The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Canada

Digital ID System

WIP

GCKey + Verified.Me

Governing entity: NA
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: NA
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: https://www.canada.ca
Last Updated: 16/04/25
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: NO
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NO
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NA
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: NO
Data handling terms exist: NA
Collects or uses biometric data: NA
Digital authentication function: NA
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NO

Digital Payment System

WIP

Real-Time Rail System

Payment system type: Cross-domain payment system
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: Bank association
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): NA
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: RTGS
URL: https://www.payments.ca
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: NO
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: YES
Reporting forum: YES
AML Law: YES

Digital Payment System

WIP

Lynx (Interbank payment system)

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Pilot
Operator: Bank association
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2023- 103 M
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 13.1 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.payments.ca
Last Updated: 26/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: NO
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: YES
Data-handing rules for payment system: YES
Reporting forum: YES
AML Law: YES

Data Exchange System

DPI-like

Canadian Digital Exchange Platform

Base technical architecture: ESB, API Gateway
Status of implementation: Active
Governing Entity: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Coordination unit: Chief Information Officer (CIO)
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: Public, Private
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.canada.ca
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: YES
Real-time sharing: YES
Scalable architecture: YES
Audit mechanism: YES
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: YES
Enrolment and participation information: YES
Used by more than one public entity: YES
Impact metrics: YES