Lena Metlege Diab: “I told the media, which is true, that we have a difficult task, but we will do it, and we will deliver for Canadians.”

It has been tested and is ready for the increase.

As of today, online passport renewal will be available to all eligible adult Canadians applying from within Canada. We are removing the limit on the number of people who can access this service.

We will continue to monitor how this goes on … as we continue to improve, perhaps adding children, perhaps adding populations outside Canada.

Removing the limit on online passport renewals may sound like a small operational change, but for hundreds of thousands of Canadians, it will mean one less errand, one less line-up and one less thing to worry about before their next…