The Ontario government plans to introduce optional digital identification, starting with a digital version of the Ontario Photo Card, as a first step toward offering digital driver’s licences and health cards.
The province plans to begin consultations on the credentials in late 2026, ahead of launching the digital photo card, which serves as identification for people without a driver’s licence.
The province would introduce legislation to permanently guarantee that residents will still be able to have physical cards, while pursuing measures to lower costs, it said in an Oct. 23 news release.
“As we modernize government services, we’re making identification more secure, convenient and cost-effective,” said Stephen Crawford, Ontario’s minister of public and business service delivery….