New Guarantor Policy
On October 1, 2007, Passport Canada will introduce a simpler guarantor policy, which will allow most Canadian adult passport holders to act as guarantors.
Under this new policy, to be a guarantor, a passport holder:
Must hold a five-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year,
May be a family member,
May reside at the same address as the applicant,
Must have known the applicant for at least two years, and
Must be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older and must have been 16 years of age or older when they applied for their own passport.
By moving to a Canadian passport holder criterion for guarantor declarations, Passport Canada will be able to verify guarantor information from its own database, and will not have to rely on occupational directories.
On October 1, 2007, Passport Canada will introduce a simpler guarantor policy, which will allow most Canadian adult passport holders to act as guarantors.
Under this new policy, to be a guarantor, a passport holder:
Must hold a five-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year,
May be a family member,
May reside at the same address as the applicant,
Must have known the applicant for at least two years, and
Must be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older and must have been 16 years of age or older when they applied for their own passport.
By moving to a Canadian passport holder criterion for guarantor declarations, Passport Canada will be able to verify guarantor information from its own database, and will not have to rely on occupational directories.