Identity & Life Verification for Canadian Businesses
Cleanlist's identity and life verification confirms who your customers are, that they still live where they claim, and whether they are still living. Canadian insurers, lenders, collections agencies and utilities use our proof of life, deceased identification and right party verification to prevent fraud, meet KYC requirements and cut wasted spend.
What is identity and life verification?
Identity and life verification is the process of confirming that a customer is a real person, that they still live at the address on file, and that they are still living. It combines identity verification, right party and residency verification, and proof of life or deceased identification into one check. Canadian insurers, lenders, collections agencies and utilities use it to prevent fraud, meet KYC and AML requirements, and stop spending on records that can no longer respond.
What’s Included in Cleanlist’s Identity & Life Verification in Canada
Cleanlist delivers a complete identity and life verification service for Canadian consumer and business databases.
Deceased Identification
Flag deceased records against Canada's Deceased Registry, our proof of life solution.
Deceased Suppression
Suppress deceased records to keep campaigns compliant, cost-efficient, and respectful to families.
Right Party Verification
Confirm the right person at the right address to cut fraud fast.
Residency & Occupancy Verification
Validate that customers still live where they claim on your database file.
KYC & Customer Identity Verification
Confirm customer identity to meet your KYC and AML obligations under FINTRAC.
SOC-2 Secure, Canadian Data
Run every verification on Canadian data in a SOC-2 Type II centre.
Deceased ID™
#ProofOfLife #LifeVerification
DETECT DECEASED INDIVIDUALS INSTANTLY. VERIFY PROOF OF LIFE CONTINUOUSLY.
Automate identity verification to prevent post-mortem fraud, mitigate operational risk, and streamline compliance in real time.
Protect your business from fraud and outdated records with Cleanlist’s real-time deceased identification and deceased suppression. Using exclusive access to the Canadian Deceased Registry™, we flag and suppress deceased customers, policyholders and account holders in your database, the most reliable proof of life verification available in Canada. Stay compliant with KYC and AML obligations, reduce wasted spend, and avoid contacting the families of the deceased.
Right Party Verification
#ValidateResidency #OccupantValidation
VALIDATE CUSTOMER ADDRESSES FOR COMPLIANCE AND ACCURACY. ENSURE CONTINUOUS KYC COMPLIANCE.
Automate address validation to eliminate KYC risk, reduce fraud, and guarantee data accuracy at scale.
Confirm who your customers are and where they live with Cleanlist’s right party and residency verification. We verify that the right party still occupies the address on file, so you can reduce fraud, complete customer identity verification, and meet Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements in Canada. Right party, residency and occupancy verification lower risk, cut wasted spend, and keep your database clean and current.
How Current and Accurate Is Our Data
Every verification runs on Canadian data inside our SOC-2 Type II certified environment. Confirming identity, residency and proof of life supports your Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) obligations under FINTRAC guidance, and helps you handle personal information responsibly under PIPEDA and provincial privacy law.
Canadian Identity & Life Verification Built for Local Compliance
Our solutions are engineered specifically for teams operating in or expanding into Canada. They are designed for your organization if you need to:
Insurance & Pensions: Validate Canadian proof of life continuously before benefit disbursements or policy renewals to eliminate deceased fraud and safeguard fund reserves.
Banks & Financial Institutions: Streamline onboarding with robust Canadian KYC/AML checks, verifying customer identities instantly across provincial registries and credit datasets.
Collections Agencies: Connect with the right individual on the first attempt using updated Canadian right-party contact details and verified Canadian addresses.
Utilities & Telecoms: Authenticate residency and property occupancy faster across provinces to minimize non-payment risk and bad debt.
Your organization’s security standards are high.
Fortunately, so are ours.
Cleanlist operates the only SOC-2 Type II certified data center in our industry, approved by many of Canada’s Most security-conscious organizations.
How to Verify Identity & Proof of Life
Getting started with Cleanlist is simple. Book a consultation and we will build your verification process with you.
Tell us your goal
Share your database, your use case, and your compliance needs (KYC, AML, deceased suppression), and we scope the right verification approach against your records.
Choose your format
Run a one-time batch verification, an ongoing subscription, or a real-time API feed, whichever fits your workflow.
Get your results
Receive flagged records (deceased, moved, or unverifiable) in your preferred format or connected straight to your CRM.
Cleanlist | Canada's Largest Customer Data Company
HERE'S WHY THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST BRANDS CHOOSE CLEANLIST
Canadian data requires Canadian expertise. As Canada’s largest customer data company, Cleanlist delivers superior match rates. Choosing a local partner means market-specific accuracy and trusted data privacy, not a generic global tool.
CAPABILITIES
More data and more services to help you with your database maintenance, prospecting, data enrichment, and risk management.
MULTI-CHANNEL
Solutions provided the way you want them, through our service team, by API or Cleanlist Cloud.
SAVINGS
Streamline your customer data solutions sourcing and leveraging our team’s deep data expertise.
SECURITY
World-class data security backed up by the SOC2 (Service Organization Control) certification.
EXPERIENCE
We’re Canada’s largest customer data company, successfully serving the biggest and most established brands in the country.
Identity and Life Verification Services FAQ
What is identity and life verification?
Identity and life verification confirms that a customer is a real person, still lives at the address on file, and is still living. It combines identity verification, right party and residency verification, and proof of life or deceased identification into a single check used for fraud prevention and KYC compliance.
What is proof of life verification?
Proof of life verification confirms whether a customer, policyholder, or account holder is still living. Cleanlist matches your records against the Canadian Deceased Registry to flag deceased individuals in real time, so insurers and lenders can stop continued-payment fraud and avoid contacting the families of the deceased.
How do I identify and suppress deceased customers in my database?
Match your database against an authoritative deceased registry. Cleanlist’s deceased identification and deceased suppression flag and remove deceased records using exclusive access to the Canadian Deceased Registry, keeping your data clean and your outreach respectful.
What is right party verification?
Right party verification confirms you are dealing with the correct person at the correct address. Combined with residency and occupancy verification, it helps you reduce fraud, reach the right customer, and meet Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.
Is identity verification required for KYC in Canada?
Regulated Canadian businesses must verify customer identity to meet Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) obligations under FINTRAC guidance. Cleanlist supports KYC with customer identity, residency, and proof of life verification built on Canadian data.
How does Cleanlist keep verification data secure?
Cleanlist operates the only SOC-2 Type II certified data center in its industry, trusted by many of Canada’s most security-conscious organizations to handle identity and life verification.
Book a consultation
See how many records in your database are outdated, unverifiable or belong to deceased individuals. Book a consultation or order a free Data Discovery Report, and we’ll show you what identity and life verification can recover.
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