Canadian ID on your iPhone: guides
Plain answers for keeping Canadian documents on an iPhone: how to scan a passport page for IRCC, what the built-in locks really cover, who can insist on your SIN or health card, and where Apple Wallet stands. Every guide lists the official pages it was checked against.
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Apple Wallet in Canada: can your passport or driver’s licence go in it?
Apple’s ID in Wallet does not cover Canadian passports or provincial licences. What provinces offer instead, and which cards you still carry.
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Driver’s licence PDF on iPhone: what Canadians can and can’t save
Make a PDF of your driver’s licence on iPhone, why it isn’t a digital licence, and when Ontario’s driver record PDF is what you actually need.
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Scanning a Canadian passport or driver’s licence on iPhone
Use the iPhone’s built-in scanner for a passport information page or a licence, then prepare the file the way IRCC upload fields expect it.
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Locking passport and licence copies on iPhone: Hidden album, Notes or app lock?
Compare the iPhone’s Hidden album, locked notes and app lock for Canadian ID copies: who can open each, what syncs, and what to keep off your phone.
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Watermarking photos and ID copies on iPhone: a guide for Canada
Add a text watermark in Photos with Markup, then word one for a passport or licence copy so it names the Canadian landlord, employer or agent it is for.
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A safety plan for Canadian ID copies on your phone
Which Canadian documents belong on your phone, which don’t, and how to lock, limit and clean up copies of passports, licences, PR and health cards.
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Sending a photo of your ID in Canada: who can ask, and when to say no
Before you send a Canadian passport, licence, health card or SIN, check who may require it, send the minimum, and know who to call if a copy is misused.
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Free PDF and photo tools for Canadian ID copies
Four free browser tools for Canadian ID copies: photo to PDF on Letter, compression for IRCC limits, watermarks and hidden details. Nothing is uploaded.
