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FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACTPassport and Other Travel Document Services Fees RegulationsP.C.2012-1590201211

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Whereas the User Fees Acta applies in respect of the fees fixed in the annexed Regulations;aS.C. 2004, c. 6And whereas the requirements of section 4 of that Act have been complied with;Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, being of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Treasury Board, pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(a)b, section 19.2b and subsection 23(2.1)c of the Financial Administration Actd, makes the annexed Passport and Other Travel Document Services Fees Regulations.bS.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 6cS.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 7(2)dR.S., c. F-11Interpretation

Definitions1The following definitions apply in these Regulations.base year[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 1]Minister means the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. (ministre)Passport Canada[Repealed, SOR/2014-309, s. 1]reference year[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 1]SOR/2014-309, s. 1SOR/2026-7, s. 1

Payment of Fees

Amount of fees2(1)Subject to section 3, every person who requests that a service set out in column 1 of the schedule be performed must pay the fee set out in column 2.Replacement of lost or stolen passport(2)When a person requests that a service set out in any of items 1 to 6, 9 and 10 of the schedule be performed to replace a lost or stolen passport or other travel document,(a)the person is deemed to have made a request for the service set out in item 14 of the schedule; and(b)the fee set out in item 14 of the schedule applies in addition to whichever of the fees set out in items 1 to 6, 9 and 10 of the schedule is applicable.Fee for accelerated service(3)If a government body exercising any of the functions listed in subsection 12(1) of the Canadian Passport Order is required to open one of its offices outside of that office’s normal business hours to perform one or more services set out in item 1 or 2 of the schedule within the time required by the person for whom the services are performed, the person must pay, in addition to any applicable fees, the fee set out in item 8 of the schedule.Fee for retention of non-expired passport(4)When a person requests that a service set out in item 1 or 2 of the schedule be performed and also requests to retain the valid passport that was previously issued to them during the processing of the request, the applicable fee is increased by $45.SOR/2014-309, s. 2

General exceptions3(1)No fee is payable in respect of(a)a service set out in item 1 or 2 of the schedule that is performed for(i)a destitute person, or(ii)a child less than 16 years of age or mentally incompetent person living in an institution in another country; or(b)the issuance of an emergency travel document for the return of a Canadian citizen who is deported to Canada.Humanitarian service(2)The fees set out in paragraphs 7(a) and (b) and item 8 of the schedule do not apply in respect of a person who requests any of the services referred to in those provisions in order to travel outside Canada in support of any humanitarian operation conducted in response to a natural disaster or human conflict, including rescue, relief and reconstruction operations, if the person provides an official document to the Minister from an appropriate authority attesting to the person’s participation in the humanitarian operation.SOR/2014-309, s. 6

4[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

5[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

6[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

7[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

8[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

9[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

10[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 2]

Remission

Remission11(1)Subject to subsection (2), a fee paid by a person for a service set out in paragraph 7(a) or (b) or item 8 of the schedule is to be remitted by the Minister to the person if the reason for travelling is the serious illness of the person or another individual, or the death of the other individual.Other conditions(2)The remission is to be given if the person(a)makes a written request to the Minister for the remission within 180 days after the service is performed;(b)provides a written statement to the Minister to the effect that(i)the reason for the trip is their own serious illness or the serious illness or death of another individual, and(ii)if the reason for the trip is the serious illness or death of another individual, the person has or has had a relationship with that individual; and(c)provides an official document to the Minister from an appropriate authority attesting to the serious illness or death.SOR/2014-309, ss. 6, 7

Transitional Provisions

12[Repealed, SOR/2014-309, s. 4]

13[Repealed, SOR/2014-309, s. 4]

Replacement of travel document without fee14(1)Despite items 2 and 6 of the schedule, if a person under one year of age has been issued a passport or other travel document that is valid for a period of three years or less, that person may obtain, before the day on which the original document expires, another such document without paying a fee if the document to be replaced was issued on or before June 30, 2013 and is returned at the same time that the request for the new document is made.Ceases to have effect(2)Subsection (1) ceases to have effect on June 30, 2014.

15[Repealed, SOR/2026-7, s. 3]

Consequential Amendment to the Passport Services Fees Regulations

16[Amendment]

Repeal

17[Repeal]

Coming into Force

July 1, 201318(1)Subject to subsections (2) to (4), these Regulations come into force on July 1, 2013.March 31, 2014(2)Subsections 2(2) and 2(4) and items 13 to 15 of the schedule come into force on March 31, 2014.Registration(3)Section 13 comes into force on the day on which these Regulations are registered.May 27, 2013(4)Section 16 comes into force on May 27, 2013.

SCHEDULE(Section 2, paragraph 3(1)(a) and subsections 3(2) and 11(1))ItemColumn 1Column 2ServiceFee ($)1Issuance of a passport to a person at least 16 years of age, other than a passport issued for official purposes, as follows:(a)if the request is made in Canada and the passport is to be delivered in Canada(i)for a passport with a validity period of 10 years135(ii)for a passport with a validity period of 5 years95(b)if the request is made outside Canada or the passport is to be delivered outside of Canada(i)for a passport with a validity period of 10 years235(ii)for a passport with a validity period of 5 years1652Issuance of a passport to a person less than 16 years of age, other than a passport issued for official purposes, as follows:(a)if the request is made in Canada and the passport is to be delivered in Canada, for a passport with a validity period of 5 years57(b)if the request is made outside Canada or the passport is to be delivered outside of Canada, for a passport with a validity period of 5 years1003Issuance of a certificate of identity to a person at least 16 years of age2354Issuance of a certificate of identity to a person less than 16 years of age1415Issuance of a travel document under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees dated July 28, 1951, and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees dated January 31, 1967, to a person at least 16 years of age956Issuance of a travel document under the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees dated July 28, 1951, and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees dated January 31, 1967, to a person less than 16 years of age577Making available for pick-up in Canada a passport or other travel document in respect of which a service referred to in any of items 1 to 6 of this schedule is performed(a)on the first working day after the day of the request for service110(b)after the working day after the day of the request for service but before the tenth working day after that day50(c)after the ninth working day after the day of the request for service208Performance of one or more of the services set out in items 1 and 2 of this schedule in the circumstance referred to in subsection 2(3) of these Regulations3359Issuance of an emergency travel document(a)to a person at least 16 years of age50(b)to a person less than 16 years of age3010Issuance of a temporary passport in conjunction with a request to issue a passport11011Addition of a special stamp in a passport or other travel document4512Addition of an observation in a passport or other travel document4513Certifying true copies, up to three, of part of a passport or another travel document4514Replacement of a lost or stolen passport or other travel document4515Transfer of an application file for the issuance of a passport between the offices of government bodies exercising any of the functions listed in subsection 12(1) of the Canadian Passport Order within Canada45SOR/2014-309, s. 5SOR/2026-7, s. 4SOR/2026-72026-01-26