Karina Gould at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 30th, 2022. See this statement in context.

May 30th, 2022 / 12:20 p.m.

Liberal

Karina Gould Liberal Burlington, ON

Thank you, Mr. Collins.

Actually, this is an important point to clarify. The volume that we're experiencing right now is not a result of the 10-year renewals. Those are starting in early January. Right now it is purely passports that have expired over the last two years or this year, or people who are seeking a passport for the first time—85% of the passport applications that we're getting are first-time passport applications.

I'll turn it over to Lori to talk about our plans for the upcoming surge.

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