Summary

Conditional, The traveler will need to hold travel documents as detailed below.

Type: Notice
Canada - Destination Passport

Passport required.

Travel without passport is possible for:

Nationals of Canada with a NEXUS Card if residing in Canada embarking in USA or Canada and entering Canada from the USA only.

Document validity rules:

Passports and other documents accepted for entry issued to nationals of Canada must be valid on arrival.

Warning: if departing from the USA (regardless of any destination passport exemptions), a valid passport and/or accepted departure document is required by the US immigration authorities.

The following regulations apply to children/minors:

If a travel document issued by Canada to minors under 16 years of age displays "Signature Not Required/non requise" on the bio-data page, the child is not required to sign. Parent/legal guardian must not sign this travel document under any circumstances. Canadian passports and other Canadian travel documents must only be signed by the person whose name appears in the travel document.

Parent(s) traveling with a child under 18 years are strongly advised to hold documentation containing evidence that the child is theirs.
Parents who are separated or divorced are advised to keep legal and other relevant documents available, in order to clarify custody rights. All children irrespective of nationality traveling alone or with adults that have no legal custody over them, are also strongly advised to hold a letter of travel consent signed by a legal guardian or parent with legal custody, containing:
- authorization to travel (with another person, when applicable) and to be outside the country;
- destination in Canada, also indicating length of stay;
- the signor's address and phone details.