In reality there is a international standard that is out there and recognized. It's called the Assistance Dogs International standard and it also runs in conjunction with the IGDF standard, that of the International Guide Dog Federation. Probably the most advanced standard on a provincial basis is the one in B.C.
I will give you that, because you guys have a plan, a standard, and it works.
I helped get the service dog legislation passed for the Province of Nova Scotia. The regulations that are going to operate under that legislation will look very similar to what B.C. has done. The problem that we have is that there is no interprovincial reciprocity. By that I mean if you have your B.C. driver's licence, you do not have to show up in Nova Scotia and take a driver's test to be able to drive legally in Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, we have such a convoluted and fractured set of rules that, in effect, if I leave Nova Scotia and go to B.C., to get the legal protections under the law, I have to recertify. Alberta has a different set of rules yet again. The rest of the provinces, save Nova Scotia, are in absolute disarray. So that sort of points to where the battlefield lies.