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RoadSmart Report | June, 2006
Protecting your identity and personal information
As a result of the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Canada and the United States have been working together to improve the quality, reliability and security of driver’s licences in North America.
Identity theft is becoming more common across North America. SGI is assisting with the protection of your identity by strengthening the checks completed when a driver’s licence is issued.
Effective April 2006, the type and number of documents that can be presented to establish identity to obtain a Saskatchewan photo ID card and driver’s licence have been reduced. This enhancement strengthens the integrity of the licence issuance process and aligns our process with other Canadian jurisdictions.
Customers must provide a minimum of two pieces of ID to verify the following three required data elements as indicated by an “X” in the table below:
FULL LEGAL NAME (not their assumed name, alias name
or nickname)
FULL DATE OF BIRTH
SIGNATURE
Acceptable Documents |
Legal Name |
Date of Birth |
Signature |
Birth Certificate (from Canadian jurisdiction) |
X |
X |
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Driver's Licence (Canadian jurisdiction)
- valid/non-expired |
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|
X |
Saskatchewan Health Card |
|
|
X |
Canadian Passport
(valid/non-expired) |
X |
X |
X |
Canadian Armed Forces ID |
X |
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Marriage Certificate - Church/Vital statistics |
X |
|
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Court Order with Court Seal (for legal name or
date of birth) |
X |
X |
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Canadian Indian Status Card (“credit card” style) |
X |
|
X |
Canadian Indian Status Card (“laminated Polaroid” style) |
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|
X |
Record of Landing (CIC*) |
X |
X |
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Permanent Resident Card (CIC*) |
X |
X |
X |
Citizenship Certificate (CIC*) |
X |
X |
X |
Student Authorization (CIC*) |
X |
X |
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Employment Authorization (CIC*) |
X |
X |
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Visitor Record (CIC*) |
X |
X |
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Foreign Passport (valid) with approved CIC* immigration document |
X |
X |
X |
Existing Saskatchewan Photo |
X |
X |
X |
(*CIC – Citizenship and Immigration Canada)
“SGI is following national standards to establish and protect customers’ identities because a photo identity card is an increasingly important document that enables a person to qualify for a variety of services,” said Sandy Crighton, Manager of SGI’s Driver and Vehicle Safety Services. “Most people don’t think that their identity can be stolen in small town Saskatchewan, but we are seeing more and more people getting caught using other people’s identification.”
Each year the identification requirements will be reviewed and refined.
For more information and tips on identity theft, please refer to the following websites: Consumer Measures Committee at www.cmcweb.ca/idtheft, the RCMP at www.rcmp.ca/scams/identity_theft_e.htm and www.phonebusters.com.
Contact:
Kim Hambleton
Supervisor, Communications
SGI
Regina
(306) 775-6907
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