Passport Canada
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Dissolved | 1 July 2013 |
Superseding agency | |
Type | Special operating agency |
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Passport Canada was an independent,
The agency operated under the auspices of the Canadian Passport Order which defined the agency.[3] Due to its status as a special operating agency, Passport Canada was financed through the fees collected for issuing passports and other travel documents. It did not receive direct funding from the federal government.
Passport Canada became defunct on 1 July 2013, after the amended
Canadian Passport Order
The Canadian Passport Order is an Order in Council made under the authority of the royal prerogative.[4] First passed in 1981, it has been amended several times. Under the previous Canadian Passport Regulations, which the Order superseded, residents of Canada could obtain a passport by completing an application and sending it in by mail to the Department of External Affairs without having to prove their Canadian citizenship.[6]
It specifies who is eligible for a
The Order established the Passport Office (later Passport Canada) as a special operating agency to oversee the distribution of passports to Canadian citizens. Following amendments in 2013, Passport Canada was dissolved and responsibilities for issuing Canadian passports were transferred to the Passport Program of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Auditor General's Report
In April 2005, the
Follow-up reports were issued in 2007—which noted continuing control issues[8]—and 2009—where satisfactory progress was observed, especially in light of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative introduced by the United States.[9]
See also
- Canadian Passport
- Canadian nationality law
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Passport
- Five Nations Passport Group
References
- ^ "Canadian Passport Order, Version of document from 2006-03-22 to 2006-06-27".
- ^ "Directory of Canadian Government Offices Abroad".
- ^ "Canadian Passport Order, Version of document from 2013-03-27 to 2013-07-01".
- ^ a b Canadian Passport Order, SI/81-86
- ^ "About the Passport program".
- ^ "History of passports". Passport Canada. Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
- ^ "2005 April Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Chapter 3—Passport Office—Passport Services". Auditor General of Canada. April 2005.
- ^ "2007 February Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Chapter 3—Passport Services—Passport Canada". Auditor General of Canada. February 2007.
- ^ "2009 March Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Chapter 5—Passport Services—Passport Canada". Auditor General of Canada. March 2009.