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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
Latest posts
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
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
Lab Announcements
September 6, 2023
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
IDLab announces its program revamp to focus on co-created projects, capacity building and technology assessments.
Active and Completed Projects
August 7, 2023
Pan-Canadian Trust Registry Community of Practice
Funded by CIRA, 30 representatives of the public, private and non-profit sectors explore the viability of a pan-Canadian trust registry.
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
Active and Completed Projects Lab Announcements
May 25, 2023
Publication of a digital identity white paper by major players in the Quebec industry
Peace of mind in the digital age? It’s possible!
Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Position Paper, Thought Leadership, White Paper
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
Learning Hub
April 13, 2023
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 6 – Privacy
Cryptography, Decentralized Identity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Signatures, Digital Trust, Interoperability, Learning, Privacy by Design, Selective Disclosure, Zero Knowledge Proof, ZKP
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 28, 2023
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 5 – Cryptography
Cryptography, Decentralized Identity, Digital Credentials, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital ID, Digital Identity, Digital Signatures, Digital Trust, Interoperability, Learning, Selective Disclosure, Zero Knowledge Proof, ZKP
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
Learning Hub
December 15, 2022
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 4 – Barriers to Adoption
Accessibility, Accountability, DecentralizedIdentity, DigitalCredentials, DigitalEconomy, DigitalGovernment, DigitalID, DigitalIdentity, DigitalTrust, IDLab, Interoperability, Learning, LevelsofAssurance, Reliability, Usability
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Lab Announcements Learning Hub
December 12, 2022
When it comes to advancing digital credentials, digital ID and digital trust in Canada, privacy must come first.
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.
Learning Hub
October 21, 2022
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 3 – Models
Decentralized Identity, Digital Economy, Digital Government, Digital Identity, Digital Identity Models
Lab Announcements
October 14, 2022
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 (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
Learning Hub
July 22, 2022
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 2 – Lifecycle
Authenticators, Credentials, Digital Identity, Enrollment, Lifecycle
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.
Active and Completed Projects
June 1, 2022
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.
Learning Hub
May 13, 2022
Learning Series – What is a digital identity?
Part 1 – Fundamentals
Attributes, Binding, Digital ID, Identity, Validation, Vérification
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.
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
