British Columbia’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is officially investigating the federal Liberal party’s use of facial recognition technology. Commissioner Michael McEvoy originally hinted at the possibility of such an action […]

CIBC has become the latest major bank to embrace selfie onboarding, announcing a new remote identity verification tool for Canadian customers who want to open new accounts. Headquartered in Toronto, […]

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is tentatively beginning its search for a new biometric identification system, and the organization’s approach speaks to Canada’s more measured approach to biometric technology. […]

The Liberal Party of Canada is facing criticism from privacy advocates for its use of facial recognition during its internal nominations process. The complaints are related to a biometric identity […]

The Canadian Privacy Commissioner has ruled that the RCMP violated the country’s Privacy Act through its use of Clearview AI’s facial recognition system. Commissioner Daniel Therrien has given the RCMP […]

Sterling Backcheck has officially become the newest member of the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC). The company is the Canadian subsidiary of Sterling, and provides a full suite of identity […]

The RCMP is once again facing heavy scrutiny for its questionable use of facial recognition technology. The latest controversy focuses specifically on the organization’s British Columbia Division, which violated the […]

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Simplified Arrival program is making its way to Canada. The service will debut at Toronto Pearson International Airport, before expanding to seven other […]

The Government of Ontario is looking to implement a new digital identity system, and is asking the public to weigh in before it does so. Ontario residents have until February […]

A quartet of Canadian privacy commissioners have completed their investigation into Clearview AI. In doing so, they determined that the company’s collection of biometric data amounts to mass surveillance, and […]