The 10 years reflects how long the passport lasts before requiring a renewal.

Also the CBC article is obviously wrong, because I just renewed my 10 year passport a few days ago for $160, so it’s a much bigger increase than 2.7%.

Just to clarify that it’s the increase that’s $5.

For example, for those applying within Canada, the price of a five-year passport would rise to $123.24 and the cost of a 10 year passport would increase to $164.32. For those who apply from outside Canada, a 10-year passport would cost $267.02.

However, in an impact statementaccompanying the move, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says that’s just the first step.

“The passport program’s base fee structure alone can no longer support the cost of program operations,” the department wrote. "Since the last time inflation was accounted for in program fees, the CPI increased by 14.5 per cent, leading to expenditures outpacing revenues by approximately $121 million in fiscal year 2024-25.

I remember when a passport was $35 and you could walk into a passport office with no appointment and walk out 15 minutes later, with the passport arriving at your home within 2 weeks.

The service has not kept track with inflation either.

Ya it would be one thing if we lived in a multi country area like the eu but of your npt going south you can’t make use of it without the trip already costing hundreds if not thousands

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