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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
That's also a fair point, sure. I don't know what the administrative costs would be. I mean, processing an application probably shouldn't cost that much, one would think, but in terms of managing the entire system does it somehow directly fund border operations, passport scanners, etc? That starts making a big difference quickly.
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They used to be done roughly on a cost recovery model where each passport's all-in cost (including administration) was roughly in line with the ~$80 fee they charged. But in 2013 they increased the fees significantly with the extra funds going to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Part of the idea of that was with 10-year passports, there would be reduced annual demand, but some fixed yearly costs would remain so they needed to increase the cost to compensate.