A planned project by the Canada Border Services Agency would see Canadians use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border.

“The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is working to make travel smoother while keeping the border safe. We are putting in place tools and technologies to build the border of the future,” a spokesperson from the agency told The Epoch Times.

On April 16, Public Services and Procurement Canada initiated a $25 million competitive solicitation process to find suppliers to create facial recognition technology for the CBSA. The system would allow travellers crossing the border to match a photo from their electronic passports with selfies taken using their phones.

The CBSA said it wants to evaluate smartphone and mobile facial recognition technology for capabilities like image acquisition, quality, and matching, as well as fraud detection.