nostr:npub1xtarqpp8szh3emv6fuy3qxtkl0eer9a0snf9kttxkkavt7nlrx7sd9wd29 Aside from passports, there's no national ID system in Canada. The ID that people carry are usually issued by each province & they're usually driver's licenses (or provincial photo ID cards for those without a driver's license).
Some provinces like British Columbia allow people to login to gov't services with their BC ID credentials.
There is limited support using bank creds as a "sign-in partner" to login to some federal gov't services.
Overall, it's pretty disjointed atm...
nostr:npub1h2nsqts7l467nrvvdr343530pgm8ug6np5udfwlnwcet5alm5aqqyznx0j That seems like an issue that’s going to need solving before going online for everything. I don’t see how you can do online passport services when you don’t have a reliable ID system.
I’m a fan of the idea of a government digital ID. Some commercial services/apps implement it for a “blue check”-like system. The local classifieds app does to indicate which users are at least real humans for example.
The #Canadian federal government announces that they're pivoting to being "digital first" and "digital by design".
The newly appointed Citizens' Services minister, Terry Beech pointed out that being digital first doesn't mean there won't be in-person services but people can get services completely online.
He said that in the near future Canadians wouldn't need to go to the Passport Office to get their passports renewed.
#Canada #Fedgov #DigitalFirst #govtech
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-services-online-ai-1.6927199
nostr:npub1h2nsqts7l467nrvvdr343530pgm8ug6np5udfwlnwcet5alm5aqqyznx0j Do you have a digital ID system in Canada? I’m wondering how many countries have systems like we have in Denmark and Sweden. The government and banks partnered to create an identity provider that we use to sign into everything.