As mentioned before, this is a national initiative that we're working on with provinces and some private sectors.
One of the key tenets around digital credentials is that they're voluntary. This will be for Canadians who want to use digital credentials—and they'll be able to. I've given examples in the past where B.C. and Alberta have already instituted digital credentials, which are essentially digital versions of physical credentials that we have today. The vision is that you'd be able to use these digital credentials to authorize and access Government of Canada services. We're here today with one service, where you can use your B.C. services card, which is online, to access Government of Canada services.
We want to be able to establish that as a program, establish the standards across the country, so that we don't have to do it program by program and province by province. There is a standards-based approach that can be validated, and once you've established and actually validated that standard, you can then access the ecosystem to start to access government services.
We're working right now at consulting. Many of the provinces have already consulted with constituents, but we're also consulting with indigenous communities, persons with disabilities, persons less fortunate, to ensure that as we roll these services out, the needs of all Canadians are met.