Supported documents

The ID types a person can scan, starting with Canada, then the United States, then everywhere else. Canada and the United States include local cards. Other countries use a passport.

Canada

Provincial and federal photo identification.

  • Driver's licence

    Front and back

    Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. The barcode is on the back.

  • Photo card

    Front and back

    Provincial photo identification cards, including the Ontario Photo Card. The barcode is on the back.

  • Health card

    Front and back

    Provincial health cards, including the BC Services Card and Quebec health insurance card.

  • Passport

    Photo page

    Canadian passport photo page, including the machine-readable zone.

  • Permanent resident card

    Front and back

    The photo on the front and the barcode on the back.

  • Certificate of Indian Status

    Front and back

    Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS).

United States

State and federal photo identification.

  • Driver's licence

    Front and back

    State driver licences. The barcode is on the back.

  • State ID

    Front

    State identification cards.

  • Passport

    Photo page

    U.S. passport photo page, including the machine-readable zone.

  • Passport card

    Front

    U.S. passport card.

  • Permanent resident card

    Front

    Green card.

  • Work permit

    Front

    Employment authorization document.

Other countries

A passport is the document offered for every country other than Canada and the United States.

  • Passport

    Photo page

    Photo page with the machine-readable zone, for passports issued by other countries.