Who can be a guarantor
A Canadian passport guarantor can be one of two options;
>>> Canadian passport holder as a guarantor
>>> an Occupation-based guarantor
Canadian passport holder guarantor
A Canadian passport holder as a guarantor, your guarantor must:
- Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application;
- Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older;
- Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport;
- Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.
A guarantor’s passport is not considered valid if:
- It is damaged or inaccessible;
- It has been suspended or revoked;
- It has been reported lost or stolen;
- It has been found and returned to Passport Canada;
- It has been destroyed by Passport Canada; or
- Passport Canada has requested that it be returned.
Occupation-based guarantor
An occupation based guarantor may have a job in the following fields:
- Medical doctor
- Dean/head of university or college
- Dentist
- Judge
- Lawyer/notary
- Notary public
- Pharmacist
- Police officer
- Signing officer of a bank or trust company or of a financial institution that offers a full range of banking services (cash withdrawals, deposits, savings)
- Veterinarian
Duties of a guarantor
- Complete and sign the “Declaration of Guarantor” section of your application form.
- rite, “I certify this to be a true likeness of (name of applicant or child)” on the back of one of the passport photos and sign.
- If applicable, sign and date a copy of each document to support your identity.an adult with a valid or recently expired Canadian passport (less than a year); or
- a member of an expanded list of a variety of occupations listed above
If you choose a Canadian passport holder as a guarantor, your guarantor must:
- Hold a 5-year or 10-year Canadian passport that is valid or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application;
- Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older;
- Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport;
- Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport.
A guarantor’s passport is not considered valid if:
- It is damaged or inaccessible;
- It has been suspended or revoked;
- It has been reported lost or stolen;
- It has been found and returned to Passport Canada;
- It has been destroyed by Passport Canada; or
- Passport Canada has requested that it be returned.