Secure, Convenient 10-Year ePassport Available Now
Calgary, July 2, 2013 — Canada’s new and more secure 10-year ePassport is now available to Canadians,
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
The new, 10-year ePassport provides more convenience for Canadians, and facilitates safe, secure travel
which, in turn, helps create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity for Canadians, said Minister
Kenney. The Canadian passport is not only a privilege of citizenship, but a reflection of the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship.
ePassports are the international norm in travel documents. They contain technologically-advanced
features, including an embedded electronic chip, to prevent fraud. The chip stores the same personal
information as that which is recorded on the second page of the passport (except for the signature) as
well as a photo and a digital security feature that proves that the passport was issued by the Government
of Canada. To combat fraud, once the personal information is stored on the chip, it cannot be modified
without invalidating the passport.
For more information and to read the complete News Release, please CLICK HERE.
Thomas Bruce Studio of Photography in the Tampa Bay area is offering our Canadian friends and
residents high quality Canadian Passport Photos in less than 15 minutes. Located at 2227 49th St. N.,
(parking and entrance in the back), they are the Tampa Bay area’s Passport Photo Studio of choice among
all foreign passport requests. Call for an appointment at 727-577-5626.
