Canada Immigration Visas

U.S. to drop passport requirement for kids at border crossings

Sheldon Alberts, CanWest News Service
Published: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has agreed to exempt Canadian and American children from new rules requiring travellers to carry a passport when entering the United States at land borders, the Canadian government confirmed Wednesday night.
This is an example of both Canadian lawmakers and US Congressional legislators from the northern States working with the US administration to ease certain requirements from showing a passport when entering the United States with reference to children aged 16 and under. The Government of the Province of Ontario is also now considering building in new security features for driver’s licenses which could satisfy US lawmakers in lieu of obtaining passports.