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Canada’s new and more secure 10-year ePassport is now available to Canadians.

MP Bev Shipley’s constituency offices in Strathroy and Wallaceburg have passport applications available and will send out your completed application for you on Friday, before noon.

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.

The new ePassport features iconic images that celebrate our history and culture, such as:

• Robert Harris’s painting of the Fathers of Confederation;
• a depiction of the last spike completing the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885;
• a picture of Pier 21 in Halifax – one of the most significant ports of entry for newly-arrived immigrants between 1928 and 1971, and now a National Historic Site.

ePassports are the international norm in travel documents. They contain technologically-advanced features, including an embedded electronic chip, to prevent fraud and identity theft.
The new 10-year passport provides better value for money for Canadians, as it costs less per year than the previous cost of a 5-year passport. (new five-year passport has an increased price-$120 and the new 10-year passport costs $160).

Our Government remains focused on four priorities, as outlined by the Prime Minister, that Canadians care most about: their families, the safety of our streets and communities, their pride in being a citizen of this country, and their personal financial security.