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Active and Completed Projects Lab Announcements

March 25, 2024

Increase your digital confidence with DTLab: launching our Digital Identity Assessment and Training Program in Gatineau

Discover our brand-new online Digital Identity Assessment and Training Program (featuring our Digital Credentials 101 – Fundamentals course) valued at $10,000, offered exclusively for free to a maximum of 15 companies based in Gatineau. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity!


Capacity Building, Digital Credentials


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Lab Announcements

February 14, 2024

IDLab completes its repositioning unveiling its new name: Digital Trust Laboratory of Canada

Effective immediately, IDLab will be officially known as the Digital Trust Laboratory of Canada or DTLab for short.  

Lab Announcements

January 24, 2024

IDLab-led community of practice publishes paper on enhancing internet trust and safety through trust registries

GATINEAU, QC – January 24, 2024 – The Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada (IDLab) released a comprehensive report today, which delves into the establishment of trust registries and their role in combating fraud, fostering the adoption of digital credentials, and enhancing Canadians’ overall trust in the internet. Sponsored by CIRA, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority…


Community of Practice, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Trust Registry

Active and Completed Projects

January 24, 2024

Navigating the Future: Pan-Canadian Trust Registry Community of Practice Final Report

Funded by CIRA, 40 representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors explore the viability of a pan-Canadian trust registry.


Community of Practice, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Trust Registry

Co-Created Projects Lab Announcements

November 15, 2023

IDLab Announces its Steering Committee Members

IDLab is excited to announce the founding members of its Steering Committee


Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust

Co-Created Projects Lab Announcements

November 6, 2023

Project Submission Public Review Now Ongoing

IDLab is undertaking a public review process for its co-created projects.

Impact Areas

October 17, 2023

Impact Area – IDLab 2.0’s Pursuit in Advancing Digital Credential Interoperability Across Canada and Internationally

Find out how IDLab is propelling the adoption of safe, seamless and secure digital credentials by focusing on interoperability across Canada and internationally.


Cybersecurity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Interoperability

Impact Areas

October 12, 2023

Impact Area – IDLab 2.0 is Strengthening the Verifier Community Towards Seamless Digital Credentials

Discover how IDLab is bolstering the verifier community to accelerate the adoption of safe, seamless and secure digital credentials.


Cybersecurity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Interoperability, Verifiers

Impact Areas

October 5, 2023

Impact Area – IDLab 2.0 develops talent and capacity in digital identity and credentials

Building capacity in digital identity and credentials entails equipping individuals with a comprehensive body of knowledge of the digital identity ecosystem, and how to navigate it effectively.


Cybersecurity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Interoperability, Talent and capacity

Impact Areas

September 28, 2023

Impact Area – IDLab 2.0 is Promoting a Better Understanding of Digital Identity and Credentials

Find out how IDLab 2.0 strengthens cybersecurity by advancing safe, seamless and secure digital credentials. IDLab’s impact area promoting a better understanding of digital identity and credentials fosters a deeper appreciation for the benefits and underlying obstacles towards a more trusted digital ecosystem.


Cybersecurity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Interoperability

Impact Areas

September 21, 2023

IDLab 2.0 Impact Area – Promoting Inclusive and Efficient Digital Credential Enrollment and Issuance

Discover how IDLab is accelerating the adoption of safe, seamless and secure digital credentials. Learn about our impact area – promoting digital credential issuance and enrollment that is not only effective and efficient, but also inclusive.


Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust

Co-Created Projects Lab Announcements

September 6, 2023

Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada has opened its first call for proposals for co-created projects

The window to submit proposals is from September 6th, 2023 to October 20th, 2023


Digital Credentials, Digital ID, Digital Trust, DigitalEconomy, DigitalGovernment, DigitalIdentity, Interoperability, Pan-Canadian

Lab Announcements

August 8, 2023

It is high time to accelerate digital credential adoption through collaboration and upskilling: Announcing IDLab 2.0

IDLab announces its program revamp to focus on co-created projects, capacity building and technology assessments.

Learning Hub

June 27, 2023

Misinformation and Disinformation in Digital Identity

In February, our VP of Program Delivery presented a deep dive into misinformation and disinformation exploring social media and traditional media coverage.


Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity

Learning Hub

May 19, 2023

IDLab discusses Canada’s digital ID journey in Digital Wallets panel

“Thinking Locally and Globally for Digital Wallets and Identification”, a panel discussion hosted by Digital Identity from Vienna.


Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Wallets

Active and Completed Projects

March 31, 2023

The Digital Identity Assessment and Training Program, supported by the City of Gatineau

The Digital Identity Assessment and Training Program, supported by the City of Gatineau, aims to assess the current state of digital identity among participating organizations in Gatineau. The goal of this program is to accelerate the adoption of digital identity in the region, which will foster innovation and growth for participating organizations, businesses, and the region.

Learning Hub

February 27, 2023

Interoperability – Our journey and Hypotheses

Learn more about IDLab’s findings on what interoperability means for digital identity.


Decentralized Identity, Digital Credentials, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, Interoperability, Learning

Learning Hub

January 18, 2023

Digital Identity’s Role in Open Banking

Have you come across the term “Open Banking” and wanted to know more?


Convenience, DigitalCredentials, DigitalEconomy, DigitalGovernment, DigitalIdentity, DigitalTrust, Finance, Learning, OpenBanking, SelectiveDisclosure, ZKP

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Lab Announcements Learning Hub

December 12, 2022

IDLab’s VP of Advisory Services sits down with Saskatchewan’s Privacy Commissioner to talk all things digital trust

When it comes to advancing digital credentials, digital ID and digital trust in Canada, privacy must come first.

URSA logo image of a bear with a star above it's back and the words Hyperledger URSA.

Lab Announcements Learning Hub

November 2, 2022

IDLab’s Hyperledger Ursa security review explained

Learn more about our URSA code review findings in this video.

Lab Announcements

October 14, 2022

Building the trust needed to accelerate adoption of a digital verifiable credential ecosystem for all Canadians

IDLab’s pre-budget submission provides a vision for the path forward in creating a pan-Canadian digital verifiable credential ecosystem.


Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Trust, IDLab, Pan-Canadian, Verifiable Credentials

Active and Completed Projects

September 30, 2022

User Centric Verifiable Digital Credentials Challenge

IDLab was contracted by the Shared Services Canada (SSC) Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) Team to support the User Centric Verifiable Digital Credentials (UCVDC) Challenge. IDLab created an interoperability assessment framework that defines interoperability in the context of digital verifiable credentials. The framework describes a methodology to test for interoperability, focusing on the level of guiding principles in its first iteration. The framework was used within the UCVDC Challenge to assess the participating vendor’s innovations and will continue to be leveraged as a foundation for future testing.

Active and Completed Projects

August 1, 2022

Digital Trust Test Bench

Digital Trust Test Bench (DTT) is a quality assurance tool for digital credential solutions, allowing governments and organizations to put digital credentials to the test to make sure they work with other platforms.

Active and Completed Projects

July 27, 2022

Aries Agent Test Harness Enhancement Project

An IDLab project sponsored by Interac


Animo, Aries Agent Test Harness, Cloud, Hyperledger Aries, Interac, Verifiable Credentials

Active and Completed Projects Lab Announcements

June 6, 2022

Trust Registry – Canadian Internet Registry Authority (CIRA)

CIRA explores the emergence of trust registry services as a means to accelerate the adoption of decentralized digital identity.


Decentralized Model, Digital Identity, Trust Registry

Active and Completed Projects

June 1, 2022

Hyperledger Ursa code review

Rooted in a “trust but verify” mindset, several Canadian public sector entities sponsored a project at the IDLab to perform a security and cryptography code review.


Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, Hyperledger

Lab Announcements

April 14, 2022

A $3M financial support for IDLab to consolidate its activities in Gatineau

It is with great gratitude and enthusiasm that we share with you some excellent news for IDLab.

Lab Announcements

April 8, 2022

Desjardins is supporting Canada’s Digital Identity Laboratory to build a strong digital economy

Financial contribution of $845,000

Lab Announcements

March 15, 2022

IDLab and its Advisory Services Team to Help You

The IDLab is proud to announce our redesigned lineup of services.


Advisory Services, Digital ID

Lab Announcements

February 24, 2022

Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada celebrates its 2nd anniversary advancing digital trust

The Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada (“IDLab”) is pleased to celebrate its second anniversary supporting Canada’s public and private digital identity ecosystem

Active and Completed Projects

April 1, 2021

Digital identity – 7 points to remember

Using a strong, user-friendly and private digital identity is essential for a successful economy as well as for personal security online and businesses’ cyber resilience.

Lab Announcements

February 26, 2021

Digital ID Laboratory received important Innovation contribution from Government of Canada

The Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada (“the IDLab”) is pleased to announce the reception of several grants

Learning Hub

December 1, 2020

Making Sense of Digital Wallets

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 is the digital wallet for users.

Lab Announcements

July 14, 2020

Digital ID Lab Announces Successful Closure of Several Public and Private Grants

The Digital Identity Laboratory of Canada (“the Lab”) is pleased to announce the award of several grants

Lab Announcements

March 19, 2020

Creation of the first National Digital Identity Laboratory

A collaborative partnership