Who arranges travel documents when someone is removed from Canada without a valid passport?

CBSA is responsible for arranging removal, and where the person does not have a valid passport or other travel document, CBSA typically works with the relevant foreign government's consulate or embassy to obtain one. The person facing removal is generally required to cooperate in this process — for example, by completing forms, attending an interview at the consulate if requested, or providing identity documents that help establish nationality.

Refusing to cooperate, or being deliberately unhelpful in obtaining travel documents, does not stop removal from eventually proceeding once documents are secured, and it can have its own consequences, including continued detention while the process plays out or a separate finding of non-compliance with the removal order. In some cases, obtaining travel documents from an uncooperative or slow-moving foreign government can be the single biggest factor delaying an otherwise-ready removal.

Anyone in this situation who has a genuine reason they cannot safely approach a particular country's consulate — for example, a fear of persecution connected to that country — should raise it immediately, since it can be directly relevant to how removal is carried out.