Canadian Bank Note Company designs and builds secure information systems, identity documents and currencies for governments worldwide, spanning security printing, border control, national ID and related technologies.
Canadian Bank Note Company (CBN) designs and builds secure information systems, identity documents and currencies for governments around the world. Founded in 1897 and based in Canada, the company combines physical security printing with digital technologies, supplying the Government of Canada in its early years and expanding to serve government clients internationally. Its workforce includes hundreds of technologists, and the company reports successful global deployments of secure identification solutions over more than 125 years of operation.
CBN's technical work spans security printing, currency design and printing, secure document technology, identity management systems, border security, fraud prevention, digital identity, lottery and gaming systems, and excise control systems. Products and services include banknote design and production for governments, border security systems, passport and visa management, national identification programmes, driver licensing and vehicle registration systems, excise tax control and monitoring, and lottery and gaming solutions and operations.
The company operates across the government, currency and central banking, border security and immigration, national identity and civil identification, transportation, tax and excise control, and lottery and gaming sectors. CBN states its vision as making the world a safer place, with an aim to be the technological leader in preventing fraud related to secure documents and systems, and an emphasis on standards of security, reliability and client satisfaction combined with continuous innovation.
