Originally Posted by
Nayef
That’s what I thought and the general understanding I got was that domestically they didn’t seem to scrutinize US licenses (maybe unless they have NOT FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES on them) despite the official Canadian guidance. I appreciate the data point!
The link you provided indicate they are not required to accept US driver's license other than EDL. They may accept but they
are also in compliance by refusing.
If you don’t have Canadian identification
You can use one of the following pieces of photo identification issued by a government authority that shows the passenger’s surname, first name and any middle names and their date of birth and that is valid:
- passport issued by the country of which the passenger is a citizen or a national
- NEXUS card
- permanent resident card issued by the United States
- enhanced driver’s license issued in the United States
- any document referred to in subsection 50(1) or 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
Same (EDL) listed in
https://travel.gc.ca/air/identificat...ments#domestic as well as Air Canada's site
https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/...cuments.html#/ as well as Porter
https://www.flyporter.com/en/travel-...d-requirements
Bottom line is if you do not have an EDL, then bring another document. If the one airline agent you encounter refuses to accept non-EDL US DL, the response that "someone on the internet said your airline accepted it" doesn't cut it.