Loading ...Canada’s Liberal government moves forward with plans for digital ID system
The Department of Social Development hired outside consultants to provide expertise in creating a centralized, ‘single sign-in portal’ to replace about 60 different systems.
While the department for now says that such a digital ID system would not be mandatory but “voluntary,” it noted that it is moving toward a centralized, “single sign-in portal” that would replace about 60 different systems.
Canada’s Privy Council research from 2023 noted that there is strong public resistance to the use of digital IDs to access government services.