Launching an official House of Commons petition for a Canadian Passport Card / EDL. Need 5 people to launch it!
Hey everyone,
Like many of you, I'm incredibly frustrated that Canada forces us to buy a full, expensive passport book just to drive across the US land border. The US offers its citizens a cheap, wallet-sized Passport Card, and our provinces completely killed off the Enhanced Driver’s Licence (EDL) years ago. During a cost-of-living crisis, forcing an entire family to buy bulky paper booklets for a weekend road trip makes zero sense.
I have drafted a formal e-petition on the official House of Commons portal calling on the federal government to introduce a secure, low-cost Canadian Passport Card and look into bringing back the EDL.
Here is the catch: Before the government allows the petition to go completely public for thousands of signatures, the system requires 5 initial Canadian residents to sign the draft to verify it.
If you are a Canadian citizen/resident who wants a cheap card alternative to cross the border, please comment below or DM me your email address. The parliamentary website will just send you a quick automated link to approve the draft. Let's force the Minister of Immigration to actually debate this in Parliament!
If someone is only travelling to USA and back to Canada, Why do they have to spend around 200CAD for every 10 years ? where as it can be easily done with just a 50$ card like how USA is currently doing it.
Again, If someone wants to have the passport booklet, THey can easily get it. What we want from the government is, an added/advanced less cost passport card as similar as USA.
I do have my Canadian Passport and Nexus Card.
Below is FYI.
- U.S. Disproportionately Revokes Cards: A CBC News Investigative Report revealed that U.S. border officials are responsible for a staggering 77% of all NEXUS card revocations, frequently canceling Canadian memberships over tiny compliance errors. [1, 2]
- The "Zero-Tolerance" Problem: Legal experts breaking down border rulings on the Tax & Trade Law Blog detail how Canadians lose their cards over completely innocent, minor oversights—such as forgetting to declare a single pieces of fruit (like an orange) or an accidental misstatement. [1]
- Arbitrary Cancellations over Minor Errors: A prominent border case highlighted by CTV News forced a Federal Court judge to step in after border authorities arbitrarily cancelled a businessman's membership over an honest mistake, showing the extreme scrutiny travelers face. [1, 2]
- Political Vulnerability: A Global News Report documents how fast NEXUS memberships can be caught up in shifting international politics, noting past sudden mass-cancellations of trusted-traveller cards for hundreds of Canadian dual-citizens due to foreign executive travel bans. [1, 2]