Service Canada quietly expanded passport capacity in British Columbia’s fastest-growing city on March 2, 2026, when the Surrey Passport Services Office reopened in larger premises at City Centre 3. The move from Central City Shopping Centre was completed after business hours on February 27, ensuring no service interruption. The new third-floor office offers a reconfigured queue system, additional interview counters and a dedicated triage line for urgent travel, reflecting lessons learned from the 2022–23 passport backlog crisis.
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Travellers who prefer to have their paperwork double-checked before facing the new counter can turn to VisaHQ, whose online platform (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) streamlines Canadian passport and visa applications, provides real-time status updates and organizes courier submissions—saving valuable time for Surrey and Fraser Valley residents alike.
Hours remain 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. A second phase of the relocation will see the Surrey North Service Canada Centre move into the same building on March 16, creating a one-stop hub for passports, Social Insurance Numbers and Employment Insurance services. Officials expect the co-location to reduce average wait times by 20 percent and to make it easier for applicants travelling from Fraser Valley suburbs. For corporate travel planners, the upgrade offers a local alternative to Vancouver’s downtown passport office and should ease last-minute business-travel processing, particularly ahead of the spring conference season.
Travellers who prefer to have their paperwork double-checked before facing the new counter can turn to VisaHQ, whose online platform (https://www.visahq.com/canada/) streamlines Canadian passport and visa applications, provides real-time status updates and organizes courier submissions—saving valuable time for Surrey and Fraser Valley residents alike.
Hours remain 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. A second phase of the relocation will see the Surrey North Service Canada Centre move into the same building on March 16, creating a one-stop hub for passports, Social Insurance Numbers and Employment Insurance services. Officials expect the co-location to reduce average wait times by 20 percent and to make it easier for applicants travelling from Fraser Valley suburbs. For corporate travel planners, the upgrade offers a local alternative to Vancouver’s downtown passport office and should ease last-minute business-travel processing, particularly ahead of the spring conference season.
