Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Year: 2021
Month: August
Request Number: 2A-2021-44362
Request Summary: Regarding the "ePassport Next Generation" IRCC Project (see: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/departmental-plan-2020-2021/status-report-on-transformational-major-crown-projects.html). 1. Memos, executive summaries and reports in relation to the ePassport NG project pertaining to the introduction of the next generation of Canadian travel documents. 2. Any documents that would answer the following questions: a. Will the new passports have a polycarbonate biodata page or will it be paper/inkjet? b. Will there be a redesign of the passport cover or interior pages? c. Is there an approximate month/year that we will start distributing the new passport generation? d. Will we first deplete our stock of current booklets before switching to issuing the new generation? 3. Exclude classified documents that are ¿need to know¿ from the above.
Disposition: Disclosed in part
Number of pages: 28