How to apply for an official passport if you have a regular (blue) passport

If you need to travel urgently, contact us.

1. Get your documents ready

You need to include these documents with your application if you have a regular (blue) passport:

You may need extra documents if

2. Find out if you need a visa

Check to see if the country you’re travelling to requires a visa.

Find out if you need a visa(opens in a new tab) 

If it does, add 3 to 45 business days (depending on the country) to the 15 business days it takes for us to process your passport application.

Each country sets its own visa requirements and processing times. We have no influence over the time it takes a foreign mission to issue a visa.

3. Complete your application

To save time, complete the form on your computer. Sign each page of the application. If it’s incomplete, we’ll return it to you without processing it. This may cause travel delays.

If you need a visa for the country you’re travelling to

Include a complete visa facilitation form (PPTC 639) (PDF, 1.6 MB).

If your most recent passport was lost, stolen or damaged

Include a complete declaration concerning a lost, stolen, inaccessible, damaged or found Canadian travel document (PDF, 1.33 MB).

If you’re changing the gender identifier on your passport

Include a complete request to change your sex or gender identifier (PDF, 1 MB).

4. Pay the fees

Special or diplomatic passport: $225

Visa: $90 per visa (if required)

How you pay depends on why you’re applying to travel on official government business or who in the Government of Canada you’re representing abroad.

A federal department or agency

Complete and include the passport information billing form [PPTC 467] (PDF, 2.2 MB).

A Crown corporation

Pay your fees online(opens in a new tab) 

After you pay, you need to print a receipt and include it with your application.

National Defence
If you’re being posted somewhere

Complete and include the National Defence posting confirmation [PPTC 458] (PDF, 1.3 MB).

If you are not being posted somewhere

Complete and include the requisition form for official passports [PPTC 455] (PDF, 2.1 MB).

None of the above
If you’re paying with a credit card

Pay your fees online(opens in a new tab) 

After you pay, you need to print a receipt and include it with your application.

If you’re not paying with a credit card or you’re not sure what method of payment to use

Fill out our contact form(opens in a new tab) . We’ll let you know what you need to do next.

5. Submit your application

You can apply by mail, in-person walk-in or contact us for an in-person appointment.

By mail, by courier or by messenger

Use a certified courier or traceable mail service to reduce the delivery time of your application and help protect your documents.

Address for applicants from National Defence

DND/Official Travel section (passports)
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K2

Address for all other applicants

OSC PPT-O.T
PO BOX 8790 STN T CSC
OTTAWA ON  K1G 5K8

In person

Official Travel
Place du Centre
200 promenade du Portage, Commercial Level 2
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B7

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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