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In Canada – getting a passport has never been easier!

(NC)—In Nothing can be more frustrating or stressful than having your passport application rejected because of errors or omissions, especially if your travel date is looming on the horizon.

More and more Canadian travelers are avoiding that nightmare now that they can take their passport applications directly to a Service Canada Centre. Service Canada has started to receive passport applications at 35 of its customer service centres across Canada. To find the Service Canada Centre nearest you, see the Travel and Passport section of www.servicecanada.gc.ca.

Service Canada and Passport Canada have teamed up to make the experience of applying for a passport simple, convenient and secure. And simple it is: all you have to do is visit one of the 35 Service Canada Centres that handle passports, hand in your application, have it reviewed right there on the spot and if it's accurate and complete, it will be forwarded to Passport Canada for processing.

Once your application has been approved by Passport Canada, your new passport will be delivered by courier services within 20 working days. This streamlined approach is obviously working, as last year more than 29,000 Canadians applied for their passports through Service Canada. This means Canadians are receiving more convenient access to passport services where they did not exist before, such as in the Northwest Territories and in rural communities.

Through the Service Canada Network, Canadians can receive the help they need when they want, where they want and how they want. These services are just a click, call or visit away online at www.servicecanada.gc.ca, at 1 800 O - Canada (1 800 622 - 6232), or in person. The website has a complete listing of where all the Service Canada points of service are located.