Media Advisory - Passport Canada Mobile Passport Unit in Abbotsford

    GATINEAU, QC, April 2 /CNW Telbec/ - Officials from the Passport Canada
Mobile Passport Unit will be in Abbotsford on April 6 to review and accept
completed passport applications.

        Dates:      April 6, 2009
        Location:   Coast Abbotsford Hotel & Suites
                    2020, Sumas Way
                    Abbotsford, BC
        Time:       Noon to 8 p.m.

    The only acceptable methods of fee payment at these clinics will be:
certified cheque, money order (postal or bank) made payable to the "Receiver
General for Canada", VISA, MasterCard and American Express. Payment by cash or
debit will NOT be accepted.
    Passport application forms can be downloaded from the Passport Canada
website and completed by typing in the information. The form can also be
obtained at any Passport Canada office, Service Canada Centre or Canada Post
office.

    For more information, please visit the Passport Canada website at
www.passportcanada.gc.ca or call 1-800-567-6868.

    Passport Canada reminds Canadian citizens to prepare now for any travel
plans to the United States by applying for a passport to enter the United
States under the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI).

    The WHTI is a US law that requires all travellers, including Canadian and
American citizens, to present a valid passport when entering the United States
from within the western hemisphere.

For further information: Media enquiries, (819) 934-3837