on a trip and you have 1, or 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, or 7, or 8, or 9, or 10, or 11 months left before your Canadian Passport is no longer valid, YOU ARE PERFECTLY SAFE. It would be a different story if you are trying to renew the passport on the day of the DATE OF EXPIRY. SO, example 1: Your passport expiry date is DEC 17 2013. This means that ideally you should show up with the necessary forms and photo at the passport office in your city, a little ahead of DEC 17 2013, like one week, or one month. ITS UP TO YOU. No problem either way. DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY. example 2: Your Passport expirty date is DEC 2013 (without an exact date) This means that you've got to show up with the necessary papers and photo at the passport office in your city, a little ahead of DEC 2013. Like few days before Decemeber, or one month ahead. ITS UP TO YOU. No problem either way. DONT WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER 30. MORAL OF THIS STORY. Do not procastinate, and put off renewing your passport on the last day. Everyone please make time to do the renewing a little ahead of the time it expires and you will be fine. In Canada, if you renew your passport a little ahead of the DATE OF EXPIRY, you fill out a simple renewing form, but if you are trying to