Electronic Links with Provinces Project [ E-Links with Provinces Project ]

Mr. Guimont: First of all, while the Bill was being drafted, we maintained ongoing contact with the provinces via teleconference to keep them informed of developments as the work progressed.

Most notably, the Auditor General praised the agreements the government signed with all 10 provinces to develop electronic links between provincial vital statistics agencies and the social insurance register.

This will include a permanent link to the existing mechanisms for communicable disease control in ships under Decision No 2119/98/EC and its implementing measures; (c) training for staff on board cargo ships, public health staff in ports, and officials responsible for maintaining the link between ships, port authorities and public health authorities responsible for notifying other Member States, the Commission and the European Centre for Disease Control; (d) a mechanism enabling risk assessment and support for risk management activities; and (e) examining the feasibility of using the SHIPSAN project to implement the Maritime Declaration of Hea ...[+++]lth in an electronic format as set out in Directive 2010/65/EU.

Currently there are no direct electronic links to provincial bureaux of vital statistics or to Citizenship and Immigration Canada that would allow them to quickly verify the data on a birth or citizenship certificate (1545) [Translation] Under the leadership of Foreign Affairs Canada, the federal-provincial Council on identity completed a framework document in the spring of 2004 to establish a consistent approach to verify identity across jurisdictions.