Features of the Canadian passport Passport Canada is committed to providing Canadians with documents and services that are internationally respected. The security features of the Canadian passport that has been issued domestically since 2002 and at all Canadian Government offices passport-issuing offices since April 2006 have been enhanced, thereby making it extremely difficult to alter or forge it and reflecting our commitment to meeting the highest security standards in the world. The covering of the booklet bears an updated version of the familiar gold Canada Coat of Arms. The personal information page identifying the bearer includes: | (1) | Digital photo
The bearer's photo is digitally printed
and embedded into the page.
| (4) | "Ghost" photo
A reproduction of the bearer's photo appears only under ultraviolet light.
| | (2) | Holograms
The new passport includes a series of holographic images called a "crystagram". These are embossed on the secure information page. When the booklet is tilted, they appear to move across the page.
| (5) | Digitally-printed information
The personal data and signature of the bearer are digitally printed and embedded in the page and cannot be removed or erased.
| | (3) | Special ink
New "optically variable ink" that changes colour under different lighting is used.
| (6) | Machine-readable zone
The last two lines at the bottom of the page form the machine-readable zone, which repeats the bearer's personal information and passport details in a special format.
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