This is what I saw when we were there in December. As you ARRIVE, there were free standing machines on the left hand side just before where the people who let you IN to the country have their wickets. On Dec 3rd they were not yet in use (covered in plastic) but it sounds like they are now being used. The description of inserting your passport and having your photo snapped is exactly how these machines work at many airports in North America now.

The BOARDING PASS SCANNERS were in fact being used (unless you were flying Air Canada) and are located at the bottom of the escalators that take you upstairs to pass through security.