New Card Design

INAC has two formats of the Secure Certificate of Indian Status in circulation.

1.  In-Canada Format:

• Denotes that the cardholder has registered Indian Status that provides the identified individual with access to a variety of statutory entitlements and program-based services in Canada.
  
   
• Is not an acceptable document when visiting the U.S. via land and water ports-of-entry.
  
  
• The only format that will be issued to a cardholder that is born outside the U.S. or Canada, regardless of Citizenship
  
  
• Issued to cardholders that do not wish to have their personal data shared with Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs Border Protection

2.  Border-Crossing Format:

• Denotes that the cardholder has registered Indian Status that provides the identified individual with access to a variety of statutory entitlements and program-based services in Canada.
  
  
• Acceptable document when visiting the U.S. via land and water ports-of-entry
  
  
• Only issued to individuals who are born within Canada or the United States, regardless of citizenship
  
  
• Issued to cardholders who give consent to sharing information with Canada Border Services Agency, Passport Canada and, only when presented, to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection when visiting the U.S. by land and water

Holographic Design

A Hologram is a 3-dimensional image enhanced to give the illusion of depth. Depending on the angle of viewing of the image and the way the light hits it, the objects within the image appear to pop out.

What this Hologram represents

The large semi-circles represent four people reaching out to each other and forming a seamless circle. They represent First Nations from the North, South, East and West.

The inner circle contains a stylized image of the medicine wheel used among many First Nations and easily recognizable to most members.

Unseen within the above 2-dimensional picture and within the circle formed by First Nations, there are seven icons on a circle. These represent seven generations of First Nations people a concept used among many First Nations to reflect the importance of past and future generations. These icons are also meant to represent the large youth population among First Nations.