Air Canada frames birth certificates, custody papers, and parental consent letters as documents some countries may require. Its Unaccompanied Minor service is separate from those destination rules.
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Last reviewed September 27, 2026
No. Air Canada tells travelers they are responsible for carrying the documents needed to enter, exit, or transit through every country or region in their itinerary, and tells parents to verify child entry and exit requirements with the relevant destination authorities.
Air Canada's child-document guidance explains that some countries may require a child's birth certificate showing parents, custody or legal documents, a parental consent letter or affidavit, or a death certificate where applicable. Those are framed as documents some countries may require, not as a universal Air Canada flight rule.
Last verified 2026-09-14.
This is a summary of the current published rule. Confirm it on the airline’s own page before you travel.
| Question | Current status |
|---|---|
| Core Air Canada model | Destination-driven child documents |
| Universal Air Canada consent form | None identified |
| Requirement | Conditional — some countries may require |
| One parent | Other parent signs where that destination rule applies |
| No parents | Both parents may need to sign where applicable |
| Notarization | Not stated as a universal format |
| Last verified | 2026-09-14 |
This guide is for families flying Air Canada with a child, including one-parent travel and travel without parents. It is not an Air Canada Vacations package-policy page. Do not use a vacation-package rule as though it were a universal Air Canada flight rule.
Air Canada's carrier position is that travelers must carry the documents needed for every country or region on the itinerary. Air Canada points families to destination authorities for child entry and exit requirements.
Air Canada's Unaccompanied Minor service is separate from its child travel-document guidance. See UM form vs parental consent.
Destination governments own many of the documents Air Canada lists. Some countries may require a child's birth certificate showing parents, custody or legal documents, a parental consent letter or affidavit, or a death certificate where a parent is deceased.
Confirm the live destination authority. Compare Canadian entry and outbound layers in Canada Child Travel Consent and the Family Travel Center.
Conditional and destination-owned. Air Canada does not convert those examples into a rule that Air Canada universally requires parental consent for every minor.
Where the applicable destination or document rule requires a parental consent letter and the child travels with one parent, Air Canada guidance says the letter is signed and dated by the other parent. See one-parent flying.
Where applicable, a child traveling without parents may need a letter signed and dated by both parents. See grandparents, stepparents, or another adult.
Air Canada's Unaccompanied Minor service is a carrier supervision process. It is not the parental consent letter or affidavit some countries may require.
If a destination rule requires a parental consent letter and one parent travels, Air Canada guidance says the letter is signed and dated by the other parent.
If a destination rule requires a letter and the child travels without parents, Air Canada guidance says both parents may need to sign and date the letter.
Air Canada does not publish a general rule requiring every parental consent letter to be notarized. A destination that asks for an affidavit or notarized letter sets that format.
Air Canada describes parental consent letters as documents some countries may require, not as a universal Air Canada flight rule. Start notarization only if the actual applicable document requires it.
Start notarization only if the actual applicable document requires it, the signer is eligible, and the recipient will accept remote online notarization. Do not start a session solely because the child is flying Air Canada.
Air Canada's current child-document guidance does not establish that an electronic consent letter is accepted by every destination. Confirm format with the destination authority.
Depending on the itinerary, an airline, border officer, or destination authority may ask for more than one document. No family needs every item.
Citizenship, dual nationality, and residency can change which destination entry or exit rule applies. An airline boarding rule does not replace those government rules.
Already at the airport, leaving today, or holding a form the airline just handed you? Identify the exact missing document first. Use the Airport Emergency Child Travel Consent Guide.
Check the official page again before you travel.
No. Air Canada describes parental consent letters and related documents as documents some countries may require, and tells parents to verify child entry and exit requirements with the relevant destination authorities.
Where the applicable destination or document rule requires a parental consent letter and the child travels with one parent, Air Canada guidance says the letter is signed and dated by the other parent.
Where applicable, Air Canada guidance says a child traveling without parents may need a letter signed and dated by both parents. That remains a destination-framed requirement, not a universal Air Canada form.
The following primary sources support the legal and procedural information in this guide. Requirements can change, so confirm current rules with the receiving organization before relying on a notarized document.
Travel Documents Required for Travel(opens in a new tab)
Air Canada
Accessed September 14, 2026
Airline policy does not automatically create a notary job. Review the official airline guidance and destination requirements first. Start online notarization only if the actual required document calls for notarization, the signer is eligible, and the recipient will accept the resulting format.