Canadian provincial liquor cards

[1] Its widespread use is limited so that many holders report difficulty using it as an identification document.

New Brunswick is known to have issued an age-of-majority card to individuals over the age of 19.

[2] The Nova Scotia Liquor Commission previously issued photo ID cards to persons over the age of 19.

[3] Interestingly for much of the 1980s these cards misspelled the name of the province as "Nova Soctia".

This was due to a printing error, and the necessity to use up the misspelled stock card before new ones were ordered, in order to save money [4] Manitoba previously issued liquor control photo-identification cards.

Front face of an Ontario BYID card.
Example of a valid Ontario BYID card issued in 2020. It includes the applicant's photo, name, date of birth, issue number, and date of issue. Security features include a hologram overlay on the front and magnetic strip on the back.