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"Nobody" <not@home.anymore> wrote in message 
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> Mr Frederick wrote:
>
>> "Nobody" <not@home.anymore> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9C23C4A3056204153245131@209.197.15.171...
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 07 Jun 2009 23:16:52 GMT, Nobody <not@home.anymore> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Why do Canadians require passports to enter the United States
>>>>>> and Americans don't require passport to enter Canada?
>>>>>> Are we as Canadians being profiled by the United States as a
>>>>>> risk
>>>>>
>>>>>In effect, they do require a passport to come to Canada. If they
>>>>>don't have one, they can't get back home as the US will not let
>>>>>them into the USA without one.
>>>>
>>>> No passport reguired for a US citizen to enter Canada until
>>>> August 1
>>>
>>> Not what I said.  Unless the American traveller is going to stay
>>> in Canada, they will need a passport to get back home to the USA.
>>>
>>> NO ONE will be able to enter the USA without a valid passport
>>> including Americans.
>>>
>> Passport, or enhanced id/driver licence, or NEXUS card, or FAST
>> card, or what the Americans call a Passport Card.
>> It is passport only for AIR travel.
>> http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html
>> http://www.getyouhome.gov/html/lang_eng/index.html
>
> The enhanced drivers licenses seems to be only for areas where there
> have been agreements.  Could be wrong but I don't think you can get
> one in Alberta or Saskatchewan.
> http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/sea_
> travel/faqs/enhanced_guide.ctt/enhanced_guide.pdf

Well, of course if your province or state isn't issuing them you can't get 
them, I kind of thought that might be obvious.  I know Saskatchewan dropped 
theirs, at least for now, for "security" reasons.  Alberta apparently didn't 
see the need as not enough Albertans live near the border.  The government 
line is that when Albertans go to the US they fly so they all have 
passports.
>

>
>
> BTW, after June 1, 2009, a passport or passport card is needed for
> ALL travel.
> http://www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingborders/
>
> The EDL is only available in some locations.
>