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You need a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to Canada. Travelling outside Canada? Find helpful information on health and safety, travel documents, baggage, airport security, country advice and more.
Bring the right identification to the airport to help with a quick identity verification and check-in process. Remember that the name on your identification must match the name on your airline ticket and boarding pass.
Plan. Status of Air Canada flights by route or by flight number. Information on scheduled and estimated departure and arrival times, delays and cancellations. Travel Requirements. Travel Documents. Read important information about ID requirements when travelling by plane, as well as passport and visa requirements for your next trip abroad.
Check in 24 hours before your flight from your airline’s website. Check the departure and arrival terminals, the flight numbers and schedules, and the length of the flights. Inform your airline if you have any special needs.
Visit the IATA Travel Centre and Travel and Tourism Canada for detailed information on country-specific passport, visa and health requirements, or contact the embassy, high commission or consulate of each country on your itinerary.
Domestic air travel If you have Canadian identification. Show one of these documents at the boarding gate: one piece of photo identification issued by a Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government with your full name and date of birth or; two pieces of identification issued by a Canadian federal, provincial or territorial government.
The following travellers need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to board their flight to Canada. However, these travellers do not need an eTA if entering by land or sea – for instance driving from the U.S. or coming by bus, train, or boat, including cruise ship.
