Passports

The passport is an official document issued by the Government of Canada to Canadian citizens for travel to a foreign country. The first Canadian passports were issued in 1862; consult the History of Passports to learn more.

The Passport Office is responsible for issuing passports in Canada. It does not retain expired passports or passport applications. Immigrants to Canada keep passports issued to them in their home countries; they are not required to surrender them to the Government of Canada.

Passports held at Library and Archives Canada (RG 25 A5c)

The Government of Canada did not keep copies of passport applications or passports issued to individuals. Only a few samples, retained for historical purposes, are held at Library and Archives Canada. These 169 files relate to passports issued between 1891 and 1920 and can be found in the Consular Division series of the Department of External Affairs fonds (RG 25 A5c).

Table indicating names of passport holders, place of residence, date, and volume number

Name Given name(s) Residence Date (yyyy-mm-dd) Volume
ADAM François Camrose, AB 1915-06-30 711
ALLAN Travers Montreal, QC 1913-09-23 711
ALLAN James Bryce Montreal, QC 1908-11-19 711
ASTBURY Harry Regina, SK 1915-12-17 712
AXELROD Max Herch Montreal, QC 1909-05-31 711
BALISHA David North Battleford, SK 1912-05-31 711
BARIL Philippe Rodolphe Warwick, QC 1914-12-18 711
BARRY Arthur Montreal, QC 1915-07-05 711
BEAUDRY Maurice Pierre Quebec, QC 1915-11-20 712
BELL Sara Leslie (Miss) Montreal, QC 1915-10-01 711
BERGE Charles E. Vancouver, BC 1910-09-02 711
BESNER Maurille Montreal, QC 1915-10-26 712
BIEDERMANN Henrietta Caroline Josepha ? 1914-05-25 712
BOWMAN Sara MacMahon (Miss) Dundas, ON 1912-12-27 711
BOYLE Lydia Montreal, QC 1915-06-29 711
BROCK Jeffrey Hall Toronto, ON 1908-02-11 712
BROPHY Lydia Springfield, NS 1915-11-09 712
BURT Albert Toronto, ON 1915-06-18 711
CALDERONE Antonino Toronto, ON 1913-10-11 711
CAMPBELL Elizabeth B. (Miss) Nottawasaga, ON 1902-07-11 712
CATTELL Launcelot Gordon Hamilton, ON 1912-04-15 711
CHASANOWITSCH Leon ? 1915-04-10 712
CHENEY William Gilman Montreal, QC 1906-12-01 712
CHENEY William Gilman Montreal, QC 1910-04-29 711
CLARKE Charles Edward Toronto, ON 1914-09-19 711
COLLARD Hypolite Romaine, QC 1915-07-12 712
COURIAN William Ervant Toronto, ON 1913-06-07 711
CREIGHTON William Hugh Westmount, QC 1914-10-24 711
CROFTON John S. Toronto, ON 1915-06-03 711
CRYSLER Charles S. Toronto, ON 1910-10-03 711
CUSACK Jean Joseph Montreal, QC 1914-11-24 711
DAVIDSON Richard Toronto, ON 1910-03-17 711
DAVIS Fred H. Quebec, QC 1915-07-12 712
DOWNEY William Harold Brockville, ON 1913-11-13 711
DOWNS Henry Brougham ? 1904-12-17 712
DREDGE James Herbert Brantford, ON 1910-05-06 711
DREDGE James Herbert Brantford, ON 1911-04-26 711
DUNCAN Norman Brantford, ON 1912-11-27 711
EASSY John Berlin, ON 1904-11-07 712
ELLIOT Ida Agnes St. Thomas, ON 1913-05-26 711
ESASY Joseph Berlin, ON 1910-12-16 711
ESHOV E.O. Toronto, ON 1904-03-16 712
EVERILL Gertrude (Miss) Sydney, NS 1915-07-03 711
FINKELSTEIN Peppa ? 1912-11-12 711
GOLDSTEIN Abraham Winnipeg, MB 1907-12-24 712
GREENE Edward Kirk Montreal, QC 1907-03-16 712
GRUBER Henry Montreal, QC 1916-04-04 712
GUDEWILL Charles Edward Montreal, QC 1908-06-06 712
HAM William Robert Greenbank, ON 1911-05-04 711
HAMPSON Robert Montreal, QC 1908-01-16 712
HARRIS David Fraser (Dr.) ? 1910-03-23 712
HARTWICH Maximilian Mundare, AB 1913-04-29 711
HAYWANON Mpko Brant, AB 1914-03-24 711
HENDERSON Frederick Drummond Montreal, QC 1904-10-25 712
HERCHENSON Nattally Winnipeg, MB 1912-10-07 711
HODGETTS Charles A. (Dr.) Ottawa, ON 1911-07-28 711
HORONNAH Baba ? ? 711
HUGHES Laura Caroline (Miss) Toronto, ON 1915-04-06 711
HUNTER Annie (Miss) Lloydminster, AB 1915-12-18 712
IRWIN John Toronto, ON 1915-12-04 712
ISAACS Benjamin Montreal, QC 1911-07-03 711
JACKSON William Shutt Toronto, ON 1915-06-29 711
JOHNSON Peter Hamilton, ON 1910-04-18 711
JOHNSTON William Toronto, ON 1915-12-30 712
KARNAGEL Reinhold Plum Coulee, MB 1895-11-12 712
KEATING Benjamin Joseph New Glasgow, NS 1915-06-24 711
KENEN Emanuel J. Toronto, ON 1915-06-15 711
KIRCHENER Lawrence Toronto, ON 1909-05-04 711
KIRCHNER Lawrence Brantford, ON 1910-05-06 711
KIRCHNER Lawrence Brantford, ON 1911-04-26 711
KOMARNIZKI John Yorkton, SK 1909-02-22 711
KOO Lee Moon Victoria, BC 1908-11-04 711
LA RUE Ernest Ste-Marie-de-Beauce, QC 1902-04-28 712
LA VIOLETTE Jeanne (Miss) Montreal, QC ? 712
LAFERME John J. Montreal, QC 1915-02-15 711
LANDAU Charles   Montreal, QC 1900-11-19 712
LARKIN Charles Arter Toronto, ON 1907-03-13 712
LAVANDERSTEIN Lazarus Montreal, QC 1907-03-20 712
LAVELL Alfred Edward (Reverend) Niagara Falls, ON 1910-02-21 711
LAVUT Bertha (Miss) Montreal, QC 1911-06-09 711
LAW Gertrude Faith, AB 1915-12-27 712
LECLERC René T. Montreal, QC 1915-06-23 711
LEE Robert Warden Montreal, QC 1915-05-28 711
LEVI David Montreal, QC 1905-06-27 712
LEWIS Frederic Orr Montreal, QC 1907-02-18 712
LIGHTFOOT John Sault Ste. Marie, ON 1915-12-20 712
LUBELSKY Sigmund Toronto, ON 1914-09-03 711
LUTTICH Frederick Brantford, ON 1910-05-06 711
LUTTICH Frederick Brantford, ON 1912-04-19 711
MACDONALD Mary (Madame) Montreal, QC ? 711
MACINTYRE Lizzie A. (Mrs.) Chatham, ON 1902-08-05 712
MACKAY Helen Vancouver, BC 1915-07-24 711
MACROBERTS William E. (Mrs.) Halifax, NS 1915-12-24 712
MARDIROSIAN Hachig Brantford, ON 1910-09-08 711
MCCARTER William D. Ottawa, ON 1915-12-06 712
MCDONAGH George R. Toronto, ON 1908-12-10 711
MCLACHLIN Jessie M. (Miss) Ottawa, ON 1914-01-12 711
MCLENNAN William Durie Montreal, QC 1910-03-10 711
MCPHEDRAN Jean A. (Mrs.) Toronto, ON 1905-07-19 712
MCPHEDRAN Jean A. Toronto, ON 1909-07-13 711
MEDLAND W.A. Toronto, ON 1914-02-21 711
MELVILLE Helen J. (Miss) Toronto, ON 1893-00-00 712
MELVILLE Margaret Walker (Miss) Toronto, ON 1895-06-25 712
MERRITT Maude Cloudman St. Catharines, ON 1915-05-06 711
MILLER J.B. (Major) Toronto, ON 1904-01-21 712
MILLS William Lennox (Right Reverend) ? 1915-10-14 711
MOI Lee Dye Victoria, BC 1910-10-20 711
MORRIS William D. Ottawa, ON 1907-06-24 712
MOULE Ada Emily Toronto, ON 1915-11-29 712
MURPHY Sterndale Toronto, ON 1913-01-24 711
MYERS Bores Glace Bay, NS 1910-01-06 711
NANTEL Guillaume Alphonse (Madame) Montreal, QC 1915-03-01 711
ODISHAW Abraham North Battleford, SK 1911-08-11 711
OGILVIE Caroline Bigelow Montreal, QC 1915-08-18 711
OSMIANSKY Solomon Montreal, QC 1913-01-22 711
PARKER Robert Toronto, ON 1913-11-19 711
PEARSON Ugh Montreal, QC 1906-06-18 712
PLUMMER Ethel London, ON 1913-03-10 712
PODBOY Ernest Dawson, YT 1909-09-13 711
QUIGLEY Harry Stephen Toronto, ON 1911-01-20 711
QUIGLEY George P. Toronto, ON 1911-01-29 711
REARDON Robert Edwin Ottawa, ON 1910-08-08 711
REINHARDT Alice May (Miss) Montreal, QC 1914-06-18 711
REXFORD Elson J. (Rev.) Montreal, QC 1907-04-04 712
RICCIARDELLA Giuseppe Welland, ON 1920-10-13 712
RICHTIK Carl Waldville, SK 1913-12-13 711
RIGBY Percy (Major) ? 1911-01-11 712
ROE Edward Quebec City, QC 1901-10-04 712
ROMMEL Margaret C. (born Carruthers) St. John, NB 1915-12-09 712
ROY Nathalie Hubrecht Montreal, QC 1915-04-24 711
RUSSELL Florence Margaret (Miss) Winnipeg, MB 1914-09-18 711
RYAN John Francis Montreal, QC 1915-01-27 711
SANDERSON John Aitcheson Brantford, ON 1913-12-19 711
SAVERY Herman ? 1909-07-29 711
SCHATTNER Frederic Edmonton, AB 1912-06-24 711
SCHIMNOWSKI Johann Gretna, MB 1903-08-25 712
SCHITLOWSKY Chaim Montreal, QC 1913-07-03 711
SEVY Henry Montreal, QC 1908-06-21 712
SEYBOLD John Clifford Westmount, QC 1912-06-28 711
SHAPERA Gershom Montreal, QC 1905-07-26 712
SHOTWELL Frances Stuart ? 1905-11-21 712
SHOTWELL Frances Stuart Ottawa, ON 1910-01-22 712
SILVER Leah (Mrs.) Brockville, ON 1896-05-07 712
SILVERSTONE Hyman Symon Montreal, QC 1908-06-25 712
SLOANE John G.M. Edmonton, AB 1914-03-04 711
SMITH Bertha (Miss) London, ON 1915-05-18 711
SMITH Bertha Sophia Clarke (Miss) London, ON 1911-02-10 711
SNIDER Fletcher Carnevon Toronto, ON 1915-02-03 711
STANLEY James Gordon Toronto, ON 1914-08-19 711
STEINER Ernst Albert Toronto, ON 1914-10-17 711
STREET Harry Portage La Prairie, MB 1915-11-18 712
SUCKLING George H. Edmonton, AB 1911-05-15 711
TAI Hoo Yee Chatham, ON 1909-02-08 711
TORY James C. Montreal, QC 1910-02-07 711
VARLEY William John Hamilton, ON 1915-11-29 712
VIDAL William Esperit Montreal, QC 1915-07-31 711
WALKEM Joseph B. Kingston, ON 1915-05-18 711
WATSON Florence Wallace Montreal, QC 1912-10-05 711
WHITE E. Hamilton (Esquire) Montreal, QC 1907-10-12 712
WOO Hong Toronto, ON 1891-05-29 712
WOOD Thomas Henderson ? 1908-02-11 712
WOODTHORPE John Brinkler Vancouver, BC 1915-12-21 712
WRIGHT Archibald Montreal, QC 1909-10-26 711
WURTELE Ernest Frederick Quebec, QC 1915-04-26 711
YAMAZAKI Charles Yasuski Fort Essington, BC 1906-11-17 712
YEN Chim Sue London, ON 1915-03-26 711
YOU Yip Vancouver, BC 1898-08-29 712
ZEIDLER Carl Toronto, ON 1903-05-27 712
ZELICOVITZ Moses Montreal, QC 1913-06-19 711

A few private fonds contain Canadian and foreign passports issued to particular individuals. Use Archives Search to find references to these fonds and enter keywords such as "passport" and surname or "passeport" and surname (for French documents).

American Passports

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the United States holds American passport applications from October 1795 to March 1925. Most records have been microfilmed.

British Passports

The National Archives in England holds some registers and records of British passports.

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