DHS OK's Ontario's driver licences as passport alternative
Business leaders on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border are relieved as DHS confirms Canadian travelers from Ontario can enter the United States with secure documents rather than a passport
Ontario can start producing enhanced drivers’ licences as early as the new year — licenses which will be an acceptable alternative to passports at the Canada-U.S. border, Canadian transportation minister Jim Bradley told the Toronto Star. “I am very confident we can do it in the new year,” he said. Bradley was responding to a report that technically improved drivers’ licences, with uniform requirements on both sides of the border, would be accepted. DHS secretary Michael Chertoff confirmed the report at a trade symposium hosted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Chertoff’s remarks came as business leaders in both countries worry about waiting times that have increased to two and three hours
