Every year about 55,000 Canadian Passports are lost/stolen. In an effort to reduce fraud and bring Canada up to the standard of other G8 countries. Canadian passports are going to have an electronic chip card. New passports will have a 5 or 10 year renewal option for adults. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/101026/national/electronic_passport

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