The Canadian federal government announced the design of the new Canadian passport on May 10. The Canadian government emphasized that the new version of the passport has the "most advanced" security and anti-counterfeiting features.
The new Canadian passport has several security features, such as the use of polycarbonate data pages. Passport holders' personal details will be laser-engraved rather than ink-printed, making the data pages more durable and less susceptible to tampering and forgery. At the same time, Kinegra is used on the main photo m anti-counterfeiting foil optical technology, a special see-through window with a secondary photo of the passport holder, and also uses variable laser images and temperature-sensitive pigment functions.
In terms of artistic design, the new version of the Canadian passport uses more patterns of the country's natural beauty in four seasons. Among them, the new cover adopts a graphic design with the outline of a maple leaf, which is the first significant change in decades.
But at the same time, the new version of the passport also removes some historical elements in the old version of the passport, such as some important historical figures, the Vimy Ridge Battle Monument, etc. Opposition parties and some institutions expressed dissatisfaction with this. Canadian Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Fraser responded that the design of the new passport has been consulted and consulted with relevant government departments and aboriginal communities.
Since the design of the new version of the passport started long before King Charles III approved the new royal coat of arms, the original royal coat of arms is still retained in the new passport.
The new Canadian passport will begin rolling out later this summer. Canadian officials stated that the old passport is still safe and reliable, and it is recommended that Canadian citizens with valid passports only need to renew their new passports when they are close to the normal renewal date
According to Canadian official data, since the beginning of this year, the number of applications for passports has reached 209,500, and 210,000 passports have been issued.