About replacing the BC Services Care Card

By Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett

1. The provincial government introduced the BC Services Card February 15, 2013, which will be phased in over a five-year period. The BC Services Card replaces the CareCard and can be combined with your driver’s licence or can be issued alone as a BC Services photo Card.

2. The BC Services Card is secure government issued identification that British Columbian’s can use to prove their identity and access provincially-funded health services. In future, the BC Services Card will provide in person and online access to other government services.

3. The BC Services Card has a number of features that enhance the security of the card. Some of the features of the cards with photos include: Expiry Date, Photograph and Signature of Card Holder, Secondary Image produced on the card, Date of Birth.  This will help stop fraud by confirming the cardholder’s identity by being able to check that the person presenting the card is the person pictured on the card.

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