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A machine-readable passport (MRP) is a machine-readable travel document (MRTD) with the data on the identity page encoded in optical character recognition format. Many countries began to issue machine-readable travel documents in the 1980s. Most travel passports worldwide are MRPs.
A Canadian passport (French: passeport canadien) is the passport issued to citizens of Canada.It enables the bearer to enter or re-enter Canada freely; travel to and from other countries in accordance with visa requirements; facilitates the process of securing assistance from Canadian consular officials abroad, if necessary; and requests protection for the bearer while abroad.
Departing travellers, regardless of age and nationality, can use the SmartGates if they have an ePassport or machine-readable passport and can independently use the machine. [6] Arriving travellers must meet the following conditions: [7] Be aged 16 or older (or aged 10–15, if an Australian citizen being accompanied by at least 2 adults)
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Document code (identifies the document as a non-passport travel document and to Canadian authorities as a PR card) 1 3-5 3 CAN ISO 3166 Alpha-3 code of Canada 1 6-14 9 PA0123456 Permanent Resident Card number, matches with the small barcode at the top left and the text at the top right [17] 1 15 1 0 Check digit for positions 6-14 1 16 1 <
The Canadian Passport Order is an Order in Council made under the authority of the royal prerogative. [4] First passed in 1981, it has been amended several times. Under the previous Canadian Passport Regulations, which the Order superseded, residents of Canada could obtain a passport by completing an application and sending it in by mail to the Department of External Affairs without having to ...
The first line of a machine-readable zone (which is at the bottom of the page) of the passport contains a letter to denote the type of travel document (which is despite the laissez-passer status, it is "P" for passport), followed by the code normally used for the citizenship of the passport holder (but here: "UNO/UNA" for "United Nations ...
Departing travellers, regardless of age and nationality, can use the SmartGates if they have an ePassport or machine-readable passport and can independently use the machine. [8] Arriving travellers must meet the following conditions: [9] Be aged 16 or older (or aged 10-15, if an Australian citizen being accompanied by at least 2 adults)