DIACC members produce papers, research, and concepts to inform business, legal, and technical audiences around economic focused and impactful digital identification issues. Papers may be forward looking or may analyze a past perspective. Research is Canadian principled with international value. Projects learn fast, test viability, identify impacts and regulatory considerations.
Guidance on the Acceptable Use of Biometrics – DIACC Special Interest Group Insights
In the fall of 2020, A DIACC Special Interest Group (SIG) was created to address the following question, “Do we need a made-for-Canada biometrics standard or Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF) component or does an existing...
BC Government’s Verifiable Credential Issuer Kit Proof of Concept Report
The intent of this report is to communicate the project drivers, what the POC demonstrated, the experience and learning of the participants, and how governments might proceed to implement digital identity in their own programs....
DIACC’s Written Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2022 Budget Ahead of the 2022 federal budget, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has asked Canadians to share their input. DIACC is pleased to...
Directory of Products That Assess Identification Documents and Verify Identity Version 2.0
As a follow up to our very well received first launch of the Directory that was released in the Spring of 2020, DIACC is pleased to publish updated responses from vendors who were included in...
DIACC White Paper: Consumer Digital Identity Leveraging Blockchain
The Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security report from December 1st, 2016 emphasized the importance of securing and growing the digital economy. In line with the recommendations from this document, and in compliance with the...
Decentralized Identity and DIACC PCTF Authentication
While the Authentication component may have been mostly developed before Decentralized Identity approaches emerged, this document demonstrates that Authentication is applicable in the context of Decentralized Identity systems and encourages service providers not to lose...
Covid has accelerated Canadians’ demand for digital ID
Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada research finds that three-quarters of Canadians feel it’s important to have a secure, trusted, and privacy-enhancing digital ID to safely and securely make transactions online Access the full...
Guidelines for Design Recent advances in the state of the art of digital identity systems are putting the user back in control of their information and their privacy. An important building block of this advancement...
Regardless of how the landscape evolves, the DIACC must have clear goals and actions to support positive strategic outcomes in line with DIACC members' values, across the range of scenarios. Download the paper: DIACC Five...
Directory of Products That Assess Identification Documents & Verify Identity
The DIACC is pleased to publish the first iteration of the Directory of Products That Assess Identification Documents & Verify Identity. This Directory is designed to provide an overview of providers’ solutions which use government...
