{
  "id": 16205953,
  "title": "Ontario introducing digital provincial credentials, guaranteeing access to physical ID",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ontario-introducing-digital-provincial-credentials-guaranteeing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T15:02:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/23/ontario-introducing-digital-provincial-credentials-guaranteeing-access-to-physical-id/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government of Ontario is beginning to introduce digital provincial credentials in a phased manner, starting with the Ontario photo card, issued to Ontario residents who do not have a driver’s licence. Announced in a press release issued by the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement on Friday, the move is meant […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}