Vital Statistics in Canada Certificate Renewal

Background 10 Provinces and 3 Territories issue Vital Event Certificates in Canada; Jurisdictions collaborate on certificate design and purchasing of the certificate stock; Each jurisdiction issues Birth, Marriage, Change of Name and Death Certificates; All jurisdictions, with the exception of one, issue certified copies of Certificates; Vital Event Certificates are used to obtain identity documents: Passports, Driver Licenses, Health Cards, Social Security Cards; Certificates are not used as ID documents;

Historical Overview …-1965 – sheet size, security printed, paper certificates, personal data handwritten; 1965 – 1983 – wallet size, security printed and laminated certificates, personal data applied with a typewriter; 1983 – today – wallet size, NON laminated, security printed, personal data applied using impact or laser printers. Optionally, framing size certificates are available; Current format and main security features - over 30 years old

Current Certificate Security Substrate Paper Security paper 96 gsm; 33% cotton, 57% wood pulp; Watermark; Fibers visible and invisible; Chemical sensitive.

Certificates Security Security Printing Features - front INTAGLIO BORDER INTAGLIO MICROLETTERING FORDRENIE WATERMARK THERMOCROMIC INK BACKGROUND RED FIBERS EMBEDDED IN PAPER COAT OF ARMS IN LITHO BACKGROUND FINE LINE LITHO LINE DEFLECTION BACKGROUND INVISIBLE FIBERS FLUORESCES ORANGE TRANSIENT IMAGE (CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH) INTAGLIO LATENT IMAGE (CANADA)

Certificates Security Security Printing Features - back RED FIBERS EMBEDDED IN PAPER NUMBER FLUORESCES ORANGE

Current certificate deficiencies Outdated design Limited number of Security Features Security Features that had been in the public domain for an extensive period of time Distributed Issuance Laser Printed personal data by some provinces - laser toner is easy to remove, data easy to alter Size facilitates carrying in wallets – loss of certificates

Current certificate deficiencies Deficiencies expose certificates to: Counterfeiting; Alteration of data; Theft of genuine certificates; Impostors using genuine certificates.

New Generation VS certificates New Design driven by requirement for: Improved security; Improved durability and resistance to wear and tear; Improved document image; Non-wallet format; Improved ink/toner stability/adhesion; Ease of personalization with existing / accessible equipment; Cost effectiveness.

New Generation VS certificates Requirements presented to the supplier of the current certificate: Canadian Bank Note Company, Ltd (CBN); Design of the New Generation document initiated with the assessments of the threats and risks; Based on this assessment, CBN recommended developed a new prototype design proposing improvements in a number of areas; New prototype design reviewed by Canadian National Police Force and Intelligence community for security and integrity.

New Generation VS certificates Areas of improvement Substrate; Certificate Format; Layered Security Features; Certificate Personalization; Machine Readability.

New Generation VS certificates Special formulation of polymer designed for high security certificates and targeted at security documents market; Currently used for banknotes by 18 countries; Allows for integration of unique, difficult to replicate security features; Improved durability - lasts ~ 4 times longer than paper; Formulated for laser printers and improved toner adhesion; Environmentally friendly material. Substrate - Polymer

New Generation VS certificates Booklet Format Facilitate machine readability with commonly available security documents readers (passports, cards); Security printing on both sides; Folding to minimize data wear and tear; Format / size laser printable; Larger format to discourage carrying the certificate in wallets;

New Generation VS certificates Multi-color intaglio OVD Prismatic Printing Complex clear window Perfect see-through feature Latent image Transient image Wacker ink feature Multi-color UV Variable sized UV Micro lettering Multiplex/Docuplex Anti-copy line-work VOID feature 2D Bar-code Chemical sensitive inks Layered Security Features

Personalization Off-the-shelf laser printers; Stack feed; Toner removal tests show superior toner adhesion; Possibility for development of specialty / security toners; New Generation VS certificates

Machine Readability 2D barcode containing; Encoded text; Optional – encryption (complete or partial); Standardized Type; Position on the document; Dimensions; Encryption algorithm. New Generation VS certificates