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SuperCom has found another customer for its PureSecurity Offender Tracking Suite. This time around, the company will be providing the solution for a government agency in Canada, as part of a deal that was reached through SuperCom’s partnership with a Canadian offender tracking company. SuperCom did not disclose the names of either its customer or […]
The Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) has released a new report that suggests that the majority of Canadians would be receptive to some form of digital identity. Most notably, the Burak Jacobson survey found that 70 percent of Canadians want the government to work with private corporations to develop a national digital […]
Biometrics News Smart Serve Ontario has overhauled its online testing platform to make the certification process simpler and safer for everyone involved. The new system leverages artificial intelligence and biometrics to verify people’s identities and monitor their behavior while the test is in progress. Smart Serve administers the Responsible Alcohol Beverage Sales and Service Training […]
The Canadian banking sector’s leading business association is calling for the creation of a digital identity system for use in the nation’s financial services. Founded toward the end of 1891, the Canadian Bankers Association is an integral position in the discourse between the country’s banks and government authorities. And it has published a new video […]
The Canadian government has expanded its biometric border program, with visitors from the APAC and Americas regions now required to submit their fingerprints and photos. It’s the concluding phase of a biometric program announced in the first half of 2018. The first phase, implemented on July 31st, introduced the biometric registration requirement for nationals coming […]
The Calgary Drop-In Centre, or “DI”, is poised to become the first homeless shelter in Canada to introduce facial recognition technology to identify the people it serves. In announcing its plans to implement the system on its blog, the DI framed the effort as one that can help it to improve its service, allowing it […]
Today, July 31, 2018, marks the official start of Canada’s expanded biometric border screening program that mandates all European, African and Middle Eastern nationals applying for a visitor visa, a work study permit, or for permanent residence must provide fingerprint biometrics and a photo. The biometrics collected are valid for a period of ten years […]
“With biometric voice recognition, the CBSA agents will be able to ensure that they really are in contact with their charges in situations where probation-type monitoring would require extensive or strenuous travel.” Canadian border authorities are looking to yet more biometric solutions to managing ensuring security, with the announcement that they will use voice recognition […]
Canadian immigration authorities are preparing for an administrative challenge as the country expands its biometric screening program, announcing that they will open new registration centers to accommodate heightened demand. The expansion is set to begin on July 31st, when visitors from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will be required to provide biometric data – […]
Canada’s biometric border screening program is going to expand dramatically this year with new requirements applying to visitors from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Currently, Canadian border authorities collect biometric data including fingerprints from refugees, asylum claimants, and visa applicants coming from 30 ‘high risk’ countries of origin. But starting July 31st, the program […]
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