Secure Air Travel Regulations

Marginal note:Boarding gate — domestic flight

• 3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an air carrier must, at the boarding gate for a domestic flight, verify the identity of each passenger who appears to be 18 years of age or older using

  • (a) one piece of valid photo identification issued by a government authority in Canada that shows the passenger’s surname, first name and any middle names and their date of birth, except any document, however described and regardless of format, issued by a government authority for the purposes of fishing, hunting or boating;

  • (b) 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:

    • (i) a passport issued by the country of which the passenger is a citizen or a national,

    • (ii) a NEXUS card,

    • (iii) a permanent resident card issued by the United States,

    • (iv) an enhanced driver’s license issued in the United States,

    • (v) any document referred to in subsection 50(1) or 52(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations;

  • (c) two pieces of valid identification that are issued by a government authority in Canada — at least one of which shows the passenger’s surname, first name and any middle names and their date of birth — except any document, however described and regardless of format, issued by a government authority for the purposes of fishing, hunting or boating; or

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

• Marginal note:Alternative identification — loss or theft

  (2) In the event that a passenger’s identity cannot be verified in accordance with subsection (1) because of the loss or theft of one or more pieces of their identification, the air carrier may verify their identity using alternative forms of valid identification such as their employee identity card, public transit pass or baptismal certificate if the passenger presents the identification in conjunction with documentation issued by a government authority or a police service that attests to the loss or theft.