Three roles, one open standard, and the shared infrastructure that connects them. Here's how Oliu™ fits together — and what Oliu™ does that the pieces can't do alone.
Every credential moves through three roles: the organization that issues it, the person who holds it, and anyone who needs to verify it. Oliu™ is the infrastructure that connects the three.
Credentialing authorities that grant qualifications — governments, regulators, professional bodies, industry associations, and commercial training providers. Issuers decide who earns what credential, and they sign every credential they issue with a cryptographic key that only they control.
Canadians who earn credentials. A tradesperson with a safety ticket. A professional with a licence. A first-aider with a certification. Holders receive their credentials in the Oliu™ Wallet and decide when and with whom to share them.
The people and organizations who need to confirm a credential is real. Employers making hiring decisions. Site supervisors checking safety tickets. Regulators investigating compliance. Border officers confirming qualifications. Verification takes seconds — no calls back to the issuer, no waiting.
Here's how a credential moves from issuer to holder to verifier, and what Oliu™ does at each step.
Before any credentials flow, a credentialing authority goes through Oliu™'s accreditation — a documented review that confirms the organization is who it says it is and has the authority to issue what it plans to issue. Once accredited, the issuer connects to the network through a direct API, a partner system they already use, or another supported integration path.
When a learner completes training, a professional passes certification, or a regulator licenses a practitioner, the issuer's system sends an issuance request to Oliu™. The credential is signed with the issuer's cryptographic key, registered on the network, and delivered to the holder's wallet — in real time.
The credential lives on the holder's device, in the Oliu™ Wallet. Nothing personal is stored centrally. The holder can view it, share it, present it for verification, or keep it private. They can hold credentials from any issuer on the network, together in one wallet.
When a credential needs to be verified, the holder shows a QR code from their wallet. The verifier scans it using oliu.ca, a partner system, or their device. The verification happens in seconds, against the Oliu™ registry — with no call to the issuer, no manual lookup, no waiting.
Issuers sign credentials. Holders hold them. Verifiers confirm them. But none of that works without shared infrastructure connecting the three. That's Oliu™.
Oliu™ operates the open registry that lets any verifier confirm a credential's authenticity in seconds, without contacting the issuer. The registry holds cryptographic references, not personal data. It's what makes verification work at scale.
Before any organization can issue credentials on the network, Oliu™ accredits them through a documented review — confirming they're real, confirming they have the authority to issue what they claim. This is what makes the credentials trustworthy, not just technically valid.
Oliu™ builds and operates the Oliu™ Wallet, free for every Canadian. Credentials on the network are also usable in any other W3C-compliant wallet — no lock-in, no single-vendor dependency.
Oliu™ provides verification through oliu.ca and through partner systems that have integrated it — so a verifier can confirm a credential wherever the conversation is already happening. No separate app for verifiers to install. No forms. Just a scan and a result.
The boundaries matter as much as the capabilities.
Oliu™ does not train workers, certify competency, or decide who is qualified. Issuers do that, in their domain of authority.
Oliu™ does not hold personal data centrally. Credentials live on the holder's device.
Oliu™ does not replace regulators, professional bodies, or government licensing. It carries their decisions, verifiably.
Oliu™ does not determine what credentials are valuable. Markets, regulators, and employers do.
Oliu™ does not lock anyone in. Credentials are W3C-standard; the network is open; participants can leave.
Oliu™'s platform is built and hosted in Canada. Data residency, jurisdictional alignment, and operational presence are all Canadian.
Oliu™ is built on the W3C Verifiable Credentials standard. It aligns with the DIACC Pan-Canadian Trust Framework and Digital Governance Standards Institute guidance. It is DIACC PCTF certified.