UPDATE 24 JULY 2010: 
MAYBE MY (AND OTHERS') COMPLAINT HAD EFFECT: 

AS OF 1ST FEB 2010, PASSPORT CANADA DOES NOT REQUIRE ANYMORE
CANADIAN CITIZENS LIVING IN CANADA TO HAVE A GUARANTOR HAVING 
ONE OF THE JOBS REQUIRED IN THEIR OLD LIST, SO THE LIST WAS 
TAKEN OUT FOR CANADIANS LIVING IN CANADA! 
(SEE http://www.ppt.gc.ca/articles/20100122.aspx?lang=eng)

BUT I FOUNd OUT THAT THE JOB LIST STILL EXISTS AND IS SHORTER 
FOR CANADIANS LIVING ABROAD, SO THAT I CONTINUE TO CONTEST IT 
AND I INVITE OTHER CANADIANS (LIVING ABROAD OR IN CANADA) TO 
DO THE SAME UNTIL THEY RETRACT IT TOTALLY! 

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To: Elinor Caplan 
To: The Honored Minister                                                         
                                                 Date: [DATE HERE]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Jean Edmonds Tower South
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 1L1
 
 
[Your Name & 
Address Here]
 
 
Dear Honored Minister, 
 
I am a new proudly Canadian. 
 
For sure my arrival to my new country Canada in 1997 and my recent Canadian 
citizenship and passport are extremely important moments of my life. Thank you, 
Canada! And thank you, the honored Minister in charge, for such a great 
receiving to Canada and to the great Canadian family! 
 
I didn’t have any problem in receiving my Canadian passport, I strictly followed 
all the rules for applying for my passport, and now as a Canadian I observed and 
wanted to let you know one of the requirements I considered a little strange. 
 
I refer to the Declaration of the Guarantor in the Passport Application form. 
Although I understand the necessity for a Canadian citizen who must guarantee 
for the applying person, I don’t understand at all why it should be included 
only in one of the professional groups provided in that list. I consider this 
rule (e.g. being a member of one of those groups) a double offense: 
 
First for the new Canadian applying for the passport: We just learned from “A 
Look to Canada” that “Canadians are equal in rights”, one of them being “To 
apply for a Canadian passport”, but to apply for the passport we just found that 
some of the permanent residents who don’t know any people in those categories 
(yes, it might happen) practically have no right to get a passport. 
 
Secondly I consider that list an offense to the rest of the Canadians (potential 
guarantors) having another professions excepted from than list, some of them 
well educated and serving Canada as well through their knowledge and their 
professions. For example I didn’t see computer programmers in that list (and we 
all know that our country is gaining a lot from those people educated and with 
experience in their origin countries, now Canadians as well). I didn’t see there 
researchers, Ph.D’s, athletes, aviators, etc, etc (there are a lot of 
professions that I don’t think should be neglected if such a list should be 
imposed – but I consider it should not). 
 
Hopefully I didn’t take you much time with my simple enquiry, but as a new 
Canadian I wanted to take part with my rights and responsibilities to the big 
family I just got in. 
 
I tried to find an address on the net of the Department of Foreign Affairs 
and/or The Passport Office, but I didn’t find one (I just found an email 
enqserv@dfait-maeci.gc.ca of the Enquires Centre where I’ll send a copy of my 
concern as well). 
 
Best wishes, 
 
A new Canadian
[Your name here]