Passport Canada Set to Introduce Security-Enhanced Passport
(firmenpresse) - GATINEAU, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/11 -- Passport Canada will start issuing higher-security electronic passports, or ePassports, to Canadians next year. With the ePassport, Canadians will have the option of getting a new, security-enhanced passport that is valid for five years, starting next year, or a 10-year passport, starting in early 2013.
Today, in accordance with the User Fees Act, Passport Canada is unveiling its new fee-for-service proposal to accompany the new 10-year ePassport. Canadians are invited to have their say on this proposal.
As always, Passport Canada is striving to strike the best possible balance between security, service and cost. In fact, the proposed fee for a 10-year ePassport is actually lower, per year of validity, than the fee for the current 5-year passport.
The proposal and all supporting documentation may be found at .
A Canadian passport is the only reliable and universally accepted travel and identification document available to Canadians who want to travel abroad. The more secure ePassport is a document that benefits all Canadians by protecting our national security.
Backgrounder
Adopting the 10-year ePassport is a question of security and convenience. The ePassport is a higher-security travel document that will help Canadians travel abroad with ease. And since it is valid for 10 years, it is also more convenient.
Passport Canada is a cost-recovery organization. It is funded by passport fees, not Canadians' tax dollars. Despite inflation, post-9/11 cost pressures and the need to keep pace with technology, passport fees have not increased in a decade.
Before adjusting its fee structure to support the next generation of passports, Passport Canada must undergo a process prescribed by the User Fees Act. As part of this process, in the spring of 2010, Passport Canada consulted Canadians on ways to improve passport services. This input was used to help craft the fee-for-service proposal that is now available.
Highlights of the fee-for-service proposal:
Passport Canada welcomes Canadians' input on the fee-for-service proposal. An input submission mechanism has been put in place at . Input on the proposal will be accepted from November 10 to 25, 2011.
All input will be considered and the fee-for-service proposal may be adjusted accordingly. Canadians' input will be included in a report that will accompany the fee-for-service proposal when it is tabled in Parliament.
Approximately 95 countries are already issuing higher-security ePassports to their citizens. Many countries have also moved to a 10-year validity period. Both 5- and 10-year validity periods are in line with international standards.
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Media inquiries:
819-934-3837
Public inquiries:
1-800-567-6868
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Datum: 10.11.2011 - 19:00 Uhr
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