April 30,
2009
Here is more clarifications as of today
pertaining to the Ontario Enhanced Driver's License. They
have not been issued in Ontario yet - a target date is June
2009.
The process to obtain an Ontario Enhanced
Drivers Licenses when it goes into effect according to Driver's
Ontario 1-800-387-3445 will be:
 | First the driver must complete an
applications and pay an addition $40.00 fee in addition to
the $75.00 standard license fee |
| Then they will be scheduled an appointment
for an interview |
| Then they will have the Interview |
| Then their request for an Enhanced Driver's
License will either be granted or denied |
If it is granted they will receive their
Ontario - Enhanced Driver's License in the mail.
Q: What is the difference between an EDL
and the current Ontario driver’s license?
A: An EDL will contain the same information as a driver's
license with three additional features;
| a citizenship identifier, |
| an optical character recognition (OCR) zone
|
| and a radio frequency identification
technology (RFID) chip. |
The RFID chip will use radio frequency
technology to facilitate traveler processing at U.S. border
crossings. The OCR zone is available as a backup to the RFID
chip. OCR is a technology that helps streamline data entry by
“reading” specially formatted text in a document and
translating it for use on a computer. Canadian passports contain
OCR.
For more information visit this link:http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/driver/enhancedcards.shtml
