Canadians will be able to upload the necessary documents and passport photo on a secure government website.
Starting in the fall, Canadians with simple passport renewals will be able to apply online and upload the necessary documents and passport photo on a secure government website, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said.
The digital option is a result of the lessons learned last year when the department was swamped with passport applications, which led to long lines and even longer waits for people to get their documents, Social Development Minister Karina Gould said. The vast majority of applications the government receives are for new passports, but the minister said she expects a surge in passport renewals over the next year, as the first 10-year passports issued in 2013 are set to expire. It's impossible for people to know when they apply whether they will get the current version of the passport or the new one, Gould said.
The new designs are more colourful and generic, replacing eminent Canadians with faceless figures working and playing in natural Canadian landscapes.
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