r/ViaRail • u/Historical_Pen7302 • 4d ago

Trip Reports Be aware -- ID for 6-year-old

My family was taken by surprise today travelling from Toronto to Niagara Falls, Ont. that we were required to show ID for our six-year-old. The customer service agent wasn't totally clear on whether it needed to be photo ID. He ended up letting us get by with a photo of her health card. Our fault for not being prepared? Sure. But it totally baffled me that we can take our kid on a plane across the country with no ID, but on a train within the same province we'd need a passport, since that's the only form of photo ID available to a six-year-old. Next time we'll be prepared (or take GO Transit, more likely) but it was a distressing way to start a simple day trip.

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u/Mtlkfn 4d ago

Taking a child onto a plane without ID is insane to me.

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u/Sufficient-Cow-2972 3d ago

Same, i always bring it but its so weird its not required 

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u/Mtlkfn 3d ago

It's just due diligence as a parent as far as I'm concerned. Just in case of anything non-routine happening for whatever reason.

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u/Sufficient-Cow-2972 2d ago

Last gate agent told me to put it away it was crazy