Personal Documents

Just for Veterans:

1. VAC Health Care Identification Card
   The VAC Health Care Identification Card provides an efficient and effective method of identifying the benefits that clients are eligible to receive.

Veterans can also receive:

1. Social Insurance Number
   The Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a nine-digit number that you require to work in Canada or to receive government benefits.
2. Passport Services
   The Passport Services issue, refuse, revoke, withhold and recover regular, frequent traveller, special and diplomatic passports in accordance with Canadian passport regulations.
3. Citizenship Certificate
   The Citizenship Certificate program issues citizenship certificates to naturalized Canadian citizens, as well as to Canadian-born citizens who submit an application.
4. Canadian Firearms Program
   The Canadian Firearms Program issues firearm licences and registrations to individuals. The Program, with its partners, also supports public safety through safety training, regulating safe storage and transportation of firearms and border controls.
5. Pleasure Craft Licences
   A Pleasure Craft Licence is the number placed on the side of each recreational vessel as required under the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act.  The number is used to assist law enforcement and search and rescue organizations in identifying each individual pleasure craft.
6. Authentication of Documents
   The Authentication of Documents program authenticates official Canadian documents and documents signed by a Canadian notary public or lawyer for use abroad.
7. Ship Registration
   The Ship Registration program issues registration for commercial ships and pleasure crafts and manages the Canadian Register of Ships, which includes ship names, ownership details and records of all registered vessels for each port of registry in Canada.
8. NEXUS Highway
   The NEXUS Highway program allows low-risk pre-approved travellers to use designated NEXUS lanes at certain border crossings without being subject to regular customs and immigration questioning.
9. CANPASS Air
   The CANPASS Air program allows pre-screened, low-risk commercial airline passengers who are members of the program to use automated kiosks to clear customs and immigration quickly and securely at participating airports.
10. CANPASS - Private Boats
    The CANPASS - Private Boats program allows CANPASS permit holders who wish to enter Canada aboard private boats from the United States to receive pre-authorized customs clearance.
11. CANPASS - Private Aircraft
    The CANPASS - Private Aircraft program allows CANPASS permit holders aboard transborder flights of private aircraft originating in the United States (US) or cleared by US customs to enter Canada and land at an authorized airport of entry or designated CANPASS airport only.

See all Personal Documents programs and services.