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Valid government-issued identification

If you are submitting a Claim for compensation, you will need to provide an approved form of government-issued identification (ID). Please make sure that your name and date of birth on your ID match the name and date of birth on your Claim Form and that it is valid on the date you submit your Claim Form.

If you are submitting a Claim Form by mail

  • Include a copy (photocopy, scan or photo) of your ID. The copy that you submit needs to be clear and easy to read. If there is information on the back of your ID, please include both sides.
  • Do not send any original documents.

If you are submitting a Claim Form online

  • Upload a copy (photocopy, scan, or photo) of your ID (it’s okay to take a picture of your ID with your phone). If there is information on the back of your ID, please include both sides.
  • The scan or picture of your ID must be clear and easy to read.

Approved forms of identification

The Administrator will accept any of the following:

  • Certificate of Indian Status (CIS) or Secure Certificate of Indian Status
  • Driver’s licence (or operator’s licence)
  • Provincial/Territory photo ID
  • Birth certificate
  • U.S. State ID
  • First Nations/Indigenous Government ID or Certificate of Tribal Membership
  • Passport
  • Social Insurance Card
  • Bring Your ID (BYID) Card (Age of Majority Card)
  • Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
  • Firearms Possession and Acquisitions License (PAL)
  • Land Claim Beneficiary Card (including NTI Enrolment Card)
  • Nexus Card
  • Official Military ID
  • Old Age Security (OAS) ID Card
  • Permanent resident card
  • Prison/Correctional ID
  • Letter of Incarceration*
  • Provincial Services Card
  • Statement of Live Birth (must have raised red seal and be signed by registrar)

A death certificate, a funeral director’s statement of death or a burial certificate issued by the province or territory where the death took place will be accepted as ID of a deceased Class Member.

*Letter of Incarceration

If using a Letter of Incarceration or Proof of Incarceration Form as ID, it must include:

  • Claimant’s full name, including middle name if applicable
  • Claimant’s date of birth
  • Name of issuing correctional facility
  • Date the letter or form was issued
  • Full name (printed), role/title and signature of a correctional officer, program manager, Indigenous liaison officer, administrator or other official from the correctional facility

The following elements are not required, but may assist in processing your Claim:

  • Claimant’s photograph
  • Claimant’s signature
  • Expected release date

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