DIACC report identifies opportunity for Canadian digital ID providers
The Digital Identification and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) has released its 2025 Annual Impact Report, documenting a year in…
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EU and Canada agree to collaborate on digital ID mutual recognition, pilots
Representatives of the European Union and Canada emerged from the meeting of the EU-Canada Digital Partnership Council on Monday with…
Edmonton police first to to test facial recognition body cams from Axon
Police in Edmonton, Alberta are launching a Proof of Concept to test facial recognition-enabled Body Worn Video (BWV) cameras. A…
Idemia facial recognition goes live for Canadian regional police service
Idemia’s facial recognition technology is now live for police in Ontario’s Halton Region, west of Toronto. The Halton Regional Police…
Meta lobbies Canada’s government to put age assurance at the app store level
Meta is trying to get ahead of the age assurance debate in Canada, with a pitch to the government in…
Calls for chatbot age assurance increase as allegations of self-harm, psychosis grow
A key question facing society is, at what point do we determine that something is a threat to our health…
Canada’s digital trust moment: Understanding the new frontier of identity verification
By Andrew Johnston, Business Development Executive for Giesecke+Devrient Canada’s financial services landscape is under growing pressure to change how it…
Sumsub brings non-doc verification to Canada, joins influential blockchain council
UK firm Sumsub is introducing its non-document-based identity verification product to Canada, according to a release. Eliminating the need to…
DIACC certifies ID verification for legal industry to Canada’s trust framework
There is now a certified option to ensure that client data handling by legal professionals in Canada will respect the…
Idemia PS highlights efficiency of new law enforcement biometrics platform for Canada
Police and other law enforcement organizations in Canada are under constant pressure to complete biometrics collection and biographic data entry…
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