Canada

Public Security in Canada

Thales public security solutions support critical missions across law enforcement, border control, and identity and access management. Combining innovation with proven expertise, we support Canadian National, Provincial, and Local agencies in protecting citizens, infrastructures, and identities.

Thales protects cities, critical infrastructure, and citizens from digital and physical threats to advance public safety and national resilience. Our solutions across biometrics, secure credentials, document authentication and more enable our customers to verify identities with confidence, strengthen border security, and control access to sensitive sites and systems.

 In North America, Thales is the fastest-growing provider of driver’s license solutions and identity solutions, supporting government agencies and jurisdictions across the U.S. in improving service delivery and building citizen trust.

Key Figures

17
North American agencies rely on Thales for driver’s license & ID card services
~140M
million physical cards delivered in North America since 2007
4M+
driver’s license & ID Cards issued in Quebec and across Atlantic Canada
600+
LiveScan biometric solutions installed across Canada

Our Work

Our customers and partners around the world trust Thales to deliver a wide range of trusted public security solutions. Explore how we’re driving innovation in this market through the selected highlights of our work below.

National Security

Thales delivers national security technologies that empower law enforcement and border agencies with precise biometric identification, secure document reading, and robust training & simulation capabilities. In Canada, we deliver advanced biometric identification capabilities to Canada’s Department of National Defence that enable secure identity verification and support national security.

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Civil Identity

Thales civil identity solutions secure the issuance and authentication of identity documents — including driver’s licenses, passports and national ID cards. Our public security portfolio also includes training & simulation capabilities, which are customized to improve preparedness and strengthen operational effectiveness for frontline security teams across Canadian provinces. 

Latest news from thales canada

  • Americas

Thales Receives 2024 NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation

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  • Public Security

Thales completes the acquisition of Guavus, one of the pioneers of real-time big data analytics

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