Renew a Indian Passport in Canada

Start with your situation and mission

Use the current instructions for the mission serving your residential address. The references below are for the named offices and routes; do not assume their checklist applies to every address in Canada. Confirm jurisdiction, citizenship eligibility, passport type and the current application route before preparing documents.

• Consulate General of India — Toronto
• High Commission of India — Ottawa

Documents you need — by application route

Use the packet for your situation. Supplementary lists add to the applicable core records. “Not specified” does not mean a requirement can never be added by the mission.

Where a notary or consular step may fit

• Check the responsible Indian mission and the applicable service-centre checklist. Instructions published for different jurisdictions should not be mixed.
• Toronto describes self-attested minor declarations rather than a general requirement for notarized minor affidavits.
• Ottawa’s checklist identifies a particular notarized Annexure D situation where both parents are outside Canada. That condition is not inferred merely because one parent cannot attend.
• Canadian citizenship raises a separate Indian citizenship/passport eligibility question. Confirm eligibility with the mission before arranging passport paperwork.

Prepare the application records

1. Confirm citizenship eligibility and the responsible mission first.
2. Use the official application process and the checklist for the relevant mission and case.
3. Check the passport, Canadian-status evidence, photographs and supporting civil records requested.

Routine renewal and special cases are different

Explain whether the passport is expiring, lost or damaged, or whether a name or other detail is changing. For a child, ask about age-specific forms, parental authority, consent, custody records and attendance. Check current photographs, official fees, payment methods and delivery instructions directly with the mission. No processing-time guarantee is given by this guide.

Arrange only the document service you need

If a written instruction calls for a notarial act, provide the exact document and wording to our office before booking. Leave applicable witnessed signatures and official certification blank until instructed. Do not replace a mission’s prescribed form with an IRCC form or a generic letter. A local appointment does not issue the passport or replace a consular appointment.

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Official sources and forms

These links are the source of the guidance, not a substitute for confirming the current instructions for your application. Official forms remain on the authority’s website.

• Toronto: passport FAQs
• Toronto: minor passport declarations
• Ottawa: passport checklist
• Toronto service provider: official passport checklist

Keep a preparation checklist

Our renewal checklist tool helps you organize questions and next steps. You can check off tasks, download a copy or print it. It requests no passport number or identity upload and does not submit an application. Keep your completed official documents separately and follow the authority’s submission instructions.