Central Albertans will now be able to apply for and pick up their passports in Red Deer.  

Service Canada is working to decrease wait times and have introduced four new sites across the country where Canadians can now complete their passports on of which will be located at the Service Canada Centre in Red Deer.  

Central Albertans will now be able to apply for a passport in Red Deer and have it available for pick-up after 10 business days.  

Additionally, Service Canada says it has been able to reduce wait times with the triage system introduced in 17 of 35 passport offices. Call centre wait times have also reduced from 108 minutes in April to 27 minutes last week.