Canada's new passport will showcase the country's rich history as part of a security feature, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Friday in Ottawa.
The new e-passport design will include a chip that makes it more secure, but also features iconic images from Canadian history. A news release from the Passport Office says the complexity of the images makes the passport more difficult to counterfeit.
"I suspect we're going to continue to take measures, as we've done with currency, to constantly try to stay ahead of the curve," Baird said.
One of the images to appear on the pages of the new e-passport is the Canadian Prairies. (Passport Office) The 16 new features will add to the aesthetic appeal of the document. Watermarks on the new passport pages will feature artwork including explorer Samuel de Champlain, the builders of the national railway and the North. The passports will also feature quotes from prime ministers Sir John A. MacDonald and Wilfrid Laurier.
It's been more than 10 years since the last redesign, Baird said, calling the passport a ticket to new cultures and new experiences.
As a minister who travels around the world, Baird says he has nearly filled two passports.
The release from the Passport Office says the first batch of e-passports will be issued for five years in select locations during the first quarter of 2013. Both five- and 10- year e-passports will be available everywhere in early summer.
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