A Canadian platform restoring trust in identity and credentials, as AI and data breaches make impersonation and fake credentials easier

MONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- QuartzPass, QuartzX's Canadian verifiable credentials platform, has been conditionally qualified under the Testing Stream of Innovative Solutions Canada (Solicitation EN578-26ISC1), in the Trust and Verification in Digital Government theme. Federal departments and agencies can now test it in their operations.

It is becoming harder to confirm, from the very first interaction, the identity of a person or organization and the qualifications or affiliations they claim. Current controls (KYC, KYB, manual checks, document submission, third-party validation) rely on traditional methods (ID documents, email, business registries or diplomas) that no longer provide a sufficient level of trust. QuartzPass addresses this challenge for B2B and B2G relationships, as well as for the individuals who represent these organizations or are members of them.

Quick to deploy, QuartzPass integrates with existing processes:

• issuers deliver credentials to individuals or organizations, who receive them in their digital wallet (iOS/Android) or display them on their website;
• verifying organizations request them manually or automatically via API, within their onboarding process;
• the holder scans the verification QR code, received through an email link or presented in person on the verifier's app, then confirms sharing their tamper-proof credential from their wallet;
• verification is free and instant, contactless via NFC, Bluetooth or the web portal;
• as soon as a person or organization is no longer eligible, revocation of the credential can be transmitted immediately to the organizations that verified it.

Issuance and verification requirements adapt to the risk and to the information required by each transaction, process, agreement or partnership.

Use cases:

• confirm a business's existence or registration;
• confirm an accreditation, a special status, membership in a professional body or a certification (LEED, ISO, etc.);
• verify that a person is employed by a company or authorized to represent it;
• verify a post-secondary degree.

"The proliferation of data breaches and AI-enabled fakes threatens traditional onboarding, which relies on exchanging documents and confidential information. QuartzPass now makes it possible to issue and verify authentic, tamper-proof and revocable credentials, for organizations and individuals alike," said Francis Tétreault-Dupuis, President of QuartzX.

QuartzPass supports the W3C VC, OpenID4VC, SD-JWT VC and ISO/IEC 18013-5 mdoc standards, and QuartzX holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation and ISO 27001 certification.

Interested federal organizations are invited to discuss a trial with QuartzX.

About QuartzX

Based in Montreal, QuartzX offers risk management, identity management and digital trust solutions: QuartzIQ (AI-assisted GRC), QuartzID (identity and access governance), QuartzPass (verifiable credentials) and QuartzVault (virtual data rooms). https://www.quartz-x.com/quartz-pass 

SOURCE QuartzX Corp.