As the U.S. land border is set to reopen to fully vaccinated Canadians on 08NOV, the federal government is preparing for a rise in demand for passport services. According to the department of Employment and Social Development Canada, travellers can expect to get their passports about 20 days after they apply at Service Canada, but some people report waits of just over a month. In 2019, Service Canada issued around 2.3m passports, but that number was reduced to only 363,225 in 2020. Demand is climbing for renewals, as Service Canada has already issued 467,541 passports this year as of SEP 2021.
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