My sister asked me to delegate this question.
They immigrated to Canada in 2009 when their child was 2 years old,. 5 years later all of their family became Canadian citizens including the child.
Now they are trying to get a passport for their child for the first time. Since child's birth certificate is not in English, the passport office is requiring a certified translation (that is what is written in government's website).
The problem is ATIO (ON), ATIA(AB), STIBC(BC), ATIM(MB), CTINB(NB), ATINS (NS), ATIS(SK) NONE OF THESE have a certified translator member from that language. It is not a situation that passport Canada rejecting her application already few times on the grounds of her not providing a certified translation.
I am thinking isn't this a constitutional rights issue? Shouldn't every citizen have a right to have a passport (right of free movement etc.)? And shouldn't state guarantee means of this constitutional right (if it is in fact a right) execution?
Turns out that poor child cannot travel for the next few years until she can get an adult passport. Very sad situation and I am not sure whom to ask for help.
They immigrated to Canada in 2009 when their child was 2 years old,. 5 years later all of their family became Canadian citizens including the child.
Now they are trying to get a passport for their child for the first time. Since child's birth certificate is not in English, the passport office is requiring a certified translation (that is what is written in government's website).
The problem is ATIO (ON), ATIA(AB), STIBC(BC), ATIM(MB), CTINB(NB), ATINS (NS), ATIS(SK) NONE OF THESE have a certified translator member from that language. It is not a situation that passport Canada rejecting her application already few times on the grounds of her not providing a certified translation.
I am thinking isn't this a constitutional rights issue? Shouldn't every citizen have a right to have a passport (right of free movement etc.)? And shouldn't state guarantee means of this constitutional right (if it is in fact a right) execution?
Turns out that poor child cannot travel for the next few years until she can get an adult passport. Very sad situation and I am not sure whom to ask for help.