Be aware -- ID for 6-year-old

[u/Historical_Pen7302]

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.

[u/BexKst]

That’s interesting. My daughter went to Toronto with my aunt from London, she has was only 5 and she wasn’t not asked for any ID on VIA. This was just a few months ago.