 22	Week of January 9 to January 15	Difference	Year to date
74,994	87,882	- 12,888	2,455,109

Passports issued to Canadians living in Canada and the United States.

Passport Call Centre

Last updated: January 27, 2023

Average wait time

Week of January 16 to January 22	Week of January 9 to January 15	Difference
1 minutes	2 minutes	- 1 minutes

Application processing

Last updated: January 27, 2023

Year to date values are calculated from April 1, 2022 to January 22, 2023.

Month	Applications received	Passports issued
April	261,183	134,290
May	281,055	160,204
June	266,027	203,425
July	234,552	206,744
August	265,168	240,980
September	225,356	248,705
October	265,507	298,384
November	279,686	389,523
December	238,006	336,432
January	251,124	236,422
Year to date total	2,567,664	2,455,109