Canadian Passport Order (SI/81-86)

4 (1) Subject to this Order, any person who is a Canadian citizen under the Act may be issued a passport.

(2) No passport shall be issued to a person who is not a Canadian citizen under the Act.

(3) Nothing in this Order in any manner limits or affects Her Majesty in right of Canada’s royal prerogative over passports.

(4) The royal prerogative over passports can be exercised on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada by

• (a) the Governor in Council;

• (b) the Minister; or

• (c) the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness for the purposes of section 10.1, subsections 10.2(2), 10.3(2) and 10.4(2), section 10.5, subsection 11.1(2) and sections 11.3 and 11.31.