Border Crossing

Enhanced Ontario Drivers License (EDL)

The province of Ontario announced the launch of their Enhanced Driver’s Licence (EDL) which denotes both identity and citizenship and will be accepted as a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHIT) compliant document and serves as an alternative to a passport to enter the U.S. by land and water only.  The EDL is an acceptable document denoting both identity and citizenship in the course of determining admissibility into Canada.

Please see the following links for detailed information.

• http://www.news.ontario.ca/mto/en/2009/05/apply-today-for-your-enhanced-drivers-licence.html
• http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_for_residents/ONT05_017865