An enhanced driver’s licence is a form of driver’s license that also verifies your citizenship. It can be used as an alternative to a Canadian Passport when traveling to the United States by land and sea only.
I decided to research this and find out why someone would obtain an enhanced driver’s licence, when simply a passport would do. Here is what I have found:
However, since the Enhanced Driver’s Licence is only good for travel by land and sea between Canada and the United States, I would bet that the Canadian Passport is the way to go for most Canadians.
You can obtain an Enhanced Driver’s License in the following Provinces:
You can not obtain an Enhanced Driver’s Licence in the following Provinces or Territories at this time.
If you would like to research current Government published information on this topic, please check out the following links:
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Can you get an enhanced driver’s license if banned from getting a passport? This question has been posed to me today…and I learned that someone with a banned passport was subsequently denied a enhanced drivers’ license for the same reason. What does this mean? You might not be able to get around the banned passport problem by getting an enhanced driver’s licence.
Can I get a manitoba enhanced license if I am a permanent resident?
Here is the application: https://www.mpi.mb.ca/en/PDFs/ApplicantsGuide.pdf
According to this application, you must be a Canadian citizen.
What is the reason for not being able to get an enhanced driver’s license in Alberta, Canada?
That is a good question…sorry, but I don’t know the answer.