Definition : Personnal identification

Document used to prove a person's identity. It can be issued by a government. Various documents are recognized as identification. This is the case, in particular, for the following documents:

• Passport;
• Driver's licence or probationary licence issued in plastic form by the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec;
• Health insurance card issued by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec;
• Canadian Permanent Resident Card;
• Immigration document issued by the Government of Canada;
• Official identification for military, police or diplomats stationed in Canada;
• Secure Certificate of Indian Status;
• Quebec birth certificate;
• Identification issued by a Canadian province or territory that includes a date of birth.