{"id":1079,"date":"2023-05-09T20:14:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/constoronto.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/passaporti-e-carte-didentita\/servizio-70-plus\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:58:53","slug":"servizio-70-plus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/constoronto.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/passaporti-e-carte-didentita\/servizio-70-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Plus Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On November 7, 2022, the Consulate General of Toronto launched a telephone appointment booking service for issuing passport intended for people 75 years of age and older.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;75 Plus&#8221; initiative met with considerable success. Therefore, after a Christmas break, the Consulate General announced in January 2023 that\u00a0 the telephone service for booking appointments for passport issuance\u00a0 will be dedicated to <strong>Italian nationals aged 70 and older<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Find below all the information needed to access the service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201c70 PLUS\u201d Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it, who can call?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a <strong>dedicated telephone line for Italian nationals aged 70 and above<\/strong>, <strong>registered with AIRE <\/strong>in the jurisdiction of this Consulate and in need of an appointment for a new Italian <strong>passport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What number to call and when?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(+1) 437-522-2402 every Monday from 11.00am to 12.00pm, with some exceptions indicated below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A consular employee will perform the necessary checks and will give an appointment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PLEASE, NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If Monday coincides with a Bank Holiday or an Italian Holiday<\/strong>, on the previous Monday we will assign appointments for the two following Fridays.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Service will be suspended from April 13 to April 17, 2026 (due to a mandatory technical intervention carried out by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs).\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Calendar March 23 \u2013 October 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, March 23 for appointments Friday, March 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, March 30 for appointments Friday, April 3 and Friday, April 10<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended on <u>April 6<\/u>, Easter Monday, the Consulate&#8217;s closing day.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended <u>from April 13 to April 17 due to an extraordinary centralized technical intervention<\/u> (operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) on the Consulate General&#8217;s IT systems.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Call on Monday, April 20th for appointments on Friday, April 24th.<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, April 27th for appointments on Friday, May 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, May 4th for appointments on Friday, May 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, May 11th for appointments on Friday, May 15th and Friday, May 22nd.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended on <u>May 18th<\/u>, Victoria Day, when the Consulate is closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Call on Monday, May 25th for appointments on Friday, May 29th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, June 1st for appointments on Friday, June 5th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, June 8th for appointments on Friday, June 12th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, June 15th for appointments on Friday, June 19th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, June 22nd for appointments on Friday, June 26th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, June 29th for appointments on Friday, July 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, July 6th for appointments on Friday, July 10th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, July 13th for appointments on Friday, July 17th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, July 20th for appointments on Friday, July 25th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, July 27th for appointments on Friday, July 31st and Friday, August 7th<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended on <u>August 3rd<\/u>, Civic Holiday, the day the Consulate is closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Call on Monday, August 10th for appointments on Friday, August 14th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, August 17th for appointments on Friday, August 21st<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, August 24th for appointments on Friday, August 28th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, August 31st for appointments on Friday, September 4th and Friday, September 11th<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended on <u>September 7th<\/u>, Labor Day, when the Consulate is closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Call on Monday, September 14th for appointments on Friday, September 18th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, September 21st for appointments on Friday, September 25th<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, September 28th for appointments on Friday, October 2nd<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, October 5th for appointments on Friday, October 9th and Friday, October 16th<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Service suspended on <u>October 12th<\/u>, Thanksgiving Day, when the Consulate is closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Call on Monday, October 19th for appointments on Friday, October 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>Call on Monday, October 26th for appointments on Friday, October 30th.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A new calendar for November 2026 &#8211; June 2027 will be made available on this website by the end of October 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On November 7, 2022, the Consulate General of Toronto launched a telephone appointment booking service for issuing passport intended for people 75 years of age and older. 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