Canada unveils new passport design with more security features, nod to King Charles


  • World
  • Thursday, 11 May 2023

The cover and back page of the the newly unveiled Canadian passport featuring a polycarbonate data page and embedded electronic passport chip is seen in a design reproduction on its release in Ottawa Ontario Canada May 10 2023.

The cover and back page of the the newly unveiled Canadian passport, featuring a polycarbonate data page and embedded electronic passport chip, is seen in a design reproduction on its release in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 10, 2023.

(Reuters) - Canada on Wednesday unveiled a new design for passports with advanced security features including a new series with reference to His Majesty King Charles III, as part of a regular upgrade.

The new passport will display a Coat of Arms, making Canada among the first in the Commonwealth to introduce a travel document series that references King Charles III, the IRCC said. It will show the Queen's Coat of Arms as the passport’s creation came before the King approved the new version.

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