Went into Service Ontario today to apply for a Photo OHIP card. Mine is the old red one - still legible - but I thought if best to replace.
After completing the application, they asked for 3 pieces of ID - credit card/Drivers Lic/Birth Certificate. Well my birth certificate was a paper one issued over 20 some years ago and it disintegrated (you were not allowed by the gobermint to laminate.....lmao).
So with a Canadian Passport in hand and 53 pieces if ID -
they rejected the Canadian Passport 
.It was not "an identifyable piece of ID"............... 
?? I put this in the context of a typical scam by the government. If they are so concerned about Fraud when/if they catch these crooks drop them in jail for 5 or 10 years instead of present standard - of a few minutes. Umm I need to spend $$$ to aquire a BCertificate to apply for this new card.......The irony in all this is they cannot swipe the old OHIC card. I will keep my old OHIP card - end of rant.
Beware though if you are going in to apply you "may" need a Birth Certificate.
Update: I should have mentioned - the clerk phoned Service Ontario direct for me and was told that a BCertificate is what they want.
Sifting thru
www.health.gov.on.ca their printed material clearly shows a Passport is support of Identity.................................... Do these people actually get paid - better still do they even read there own requirement forms. Somehow I doubt it. I'm heading back there tomorrow with the Gobermint Forms. Heck what's 10 bucks in fuel and 2 hours of my time
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