After running it for five years, Quebec discontinued the EDL program in 2014, citing low demand as the reason. However after nearly a year into development, the Bill to codify EDLs into provincial law was voted down after an investigation by the Province's Privacy Commissioner and none were ever issued. Between 20, the Saskatchewan government spent approximately $600,000 to develop EDLs for the province. Previously, EDLs were available to Canadian citizens residing in British Columbia, Manitoba,, Ontario and Quebec. Īs of August 2022, no Canadian provinces are issuing new EDLs and the program will terminate in the country once the validity of all existing EDLs lapse. citizens who reside in the states of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington. Likewise, REAL ID-compliant licenses alone are not sufficient to cross international borders, even if a state gives its REAL ID-compliant licenses a similar name. state that issues only EDLs, but does not issue any other REAL ID-compliant driver's license, is not deemed compliant with the REAL ID Act unless granted an extension. The card includes machine-readable RFID and barcode for automated identification of the card and its holder.Īs a Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant travel document, an EDL may be used for "official purposes" (such as boarding a domestic flight) covered by the U.S.
( May 2017)Īn enhanced driver's licence or enhanced ID in common usage, is a card which functions both as driving licence and ID card with limited passport features issued in some provinces in Canada, in some states in the United States, for people who are both citizens of the country and residents of the relevant region, compliant with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.Īn EDL is a combined driver's license and passport card, meaning it allows for international land and sea travel, but not air travel, to countries that recognize it.
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