Scouts honour patience as passport wait times threaten ability to travel
“I waited for 12 hours…and nothing,” he said.A sharp increase in demand for passports prompted the federal government to put a triage system in place last week in various cities — including Edmonton. It instructed those flying within 48 hours to head to a Service Canada site.Cerhit said she doesn’t believe the triage system helped her group — as she lined up again Tuesday at 1:30 a.m. in a last ditch effort.“What’s wrong with the system is it’s not functioning, plain and simple.
“Where we want to be is people getting their passport well in advance when they apply. That’s what we are working toward in the next four to six weeks,” Minister Karina Gould, who is responsible for passport services, said Tuesday.Triage system for backlogged passports underway in Calgary and Edmonton – Jul 4, 2022
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