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By 2.7%. That’s the really rather important detail that they decided not to include in the headline.
It’s about $5 every 10 years. If you can afford to travel abroad in the first place, you’ll be fine.
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.
Jesus wept, I didn’t think reading comprehension had gotten that bad.
Yes, this clarification is correct. I meant that the increase amounts to an extra five dollars when you renew your passport once every ten years.
God damn, you’d think people could put that together from context.
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
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%.
It’s going up to 164 for a 10 year within Canada, 260 something from outside Canada. $164/$160 != “a much bigger increase than 2.7%”. God I wish people could read sometimes.
Not a productive comment. Could have just pointed it out.
More or less productive than not reading the article and then commenting blatantly incorrect statements while leading with “the article is wrong”?
Like if you didn’t read it that’s fine, but then why comment? And why comment on the facts of the article? The $160 number and $260 number are in the same sentence, how do you read one and not the other?
It’s even one thing to be wrong, but to be wrong and confidently assert that the article is wrong? Just wild behavior imo.
Greedy capitalist socialist regime
Are you having a stroke? Please call 911.
