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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 7:46 pm
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sharkshooter
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: YOW
Posts: 750
Originally Posted by Snoopyo
I think I may have lost my passport somewhere in YYZ Sat morning after being stranded there between ATL-YYZ-YOW on Friday night due to AWOLed luggage. Normally I am not too bad and keep careful track but I was surviving on about 3 hour of sleep.

I am scheduled to fly Sunday afternoon back to ATL and is suppose to go to Germany next weekend for training Mar 3-5. I checked with the concierge and they checked the plane but no luck so far. Any suggestions on what I can do? I have my citizenship card, drivers license and had TN visa on my (presumed lost) passport so anyway I can keep some of these travels and how long would a replacement passport take?

Thanks,
Mary
My recommendations would be:

Report the loss to the police immediately.
Monday morning get an affidavit signed - you can do it at City Hall for about $35. Then, go to the passport office with your travel documents and ask very nicely. They might be able to do it in a week, for an additional fee (addtional $70 on top of the $87 regular fee, I think).

All the best.

Here is the scoop from Passport Canada:http://www.ppt.gc.ca/planification/203.aspx?lang=eng

Traveller's corner
Lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or inaccessible passport
A Canadian passport is a valuable document that should be kept in a safe place at all times. Once it has been reported lost or stolen, it is no longer valid and is not to be used for any travel. This is to ensure that it is not used for fraudulent purposes. Passport Canada, Canada or any representative of the Canadian Government cannot be held responsible for any difficulties at border crossings if you attempt to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.

Reporting the loss or theft
As soon as a passport is believed to be lost or stolen, the bearer is required to report the circumstances of the loss or theft:

to the local police, and
Passport Canada.
Damaged
If a passport is damaged in any way, there could be significant delays at border crossings of other countries. To avoid such incidents, Passport Canada recommends that anyone with a damaged travel document apply for a new passport.

Found
A found passport should be reported immediately to the police and to Passport Canada and returned to Passport Canada.

If an individual finds his or her passport, which had previously been reported lost, he or she must immediately advise

Passport Canada or the nearest Canadian Government office abroad. and return the found passport.

Replacing a lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or inaccessible passport
The request for a replacement passport can be made in Canada at any Passport Canada Office or at the nearest Canadian Government office abroad.

However, before the document can be replaced, Canadian authorities will conduct an investigation into the circumstances. This may lead to delays in processing the replacement passport.

A replacement passport (which may be valid for a limited period only) may be authorized, provided strict requirements are met. These include the submission of:

a completed application form signed by your guarantor,
two identical current passport photos,
the appropriate fee,
documentary proof of Canadian citizenship, and
a "Statutory Declaration concerning a lost, stolen, damaged, destroyed or inaccessible Canadian passport" (PPTC 203, PDF, 34 KB) if the passport is still valid.
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