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Canadian Passport Order

Version of section 9 from 2006-03-22 to 2006-06-27:


 The Passport Office may refuse to issue a passport to an applicant who

  • (a) fails to provide the Passport Office with a duly completed application for a passport or with the information and material that is required or requested

    • (i) in the application for a passport, or

    • (ii) pursuant to section 8;

  • (b) stands charged in Canada with the commission of an indictable offence;

  • (c) stands charged outside Canada with the commission of any offence that would, if committed in Canada, constitute an indictable offence;

  • (d) is serving a term of imprisonment or is forbidden to leave Canada by

    • (i) the terms and conditions of any parole or mandatory supervision imposed under or by virtue of Part II of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act,

    • (ii) the conditions of a probation order made under the Criminal Code, or

    • (iii) the conditions of the grant of a temporary absence without escort from a prison or penitentiary;

  • (e) has been convicted of an offence under section 58 of the Criminal Code;

  • (f) is indebted to the Crown for expenses related to repatriation to Canada or for other consular financial assistance provided abroad at his request by the Government of Canada; or

  • (g) has been issued a passport that has not expired and has not been revoked.

  • SI/2001-121, s. 5

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