Status:  Other Mobile Activity

Short Description:  Late 2021 Ontario will begin introducing digital ID – a new, electronic government-issued ID that lets people and businesses prove who they are online.

Resources:

State’s Web Page:   Ontario’s digital ID plan

Significant State References or Resources

• Ontario Seeks Public Input to Help Shape Digital ID Program

Recent/Relevant News: 

• Canada Quietly Announces Plans for Digital ID Program, August 15, 2022
• Ontario looking to introduce digital ID program, seeking public input
• Ontario Digital ID, Update, Privacy & Access Council of Canada, Mar 15, 2021
• Ontario prepares to launch digital ID program and here’s how it works