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Source: Passport Canada

Duties of a guarantor

Your guarantor must perform the following tasks free of charge:

1. Complete and sign the "Declaration of Guarantor" section.
2. Write, "I certify this to be a true likeness of (either your name or your child's name)" on the back of one of the passport photos and sign.
3. If applicable, sign and date a copy of each document to support your identity.

Eligible guarantors

Your guarantor must:

1. Hold a five-year Canadian passport that is valid* or has been expired for no more than one year, on the day you submit your application;
2. Have known you personally for at least two (2) years.
   In the case of a child, have known you (parent or legal guardian) personally for at least two (2) years and have knowledge of the child;
3. Be a Canadian citizen 18 years of age or older;
4. Have been 16 years of age or older when he or she applied for his or her own passport;
5. Provide the requested information contained in his or her passport;
6. Be accessible to Passport Canada for verification;
7. Reside in Canada, in the United States or in any of the areas where submission of the "in Canada and in the USA" application form is authorized, e.g.: Bermuda. It is not necessary that the guarantor reside in the same country as the applicant.

In cases where provincial family services have placed a child for adoption with a family, the Provincial Director of Family Services, the Director of the Family Services Agency or the Director of the Incorporated Institution (in Quebec) may also sign as guarantor until the adoption is final (probationary adoption).

A family member or any individual residing at your address may be your guarantor provided he or she meets the specified requirements. Please note however that if you are the parent or legal guardian applying for a passport for your child, you cannot act as guarantor.

SOURCE: http://www.ppt.gc.ca/index.aspx?lang=eng