Your primary ID must include your name, photo, date of birth, and signature.
Your secondary ID can be any ID from the list below.
- Driver’s licence or learner’s licence
- British Columbia identification card (BCID)
- Government-issued identification card
- Nationality card or National identification card
- BC Services Card (must have photo)
- Passport
- NEXUS or Global Entry Card
- Canadian birth certificate
- International government-issued birth certificate
- Canadian citizenship card/certificate
- Permanent resident card
- Canadian Record of Landing/Canadian immigration identification record
- Marriage certificate
- Change of name certificate
- Naturalization certificate
- Canadian firearms license
- United States government-issued employment card
- Government-issued citizenship certificate
- Official Canadian refugee documents
Personal Health Number, Social Insurance Number, Social Security Cards, Credit Cards, Bank Cards, National Identification Number Slips, Professional Identification Card from Professional Regulation Commission, Temporary Driver’s License Paperwork and Work Permits are NOT acceptable IDs.
You must have copies of your primary and secondary ID notarized by either a Lawyer or a Notary Public. These are the only types of notarizations we can accept. Notarizations by a Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Oaths, post office, police department, bank, etc. will not be accepted.
IDs must be notarized in person. Virtual/online notarizations will not be accepted.
Please note that all documents and notarizations must be written in English. If your documents and/or notarizations are written in another language, you will need to have them officially translated into English prior to submitting.
Sample of a lawyer notarization can be found here
Sample of a notary public notarization can be found here
