Passport Refusal Website
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship has the power to issue, refuse to issue, revoke, cancel, recover, and control the use of passports.
Refusal: When an appeal for passport services is denied, the applicant is refused a Canadian passport. An immigration minister may deny a passport to any of the following:
Anyone who is not a Canadian citizen
Anyone who provides false or misleading information during the passport application process
Anyone who fails to provide the material requested, proper, and complete information
Anyone charged in Canada with the commission of an indictable offence, or an offence committed outside Canada, or facilitated the use of a passport by a person other than the holder of the passport.
Passport Cancellation: -
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship can cancel a passport for administrative purposes if:
- Person is deceased
- Person is no longer in possession of the passport
- Person was told to return the passport under section 11 of the Canadian Passport Order but has not returned it.
- There are rational grounds for suspecting that cancellation is necessary to avoid the commission of an offence in relation to sexual offense against children outside Canada, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that cancellation is in the best interest of the child.
Passport Revocation
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship may revoke a passport if:
- The passport holder is no longer a Canadian citizen
- The passport was obtained by providing false and misleading details.
- The passport is used in the commission of an indictable offence either in Canada or a outside Canada or to help with it.
- The passport was used with his or her permission by a person other than the passport holder.
If any of the above situations apply to you, we will represent your case successfully in order to improve your chances of having your refused or revoked passport reinstated. If you have any questions, please contact our office to book an appointment.