Passports Will Be Required For Trips To Canada

Passports have never been required for U.S. travelers to Canada, but the federal government says it will go ahead with plans to require travelers from Canada to show a passport, even if they are U.S. citizens.

The departments of State and Homeland Security said they expect to officially adopt the new policy by the end of the year. But they pushed back by a year the date when the requirements would begin to affect travelers. Under the new timeline, travelers crossing land borders, will have to comply with the rules by December 31st, 2007.
Department officials also said they will keep working to come up with a cheaper, more widely used alternative document to allow U.S. citizens to cross into the country over land borders. Passports cost 97 dollars.