Do you need a passport when staying at Niagara Falls on the Canada side?

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JavaJoe

Yes.

Current regulations state that you need a passport to cross the border at "major" border crossings and Niagara falls qualifies as this.

The only other way is if you have a paper saying that you've applied for one but just haven't gotten it yet. This is currently a loophole and designed for those people that need to cross the border but haven't gotten their passport yet.

So if you don't have one, get one now.

Marshall

If your driving, NO!!!!! Only bring a state issue ID and a birth certificate. That's all I needed and I got into Canada and got back into the USA and that was last week. You only need a passport if you are flying but if you travel by boat and car, its ID and birth certificate until 2008.

Charlie

YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSPORT TO DRIVE TO CANADA UNTIL JANUARY 2008. YOU DO NEED A PASSPORT IF YOU F-L-Y TO CANADA.

prepchef

You do not need the id but there is a list of things you need they haven't made it mandatory for travelers by car and boat yet but Necessary ID to Enter Canada by Land or Water before the WHTI Dates:
Until the WHTI land and water dates go into effect, American citizens crossing the border into Canada by land or water need ID that proves two things:
1) Citizenship, and 2) Identity by way of a photo.

A driver's license on its own or a Social Security Card on its own are not valid ID to cross the Canadian border.

The following pieces of identification will serve as satisfactory proof of American citizenship to enter Canada.

Please note, however, that photocopies of ID are not acceptable, only originals:
US passport
OR
Birth certificate,
OR
Certificate of citizenship or naturalization,
AND
Photo ID, such as current driver's license

All U.S. citizens entering Canada from a third country must have a valid passport. Alien permanent residents of the U.S. must present their Alien Registration Card, commonly called a â€œGreen Card.â€
looks like it will be by 2009

Poutine

If you are driving across the border then you do not need a passport (but make sure that you have proof of citizenship AND gov't issued photo ID).

Visas are not required for U.S. citizens entering Canada from the U.S. You will, however, need:
1. proof of your U.S. citizenship such as your U.S. passport or certified copy of your birth certificate issued by the city, county or state in the U.S. where you were born. If you are a naturalized U.S. citizen and do not have a passport, you should travel with your naturalization certificate. A driverâ€™s license, voterâ€™s registration card or Social Security card is NOT valid proof of citizenship.
2. photo identification, such as a current, valid driverâ€™s license.

Effective January 23, 2007, all U.S. citizens traveling by air to and from Canada are required to have a valid passport to enter the United States.
As early as January 1, 2008, U.S. citizens traveling between the United States and Canada by land or sea (including ferries), may be required to present a valid U.S. passport