Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is adding proof of Canadian citizenship markers to driver’s licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud.

She said this will make it easier for students and the disabled to get funding, given they have to prove their citizenship to do so.

She said the goal is also to protect democracy to make sure that only citizens vote.

Smith said non-citizens like permanent residents who can get a driver’s licence will not have any notation on their IDs.

Alberta Health Care numbers will also be added to driver’s licences.

The citizenship marker will appear as the letters CAN on the identification.

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