Expect Long Passport Lineups This Week, Post-Strike Immigration Backlog: Ministers

Expect Long Passport Lineups This Week, Post-Strike Immigration Backlog: Ministers
Families Minister Karina Gould arrives at a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 2, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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A federal minister is advising Canadians to expect long lines at passport offices this week as the public service resumes work following a 12-day strike.

Families minister Karina Gould says the job action did not create a significant backlog, as the federal government received only about 20 percent of the typical volume of passport applications during the strike.