Canadian Passports Get Redesigned, Says Immigration Minister

Canadians now would start having a new design on their passports. This is as per Sean Fraser, the minister for Immigration of Canada, and Karina Gould, the minister for Families, Children, and Social Development. This means that Canadians who be applying or renewing their passports would soon be receiving a passport that has a different design.

 

According to the government, redesigning the passport has been in the works since 2013. It is a process that the government does regularly so as to ensure that Canadian passports cannot be easily copied and counterfeited. Redesigning the passport also ensures that the government would be able to add more modernized features that are for security purposes.

 

What’s changed in the new passport?

 

The new Canadian passport now has additional securities that have been designed to ensure that the identities of holders are safe. Fraser has also disclosed that the passport will be having a data page that is made using polycarbonate. Aside from that, the personal information in the passport will be engraved using a laser. This is a significant difference from the old passports of Canada where ink is used to print out the information.

 

These new changes have been added to ensure that information on the passport is actually made to be more durable. These are also there to make sure that it is more resistant to any kind of counterfeiting and tampering.

 

Fraser has also added that the new passport would have a see-through window that is customized, and it would have a secondary image of the holder of the passport. It would also come with a laser image that is variable, and an ink feature that is sensitive to temperature.

 

How does it look?

 

Fraser continued that the new passport of Canada would be showing off the natural heritage of the country. To get to the final design, the team working on it had to do consultations with many different stakeholders. Fraser also explained that even the designs had to be redone completely on a regular basis as this is also a good way to ensure the security of the passport and the information that it holds.

 

Right now, the government of Canada is still transitioning from the current passport to the newly redesigned one. With that, Gould mentioned that this summer, there are some Canadians who may still be receiving the old passports. She also mentioned that this should not worry them because the current passports are still considered to be valid passports and are also secure, though the new version has been made to be even more secure. But the current one should still work well and should still keep passport and personal information safe and secure.

 

 

 

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