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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;
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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 - front INTAGLIO BORDER INTAGLIO LATENT IMAGE (CANADA) INTAGLIO MICROLETTERING TRANSIENT IMAGE (CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH) FORDRENIE WATERMARK THERMOCROMIC INK BACKGROUND INVISIBLE FIBERS FLUORESCES ORANGE RED FIBERS EMBEDDED IN PAPER FINE LINE LITHO LINE DEFLECTION BACKGROUND COAT OF ARMS IN LITHO BACKGROUND
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Current certificate deficiencies • Outdated design • Limited number of Security Features • Security Features that had been in the public domain for an extensive period of time • Distributed Issuance •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.
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. New Generation VS certificates 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;
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 New Generation VS certificates Layered Security Features
New Generation VS certificates • 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.