B.C. leads Canada in race to protect citizen’s personal information from cybersecurity threats
CTV
A dozen Canadian ministers quietly met in Vancouver last week to brainstorm better online protections for the private information of citizens.
A dozen Canadian ministers quietly met in Vancouver last week to brainstorm better online protections for the private information of citizens.
The Digital Trust and Cybersecurity symposium on Jan. 25 was attended by representatives from every province and territory, save Alberta, and took place roughly six months after the inaugural meeting in Quebec.
“Since June, we have been working together to build solutions that can scale and that can work together. We have seen real progress,” a spokesperson for B.C.’s Ministry of Citizens’ Services wrote in an email to CTV News Tuesday. “The symposium recognized that governments must take the lead to ensure that personal information is protected in the digital world.”
According to the statement, a Digital Credential and Trust Program Office has been established to “support cross-jurisdictional implementation teams,” of all sizes.
BC WALLET PILOT PROJECT
Right now, B.C. is the only province piloting an app that lets users receive, store and present digital credentials.
Dubbed the BC Wallet, the pilot program launched last September and is currently being tested by a small number of family duty counsel lawyers through the Law Society of British Columbia.
