11/07/2025
Digital ID is popping up in many ways in many countries all at once. This is the first confirmed reporting I've heard for Canada.
At the very least Digital ID is an added complication for no good reason. Our data was stolen when Nova Scotia Power was hacked. AI and the digital world are such useful tools, but they don't need to be used everywhere just because we can.
Fed Digital ID Gets Go-Ahead in Federal Budget 🇨🇦🚨
Blacklock’s Reporter one of Ottawa’s most reliable watchdog outlets reports that Cabinet has approved a digital identification system for federal benefit claimants, including Employment Insurance and Old Age Security.
The story cites a budget note confirming that Employment and Social Development Canada is developing the system, with Ottawa promising it won’t be mandatory.
What we can verify:
The federal government is building a national digital ID framework, part of its modernization of Service Canada and interprovincial identity systems.
There’s no public order or law yet requiring citizens to use a digital ID to receive benefits.
Blacklock’s Reporter often gets early insight from cabinet and Treasury Board briefings before details appear on Canada.ca so this is credible early reporting, not a conspiracy theory.
The department itself has admitted that “cohorts of society may already be somewhat distrustful of public institutions” an unusually candid acknowledgment.
Bottom line:
The Digital ID project is real and underway. It’s being positioned as “optional,” but once the system is built into federal benefits, it will be hard to call it voluntary. Canadians deserve full transparency before any rollout.