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.
