Fly Pearson need Passport? Fly Buffalo NO passport?

[SandraC]

Hello all ~ If we opt to fly Southwest and drive across the border to BUF do we still need a passport to get on the plane? Blessings, Sandra

 

[poohbear7]

No, just goverment photo ID. like your drivers license.

 

[SandraC]

WOW ~ so it really might be worth seriously considering Southwest? THANKS! Sandra

 

[misslissa]

Yep... you've got it right! Only gov.'t ID to cross driving in to Buffalo.

I work in travel and actually will never personally fly out of Pearson again... to difficult.

 

[SandraC]

As a Canadian citizen I don't need a passport to FLY from Buffalo to Orlando, but I need a passport to FLY from Pearson to Orlando?????

I'm daft today....heeheehee. S

 

[Anjiebaby]

Just the other day we discussed this as friend has a new baby and wants to fly in February, will need to get Birth Certificate and then apply for passport. No way she would get it in time. So she is going to drive across the border using the birth certificate and then fly from Buffalo.
The new passport rules for travelling to the US are being phased in: Jan 23, 2007 all Canadians travelling by airplane to and from the US are required to have a passport. Mid 2008 they are bringing in this requirement for Canadians travelling across the border by car.

 

[maryliz]

As a Canadian citizen I don't need a passport to FLY from Buffalo to Orlando, but I need a passport to FLY from Pearson to Orlando?????

I'm daft today....heeheehee. S

As of Jan 23/07 ... if you are entering the USA by air, you need passports. I believe the requirement for passports for land entry (ie. driving to Buffalo) is delayed yet again ... was supposed to be Jan 2008 I believe. So if you're going in March, and don't want to be rushing to get passports right now, yes, consider Buffalo.

 

[SaraMc]

Just the other day we discussed this as friend has a new baby and wants to fly in February, will need to get Birth Certificate and then apply for passport. No way she would get it in time. So she is going to drive across the border using the birth certificate and then fly from Buffalo.
The new passport rules for travelling to the US are being phased in: Jan 23, 2007 all Canadians travelling by airplane to and from the US are required to have a passport. Mid 2008 they are bringing in this requirement for Canadians travelling across the border by car.

That's one of the many reasons we are flying out of Buffalo too. They made a error on DS birth certificate ( the dr. never signed the reg of live birth on the hospitals end) and he's now 3 months old and we still have not recieved anything back. The lovely town of Oakville is now taking care of it with the provience and we should have something done soon since this wasnt our fault but getting him a passport in time to fly out of pearson wouldnt happen. Plus how much extra is cost to fly out of Pearson while on mat leave isnt a option.
Plus this way I can make DH stop at Target on the way home and stock up on things that we really dont truly need

 

[Reese]

So at the airport Canadian government ID will be okay when flying in the states?

 

[RoyalCanadian]

Yes - Canadian government issued identification is sufficient.

Keep in mind that Ontario Health Cards are not approved identification in Canada.

I use my passport for my government issued ID when crossing the border to Buffalo and while in the airports. It's so simple and instantly accepted.

 

[dsneygirl]

I only ever use my Drivers license at the Buffalo airport and have never had an issue. You are on a domestic flight so there is no need to prove citizeneship.

 

[Cass]

Eventually you will need passports to even drive across the border, but it's okay at the moment.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

In my opinion eventhough you don't need a Passport yet when driving to the United States, it's still the best ID you can use. At the end of July when my family & I were driving to WDW, we crossed at the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit & we were only asked 1 question which was where are you going? We think it's because the United States Customs Officer saw we had Passports, which must have made things a lot easier.

 

[koobs]

Here's a question. What if you don't have a passport or a driver's licence? I don't drive (I do have a passport though, so this question is hypothetical) and if my Ontario Health Card is no good what other kind of government I.D. is there? My library card? A Costco card?

 

[mbb]

Here's a question. What if you don't have a passport or a driver's licence? I don't drive (I do have a passport though, so this question is hypothetical) and if my Ontario Health Card is no good what other kind of government I.D. is there? My library card? A Costco card?

Here in NS you can get an ID card that looks exactly like a DL - we go them a few years ago for our kids.

Cost was about $15 or so...check with your local DMV

HTH!!

 

[koobs]

Here in NS you can get an ID card that looks exactly like a DL - we go them a few years ago for our kids.

I don't think we have those here. My dh works for the Ministry of Transportation so I'll have to ask him. (With him working for them, you would think I would know this )

 

[RoyalCanadian]

The LCBO issues the BYID card to Ontario residents between the ages of 19 and 35 but indicates this is for the sole purpose of purchasing beverage alcohol in the Province of Ontario. It might suffice for proving identification at the border in these days before the passport is required, but I wouldn't take that risk.

The Ontario Ministry of Transport website does not appear to indicate that the Province of Ontario issues DL-"like" identification such as is available in Nova Scotia and a quick look at the Ministry of Health website and their acceptable identification does not indicate any other Ontario provincial identification.

Ontario issued identification is the laughingstock of all identification. The security breaches in the issuing of these documents is well-known and I'm rather surprised that they are acceptable for anything beyond Ontario government requirements. Premier Dalton McGuinty was quite nearly laughed out of a press conference he was giving when he suggested that an Ontario driver's licence should be viewed as a secure form of identification.

Peculiarly enough -- even though the Province of Ontario does not recognize the Ontario Health Card as a legitimate form of identification for anything other than the provision of medical services (you can't even use the Ontario Health Card issued by the Ontario Ministry of Health as proof of identity when dealing with the Ontario Ministry of Health) it is, apparently, an acceptable form of identifcation when applying for a Certificate of Citizenship from Citizenship & Immigration Canada.

The best thing to do is just get a passport.

 

[RainbowsMist]

So let me get this correct.

We're driving from Nova Scotia to Boston and flying from Boston to Orlando in March 07. I thought the same thing, we would only need driver's licenses and birth certificates because we're driving across the border and flying within the US. We have 3 children that will have birth certificates and I can get them the Gov't photo ID.

I called 3 travel agents and not one of them could tell me. One even said "you know more than I do".

So we DON'T need passports if we're driving across the border and flying within the US?

 

[dsneygirl]

So we DON'T need passports if we're driving across the border and flying within the US?

Exactly. Driving will require a passport in 2008.