Can I enter Canada if my Canadian passport is being renewed?

[Sofitalian 132]

Hello,

 

Admin team, please move my topic if this is not the proper forum. Thanks.

 

My Canadian passport will be expired some time next year and I will have to apply to renew my passport, which will mean I will be without my Canadian passport for 4 months or so until I receive a new one.

During the waiting period, can I still get into Canada with my U.S. Green Card? Does anyone know or have the experience? Thanks.

[Ontarkie 13,915]

~~Moved to the Canada forum, from Working and Traveling During Immigration - the topic is about Canada's requirements for entry.~~

[Mike E 11,723]

5 minutes ago, mave said:

My Canadian passport will be expired some time next year and I will have to apply to renew my passport, which will mean I will be without my Canadian passport for 4 months or so until I receive a new one.

During the waiting period, can I still get into Canada with my U.S. Green Card? Does anyone know or have the experience? Thanks.

IME, you can enter Canada by land with your Canadian birth certificate and U.S. state photo ID 

Edited September 16, 2022 by Mike E

[Sofitalian 132]

46 minutes ago, Mike E said:

IME, you can enter Canada by land with your Canadian birth certificate and U.S. state photo ID 

Thanks Mike. I have my Canadian Citizenship card, U.S. Green Card and U.S. Driver's License. If in case I must get into Canada, can I fly to the nearest border and drive into Canada?

[Mike E 11,723]

52 minutes ago, mave said:

Thanks Mike. I have my Canadian Citizenship card, U.S. Green Card and U.S. Driver's License. If in case I must get into Canada, can I fly to the nearest border and drive into Canada?

Yes. Present your citizenship card to enter Canada and maybe your U.S. DL if the photo on your card is old.  
 

Thank goodness passport renewals don’t require sending Canadian birth certificate or citizenship card anymore. I’d be a nervous wreck if I had a citizenship card and had to send it each time.  

[Sofitalian 132]

12 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Yes. Present your citizenship card to enter Canada and maybe your U.S. DL if the photo on your card is old.  
 

Thank goodness passport renewals don’t require sending Canadian birth certificate or citizenship card anymore. I’d be a nervous wreck if I had a citizenship card and had to send it each time.  

Thanks Mike.

 

But I read on the website just now that proof of Canadian citizenship is required (original document). 

[Mike E 11,723]

42 minutes ago, mave said:

Thanks Mike.

 

But I read on the website just now that proof of Canadian citizenship is required (original document). 

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-passports/renew-adult-passport/renew-us.html

 

“

If you already have an adult passport, you may be able to renew it. Renewing a passport is simpler than applying for a new one. This is because you don’t need

• a guarantor
• proof of Canadian citizenship
• supporting identification”

 

To me it could not be clearer.