Monthly Archives: September 2025

Spotlight on Autocorp.ai

1. What is the mission and vision of Autocorp.ai?

Our mission is to modernize the car-buying experience by building digital tools that put transparency, trust, and efficiency first. We envision a future where automotive retail is fully digital, seamless, and secure — empowering dealerships to sell smarter and customers to buy with confidence.

2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?

Trust is the currency of digital commerce. In automotive, where vehicles are high-value assets, fraud has surged — with identity fraud making up over 75% of fraudulent applications in Canada. For existing markets, strong ID verification prevents costly theft and financial loss. For emerging markets, it lays the foundation for safe digital transactions, unlocking growth and inclusion by making financing and ownership accessible to more people.

3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does your organization address challenges associated with this transformation?

Digital trust will accelerate financing, reduce fraud-related losses, and expand access to credit globally. In Canada alone, automotive fraud rose 54% year-over-year – a clear signal that transformation is needed. Our solution, AVA™ ID, leverages AI, biometrics, and OCR to verify identities in seconds while ensuring compliance with KYC and AML regulations. This helps dealerships and lenders eliminate inefficiencies, cut losses, and create safer digital ecosystems that power sustainable economic growth.

4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?

Canada is uniquely positioned to lead – combining strong financial institutions, progressive regulatory frameworks, and advanced data security expertise. By innovating in industries like automotive, Canada can export proven models of secure digital identity verification to global markets, setting the standard for how high-value transactions should be protected.

5. Why did your organization join the DIACC?

We joined the DIACC because digital trust is bigger than any one company. It requires collaboration across industries, regulators, and innovators. By being part of DIACC, we ensure that the automotive sector’s needs are represented while contributing to the creation of national standards that build confidence for consumers and businesses alike.

6. What else should we know about your organization?

Autocorp.ai is Canada’s first fintech to bring No-Impact Credit Checks, real-time Trade-in Valuations, and Fraud-Proof Test Drives into a unified digital retail suite. Our tools are already helping dealerships increase conversion by 35%, revenue by 28%, and lead generation by 55%. More than just software, we’re building the digital infrastructure that ensures every automotive transaction – from credit pre-approval to keys-in-hand – is safe, fast, and customer-first.

Supporting Canada’s Buy Canadian Mandate While Balancing Global Collaboration

September 24, 2025

In a world of increasing economic uncertainty and shifting global supply chains, prioritizing Canadian talent, goods, and innovation sends a clear message of support for workers, businesses, and communities across the country. At the same time, Canada’s continued openness to fair international collaboration and competition will remain essential for ensuring that Canadian businesses remain innovative, globally competitive, and resilient.

DIACC and its members have worked for over a decade to advance digital trust as a cornerstone of a strong and inclusive digital economy. Secure, verifiable credentials and trusted digital identity can help Canadian businesses demonstrate compliance, access new markets, and participate confidently in both domestic and international supply chains.

DIACC stands ready to partner with governments, industries, and communities to ensure that Buy Canadian measures are implemented in a way that protects and empowers Canadian workers while maintaining the interoperability and global connections that sustain innovation and economic growth. 

Together, we can strengthen Canada’s economy, uphold fairness, and position Canadian solutions to thrive on the world stage.

Joni Brennan
President, DIACC

Recognizing British Columbia’s Leadership in Connected, People-Centred Services

September 23, 2025

DIACC is proud to recognize British Columbia’s leadership as it launches Connected Services BC, a bold step toward creating simpler, more secure, and more responsive government services for people and businesses.

B.C. has long been a founding member of DIACC and a digital pioneer, consistently demonstrating vision and determination in solving complex digital challenges to better serve its people and businesses. The creation of Connected Services BC, which brings together IM/IT branches and the Office of the Chief Information Officer, continues the tradition of innovation and collaboration.

By uniting teams and platforms under one umbrella, B.C. is moving toward a single, reliable “front door” for citizens and companies online. Features such as single-entry information, shared systems, and coordinated service delivery are essential for building digital trust, a cornerstone of the DIACC’s mission. Verified digital credentials and secure data sharing will help ensure services are efficient, privacy-respecting, and designed around real-world needs.

As Connected Services BC takes shape, DIACC looks forward to working alongside B.C. to advance a secure, interoperable digital trust ecosystem that empowers British Columbians, strengthens businesses, and fuels innovation throughout the province and Canada.

Joni Brennan
President, DIACC

The DIACC Releases its PCTF Legal Professionals Profile Final Recommendation V1.1

Canada’s digital trust leader, the DIACC, releases its Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF) Legal Professionals Profile Final Recommendation V1.1 – the first industry-focused PCTF profile –  signalling its ready for inclusion in their Certification Program.

Why is the PCTF Legal Professionals Profile important?
The Legal Professionals Profile establishes Conformance Criteria that enable lawyers and their agents to perform client identity verification in a standardized and auditable way. By aligning with national rules and legal sector priorities, the Profile ensures that trusted processes produce consistent, reliable, and repeatable results when verifying a client’s identity.

What problems does the PCTF Legal Professionals Profile solve?
The Legal Professionals Profile addresses growing challenges in the legal sector around verifying clients in a digital-first environment. It reduces risk and variability by ensuring that when lawyers use third-party agents, those agents meet minimum assurance criteria. It also clarifies expectations for service providers, helping them avoid duplication of effort and misalignment with law society requirements. By bridging the gap between practice and regulation, the Profile strengthens trust, reduces compliance burdens, and supports innovation in how legal services are delivered.

Who does the PCTF Legal Professionals Profile help?

  • Law societies & lawyers: Gain confidence that identity verification services are compliant and trustworthy.
  • Verification service providers & agents: Have clear standards to demonstrate conformance and build market credibility.
  • Clients & regulators: Benefit from increased assurance, consistency, and protection when engaging with digital legal services.

Download the Profile here.

Recognizing Ontario’s Commitment to Building a Unified Canadian Workforce

September 17, 2025

In a time of economic uncertainty, global competition, and pressing labour shortages, Ontario’s “As of Right” initiative is a crucial step toward unlocking opportunities, enabling skilled professionals, including architects, engineers, geoscientists, and electricians, to contribute more quickly and effectively. This approach has the potential to protect workers, support employers, and help deliver critical nation-building projects without unnecessary delay.

For more than a decade, DIACC and its members have advanced digital trust and identity verification as essential enablers of labour mobility, economic resilience, and innovation across Canada. For example, a verified digital credential can enable an electrician licensed in New Brunswick to securely prove their qualifications to an Ontario regulator in minutes, rather than waiting months, allowing them to begin work on essential infrastructure projects without unnecessary red tape or risk. Ontario’s action aligns with this shared vision, and we look forward to seeing the positive impact as these measures are implemented.

DIACC remains committed to being a strong partner to Ontario, its people, and its businesses. Working alongside governments, industry leaders, and communities across the country, we will continue to advance a secure, interoperable digital trust ecosystem that ensures every Canadian’s credentials and contributions are recognized seamlessly, supporting productivity, innovation, and prosperity from coast to coast to coast.

Joni Brennan
President, DIACC

DIACC Welcomes New and Returning Directors to Board Following AGM

Toronto, ON – September 11, 2025: – The Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) is pleased to announce the election and re-election of several distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors following the Annual General Meeting held in June 2025.

The DIACC Board plays a critical role in guiding the organization’s mission to unlock the full potential of digital identity and trust frameworks for the benefit of all Canadians. This year’s appointments bring together expertise from across government, technology, finance, telecommunications, and the innovation sector.

The following directors were elected and re-elected to the Board:

  • Jillian CarruthersAssistant Deputy Minister & Chief Technology Officer, Government of British Columbia
  • Giselle D’PaivaPartner, Deloitte Canada
  • Dalia HusseinVice President, Platform Engineering Excellence, TELUS
  • Jonathan KellyAssistant Deputy Minister, Partnerships and Government Digital Strategies, Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique, Québec
  • Patrick MandicCEO, Mavennet Systems Inc.
  • CJ RitchieIndependent Executive and Advisor, Independent Consulting EY

These directors bring a breadth of experience spanning digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, trusted identity solutions, and technology governance, ensuring that DIACC continues to lead Canada’s digital trust ecosystem with strength and vision.

Joni Brennan, President, DIACC:
“We are thrilled to welcome these outstanding leaders to our Board. Their diverse expertise and commitment to advancing digital trust will help DIACC continue to deliver real impact for Canadians and our economy.”

Jillian Carruthers, Assistant Deputy Minister & Chief Technology Officer, Government of British Columbia:
“As a public servant, I’m honoured to join the DIACC Board to help advance a safer, more trusted digital ecosystem—where people can confidently engage, knowing security, privacy, and inclusion are built in from the start.”

Patrick Mandic, CEO, Mavennet Systems Inc.:
“Being elected as a DIACC director is a great honour. As the global socio‑political order shifts and digital fraud rises alongside rapid advances in AI, building secure rails of digital trust has never been more critical for Canada. I’m excited to help guide DIACC’s vital mission forward and contribute to its success.”

DIACC also extends sincere thanks to Andre Boysen for his long-standing contributions to the organization and the broader community. His leadership and insights have been instrumental in advancing DIACC’s mission over many years.

Dave Nikolejsin, DIACC Board Chair
“On behalf of the Board and membership, we welcome the new and returning Directors and wholeheartedly thank Andre for his dedication and service during his time on the Board. His efforts helped shape the foundation of DIACC’s achievements today.”

As Canada continues to face evolving challenges in digital trust, identity, cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and interoperability, the leadership of DIACC’s Board of Directors will be crucial in fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors to develop trusted solutions that work for all Canadians.

The following elected and re-elected Directors will continue their leadership alongside the full Board listed below.

  • DIACC Board Chair: Dave Nikolejsin, Strategic Advisor with McCarthy Tetrault
  • DIACC Board Vice-Chair: Jonathan Cipryk, Vice President of Canadian Technology Functions, Manulife
  • Manish Agarwal, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Government of Ontario
  • Mike Cook, CEO, Identos
  • Balraj Dhillon, General Manager of Product Platforms and Channels, Canada Post
  • Erin Hardy, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, Service New Brunswick
  • Jonathan Kelly, Assistant Deputy Minister for Partnerships and Government Digital Strategies, Province of Quebec
  • Karan Puri, Associate Vice President, TD Bank
  • Pierre Roberge, Independent

About DIACC
The Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) is a non-profit coalition of public and private sector leaders committed to advancing a robust, secure, and user-centric digital identity ecosystem. Through collaboration, innovation, and adoption of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF), DIACC works to unlock opportunities for individuals, businesses, and governments in Canada and beyond.

Media Contact:
Joni Brennan
President
Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC)
communications@diacc.ca