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Originally Posted by ken0042

For adults applying in Canada, the proposed fee for a 5-year ePassport will be $120, and the proposed fee for a 10-year ePassport will be $160. The 10-year ePassport will actually cost Canadians less per year of validity than the current non-electronic 5-year passport.

Thats a proposal. My wife suspects, along with other front line Passport Canada employees, that the 10 year fee will be higher. Passport Canada is one of the few government agencies that operates totally on revenues obtained through the sale of passports. They are not subsidized by general government revenues. Why would Passport Canada deliberately reduce their revenues, by selling a 10 year (and more expensive passport to produce) for $160, causing them to operate in the red?