Documents Needed for Air Travel

Bringing the right identification to the airport will help with a quick identity verification and check-in process.

Remember that the name on your identification must match the name on your airline ticket and boarding pass.

Domestic air travel

Show one of these documents at the boarding gate:

one piece of valid photo identification issued by a Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government with your full name and date of birth or
two valid pieces of identification issued by a Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government. Both must have your name and at least one must have your full name and date of birth

Here are some examples of valid Canadian government-issued identification documents:

passport
citizenship card
Canadian permanent resident card
Canadian provincial or territorial driver's licence
Canadian provincial or territorial health card
Canadian provincial or territorial government identification cards
birth certificate
Record of Landing Form/Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292)
immigration documents issued to foreign nationals (e.g., Work Permit, Study Permit, Visitor Record, Temporary Resident Permit, Refugee Approved Status)
Canadian military identification
federal police identification
federal or provincial government employee identification cards
Old Age Security (OAS) identification card
Certificate of Indian Status (Status Card) issued by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
NEXUS card
firearms licence

You can no longer use hunting, boating and fishing licences as identification for domestic flights.

You can use any of the travel documents you used to enter Canada, such as:

a passport
NEXUS card
United States Permanent Resident card
Enhanced Driver’s License
any document referred to in subsection 50(1) or 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Show one of these required forms of identification at the boarding gate for an international flight departing from Canada:

one piece of valid identification issued by a government authority with your photo, full name, date of birth and gender such as:
- a passport issued by your country of citizenship or nationality or
- a NEXUS card or
- any document referred to in subsection 50(1) or 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Always carry a valid Canadian passport when you travel outside Canada. See Travel documents for more information.