Consent letter for children travelling abroad.
A branded letter you fill in and print — or save as a PDF — to sign. It follows the fields of the recommended Global Affairs Canada template. You supply every fact. You remain the author.
Consent letter for a child travelling abroad
Who is signing this letter?
Global Affairs Canada describes this as any parent or person with decision-making responsibility who is not travelling with the child. You name the people. This page does not decide who that is.
Child identity
The government template asks for name, date and place of birth, and passport particulars. The interactive PDF also has birth-certificate fields. Include what you have. A blank is a blank — this tool does not invent identity documents.
How is the child travelling, and where?
The template asks whether the child travels alone or with an accompanying adult, the destination country or countries, optional stay details, and the dates of departure from and return to Canada.
Accompanying adult
Preview — print or save as PDF to sign
Signature and witness lines stay blank. You sign on paper. Repmyself.ca does not witness or notarize.
Prepared with the free consent-letter tool at repmyself.ca/consent-letter-children-travelling-abroad
This letter is authored by the person who filled it in. It is not legal advice. Canadian law does not require this letter for a child to leave Canada. Repmyself.ca is not a law firm, does not witness or notarize, and using it does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Operated by The Family Law Assistant Inc.
Your entries stay in this browser. They are kept for 24 hours so a refresh doesn’t lose them, on this device and browser only, and “Clear and start again” removes them immediately. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account.
A letter that follows the government template. Not a Canadian exit document.
Global Affairs Canada publishes a recommended consent letter for children travelling outside Canada. This page fills a Repmyself.ca letter that uses those fields. It is not the government form, and it does not carry the Canada wordmark or coat of arms.
As information, not advice: Canadian law does not require this letter for a child to leave Canada. Destination countries and border officials may ask for one. Airline agents may ask for one. Global Affairs Canada recommends that children travelling outside Canada without one or both parents or legal guardians carry a signed letter. Whether a particular trip needs one is not a question this page answers.
The official pages and files, checked 28 August 2026: the consent-letter guide, the same guide at travel.gc.ca/letter, the interactive PDF template, and the printable Word template (2026).
Witnessing or notarization is commonly requested. Any adult who has reached the age of majority may witness a signature; Global Affairs Canada notes that a notary public is often preferred. Repmyself.ca does not witness or notarize. You remain the author of whatever you print and sign.
What this tool does, and what it doesn’t
It puts the facts you type onto a branded letter that follows the government template’s fields. Being specific about the rest:
- You supply every fact. Names, documents, dates, destinations. A missing required field is flagged. Nothing else is inferred.
- It does not say whether a letter is needed for your trip, who must sign, or whether a court order changes that.
- It does not witness or notarize. Signature and witness lines are blank on purpose.
- It is not the official Government of Canada form and does not reproduce the Canada wordmark or coat of arms.
A financial statement is a different document, used in family-court filings about support, property or parenting — see family-court financial statements if that is the next piece of paper you are looking at.
Frequently asked
Does Canadian law require a consent letter for a child to leave Canada?
No. Global Affairs Canada states that a consent letter is not legally required in Canada. Destination countries, airline agents and border officials may still ask for one, and Global Affairs Canada recommends that children travelling outside Canada without one or both parents or legal guardians carry a signed letter.
Is this the official Government of Canada letter?
No. This is a Repmyself.ca letter that follows the fields of the recommended Global Affairs Canada template. It does not carry the Canada wordmark or coat of arms. The official interactive PDF and printable Word template remain on travel.gc.ca.
Does Repmyself.ca witness or notarize the letter?
No. You print or save the letter and sign it yourself. Global Affairs Canada notes that any adult may witness the signing and that a notary public is commonly requested. Repmyself.ca does not witness or notarize. You remain the author.
Does anything I type get sent anywhere?
No. The letter runs entirely in your browser. There is no account and nothing is uploaded. Your entries are kept in this browser for 24 hours so a refresh doesn’t lose them, on this device only, and you can clear them at any time.