Replace a lost or stolen Canadian passport
What do I do if my Canadian passport is lost or stolen?
Start with IRCC’s lost-document questionnaire. A valid lost or stolen passport must be reported; replacing an expired passport follows different instructions. Your location and whether the passport belongs to an adult or child also matter.
Where to begin
- Select the document, its validity and what happened in the official questionnaire.
- Follow the reporting instructions for your location.
- Use the indicated adult renewal, new adult or child application route.
Before you open the official service
For a valid lost or stolen adult passport in Canada, use IRCC’s reporting route promptly.
- Check whether you can renew or need a new adult application. A declaration about the lost document and an additional fee may be required.
- For a child, an expired document or a person outside Canada, use that branch of the official questionnaire rather than copying the adult-in-Canada checklist.
Keep your actual documents and account details off this website. Use the official service’s current checklist before applying.
What to check for your situation
Do not assume an ordinary renewal replaces every missing passport. Reporting, a declaration, extra fees or investigation may be required.
Fees, processing times and document rules can change. This page helps you navigate; it does not confirm eligibility or replace the government’s instructions.
Official sources
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