Timeline for US to Canada by car with an enhanced driver's license, no passport?
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| Jul 24, 2022 at 0:15 | comment | added | xngtng | @DarrelHoffman Notably, in Canada, Quebec and Ontario have ended its EDL program a few years ago and B.C. and Manitoba are phasing out EDLs by around 2025 (so no Canadian province will be issuing new EDLs from next year). EDLs were supposed to be a cheap alternative to passport, but NEXUS was created in 2009 and biometric Canadian passport with 10-year validity (instead of five before) became available in 2013. More persons now have a passport and do not see the need to have an EDL. | |
| Jul 24, 2022 at 0:11 | comment | added | xngtng | @DarrelHoffman Driver licensing is the responsibility of the state (or province in Canada). If the state or province does not see enough benefits of issuing EDLs (which costs money in training, IT updates, etc. auditing/compliance, security features), they do not have to participate in the enhanced licence program. | |
| Jul 22, 2022 at 17:48 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | But not Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, or Maine? (Or I guess Ohio or Pennsylvania, though they don't share a land border). I wonder why not? | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 19:42 | comment | added | user38879 | Actually Canada still seems to have even less stringent document requirements than that list for Americans entering Canada; a valid photo ID and some proof of citizenship (say, a regular DL and a birth certificate) is sufficient. The advantage of the particular documents in your list is that they should also allow a hassle-free return to the US. | |
| Jul 21, 2022 at 19:30 | vote | accept | The Guy with The Hat | ||
| Jul 21, 2022 at 19:19 | history | answered | JonathanReez♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |