Last updated on July 3, 2024
You need toprovide government-issued ID to set up a BC Services Card account.
If you have a BC Services Card:
- Option 1: Just provide a BC Services Card with a photo
- Option 2: Provide a BC Services Card without a photo +photo ID
Or, if you do not have a BC Services Card:
- Option 3: Provide2pieces of government-issued ID
Option 1: Just provide a BC Services Card with a photo
There are 2 types of BC Services Cards that have a photo:
You will not need to provideother ID withthis option.
Option 2: Providea BC Services Card without a photo + photo ID
You'llneed to provideadditional ID if you use a BC Services Card without a photo.
If your additional ID does not have the exact nameas on your BC Services Card:
- You'll need to verify your identity in person
- Bring documentation that shows why the names are different(for example,a marriage certificate)
Acceptedphoto ID
The number of IDs you need will depend on what type of ID you have.
Choose just one of these photo IDs:
- B.C. driver's licence
- BC Identity Card(BCID)
- Canadian passport
- Canadian citizenship card
- Canadian permanent resident card
- Secure Certificate of Indian Status card, issued by the Government of Canada
- Canadian identity card,issued by Global Affairs Canada
Or, choose two IDs from thefollowing lists:
First, choose onethat isissued within Canada:
- Canadian birth certificate
- Canadian studypermit
- Canadian workpermit
- Canadian visitor record
- Canadian temporary resident permit
- Other immigration record issued in Canada
Secondly, choose one of these photo IDs:
- Passport, issued by a country other than Canada
- Driver's licence,issuedin Canada or the U.S.
- Identity card,issued in Canadaor the U.S.
- Health card with photo, issued inCanada
- Tla’amin Nation citizenship card
- Métis (MNBC) ID card
- Certificate of Indian Status
- NEXUS card
Option 3: Provide 2 pieces of government-issued ID
If you do not have a BC Services Card, you can now provide 2 pieces of government-issued ID instead. At least one of them must have a photo on it.
It's important to know that:
- It's only an optionwhen you set up the mobile app
- You'll onlybe able to verify your identityby recording and sending a video
- Many websites do not accept this option. Check the list of websitesto make sure the website you want to access accepts this option
First, chooseone of the following IDsissued in Canada:
- B.C. driver's licence
- BC Identity Card(BCID)
- Canadian passport
- Canadian birth certificate
- Canadian studypermit
- Canadian workpermit
- Canadian visitor record
- Canadian citizenship card
- Canadian permanent resident card
- Canadian temporary resident permit
- Canadian identity card,issued by Global Affairs Canada
- Secure Certificate of Indian Status card,issued by the Government of Canada
- Other immigration record issued in Canada
Then, choose another ID from the list above, or one of these IDs:
- Passport,issued by a country other than Canada
- Driver's licence,issued by any location in Canada or the U.S.
- Identity card,issued by any location in Canadaor the U.S.
- Health card with photo, issued inCanada
- Tla’amin Nation citizenship card
- Métis (MNBC) ID card
- Certificate of Indian Status
- NEXUS card
ID requirements
Photocopies
IDmust be an original, or atrue copyof the original, certified by the issuing government agency.
Photocopies are not accepted.
Expired ID
All your ID must be valid and not expired.
ID inEnglish
At this time, we only acceptIDin English. In some cases, you can use ID that has been translated.
Don't have the ID listed above?
Let us know what ID you do have. Email us at[email protected]anddescribe:
- What ID you have
- What websiteyou're trying to access
