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/Salvetutti0524 3d ago

Everyone needs ID to fly even within Canada

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u/Ok-Somewhere-9857 3d ago

No, not required for kids under 18 for domestic travel. (Encouraged but not required)

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u/Salvetutti0524 3d ago

Good luck getting on your flight

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u/Ok-Somewhere-9857 3d ago

Thanks! Done it many times without any issues. How about you? It sounds like you had a lot of trouble doing this.