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Lost your Canadian passport abroad? Call, then apply.

Contact the nearest Government of Canada office as soon as you can; if you urgently need to travel, you can apply for an emergency passport there. Replacing a lost or stolen passport that was still valid costs an extra CAN$45 on top of the passport fee.

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What Canadians do, in order

  1. Call or visit a Government of Canada officeReport the loss or theft to the nearest Canadian office abroad. The Emergency Watch and Response Centre answers 24 hours a day on +1 613 996 8885 (collect where available).
  2. Apply for an emergency passport if you must travelNot every office issues emergency passports; consular staff tell you where and how to apply. Be ready to change your plans.
  3. Fill in the declarationAdd form PPTC 203, the declaration for a lost, stolen, damaged or found Canadian travel document, to your application.
  4. Police report: helpful, not requiredReport a theft to local police and ask for a report. Canada doesn’t need it for the passport, but your insurer may.

What it costs. You pay the regular passport fee plus CAN$45 for replacing a lost or stolen passport that was still valid. Pay emergency document fees only when the office tells you to.

Watch out. A reported passport is cancelled and entered into police and border databases, including INTERPOL’s. Don’t travel on it if it turns up.

24-hour line: +1 613 996 8885

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What do I do first if I lose my Canadian passport abroad?

Report the loss or theft to the nearest Canadian office abroad. The Emergency Watch and Response Centre answers 24 hours a day on +1 613 996 8885 (collect where available).

How much does it cost?

You pay the regular passport fee plus CAN$45 for replacing a lost or stolen passport that was still valid. Pay emergency document fees only when the office tells you to.

Can I use my passport if I find it after reporting it?

A reported passport is cancelled and entered into police and border databases, including INTERPOL’s. Don’t travel on it if it turns up.

Can Num get me a new passport?

No. NUM is not a government agency; only your government issues passports. Num finds your nearest mission, lines up the documents and helps you rearrange your trip.

NUM is not a government agency and does not issue passports or travel documents. Only your government can, and its fees are paid to it directly. Embassy and consulate locations come from the governments’ own office lists where we have them, and from public data (Wikidata, Wikipedia’s lists of diplomatic missions, the UK Foreign Office’s list of posts, and © OpenStreetMap contributors under the ODbL); confirm opening hours and appointments on the mission’s own site. Steps checked on government pages, 6 Nov 2026.