Secure Air Travel Regulations

Marginal note:Identification — domestic flight

• 3 (1) An air carrier must accept only the following identification to verify the identity of a passenger for a domestic flight:

  • (a) one piece of valid photo identification that is issued by a government authority and that shows the passenger’s name, date of birth and gender;

  • (b) two pieces of valid identification that are issued by a government authority, at least one of which shows the passenger’s name, date of birth and gender; or

  • (c) a restricted area identity card, as defined in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012.

• Marginal note:Identification — international flight

  (2) An air carrier must accept only the following identification to verify the identity of a passenger for an international flight:

  • (a) one piece of valid photo identification that is issued by a government authority and that shows the passenger’s name, date of birth and gender; or

  • (b) a restricted area identity card, as defined in section 3 of the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012.