MEMBERSHIP:

Chair - H. Blaney (QC)
All jurisdictions
Legal Services Committee Representative (as required)
Document Security Experts (as required)

REPORTING TO:

Standing Committee on Drivers and Vehicles

RECORD OF DECISION REFERENCE:

Standing Committee on Drivers and Vehicles, May/08
Board of Directors, May/08

BACKGROUND:

CDLA Implementation

The CDLA is moving into an implementation phase with jurisdictions determining entry into the agreement and preparing their operational plans and business applications. Entry requirements for the CDLA include legislative requirements, business processes and computer system changes. As issues arise around these items, a forum is required to address these issues.

AVRL Maintenance

Prior to September 11, 2001 there were many types of identification documents accepted by Canadian jurisdictions for identification purposes prior to issuing a drivers licence. Following a number of CCMTA and AAMVA security initiatives, the acceptable document list was reviewed and a more stringent list, the Canadian Acceptable Verifiable Resource List (AVRL) was developed.

The AVRL has been incorporated as a mandatory requirement for jurisdictions’ signatory to the Canadian Driver Licence Agreement (CDLA) and is included as an appendix of the CDLA.

The goal of this list is to harmonize the issuing practices / standards and source issuing documents among Canadian jurisdictions. The premise for documents accepted to the list is that the data elements in each document are verifiable and come from secure government issued sources.

It is recognized there may be requirements to add or delete to the AVRL for 3 reasons:

1. The emergence of new documents for evaluation.

2. Requests from jurisdictions to add existing documents due to the requirement for flexibility and / or customer service where certain groups of customers may not be able to meet or have the required documents on the AVRL.

3. Ongoing review and maintenance of the documents contained in the list identifies additional data elements the document may be used to verify; the document not suitable for inclusion.

MANDATE:

CDLA Implementation

1. A forum to address more general CDLA issues.

2. Ongoing monitoring and communication between jurisdictions during implementation planning to address emerging issues and operational questions and interpretation of the agreement. It is anticipated a regular monthly call of interested parties would be held.

3. Act as a liaison role for CCMTA on items related to the CDLA and document security and standards with other agencies such as CBSA, Passport Canada and the RCMP.

AVRL Maintenance

4. Facilitate requests for review of new documents for inclusions in the AVRL utilizing the AVRL Evaluation Model Guidelines (previously approved by the Board).

5. Review existing documents contained on the AVRL list every three years for suitability for continuance on the AVRL.

6. Make recommendations to the Standing Committee on Drivers and Vehicles that document(s) should be:

- Accepted in the Canadian AVRL
- Allowed for use in special limited circumstances ie Not acceptable for use in the AVRL, but allowed for use by jurisdictions as an exception only when other documentation is not available.
- Rejected for use as an identification document for either the AVRL or in special circumstances.

7. Revise the AVRL Guidelines as appropriate.

DEADLINES:

Report activities to the Standing Committee on Drivers and Vehicles at the fall and spring meetings.

STATUS:

Ongoing

January 2009