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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 - frontINTAGLIO BORDER

INTAGLIO MICROLETTERING

FORDRENIEWATERMARK

THERMOCROMIC INK BACKGROUND

RED FIBERS EMBEDDED IN PAPER

COAT OF ARMS IN LITHO BACKGROUND

FINE LINE LITHO LINE DEFLECTION

BACKGROUND

INVISIBLE FIBERSFLUORESCES ORANGE

TRANSIENT IMAGE (CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH)

INTAGLIO LATENT IMAGE(CANADA)

Certificates Security Security Printing Features - back

RED FIBERSEMBEDDED 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Current certificate deficiencies Outdated design Limited number of Security Features Security Features that had been in the public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.


Areas of improvement Substrate; Certificate Format; Layered Security Features; Certificate Personalization; Machine Readability.


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


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;


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;


Machine Readability 2D barcode containing; Encoded text; Optional – encryption (complete or partial);

Standardized Type; Position on the document; Dimensions; Encryption algorithm.


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