Wow! I was just interrogated over the telephone by the Canadian Passport office because I was asked to be a reference for a friend who is reapplying for a passport. We have a new requirement (that doesn't appear to be on the website) that you must have two references in Canada that are not family members. I have been listed as a reference before but never been called so it was quite a surprise to get the call this time. Even though she was applying in a different province, the interviewer asked me to describe her (I hadn't seen her for a long while before) and to describe where and how we met.

It was a little surreal. In fact, I felt like I was in the interview scene for the movie "Green Card" but I wasn't being interviewed about a spouse...

Good luck E! I hope that I answered all of the questions correctly...