Travelling from Canada to US

As long as you don't have any bootleg barrels of maple syrup in the boot or a hint of poutine on your breath, you should be waved in with a smile. Welcome back to Baja Columbia. Not much has changed here in this corner of Lower Canada.

Canadian citizen adult travelers can present a valid:
Canadian passport;
Enhanced Driver’s License; or
Trusted Traveler Program card (NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST)

.https://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/western-hemisphere-travel-initiative/faqs#

As of now, you should have no problem.

However, things are happening very fast in Washington these days so keep an eye out for any changes to this subject.

David, I’m travelling from Vancouver Island that morning. What if the only thing that’s available for breakfast on the ferry is poutine!! I’ll bring my breath mints.
Now I just have to figure out how long it will take to go from the border back to Tsawwassen to catch the ferry home. I haven’t taken the ferry in years. Usually I fly over the pond. Not sure of Vancouver travel patterns. This is more nerve racking that flying to Paris!

Thanks to the rest of you for your prompt replies. As the “51st state” I probably won’t even need a passport-).

As 'poutine' got mentioned twice, and I had no clue what it is, I did a search.

Now I am left wondering as to why poutine got invented.
a) someone had some really bad french fries and thought gravy would help make them palatable
b) it was created in a Canadian prison by a sadistic chef
c) someone had an odd assortment of leftovers and this is what they were able to concoct.
d) ?

Bring the breath mints least you be refused entry to the US for criminal treatment of french fries

:-)

EDIT- After further research found this
:Cheese curds are the by-product of cheese making, with a mild cheddar-like flavor and a slightly rubbery texture. They are often eaten fresh, deep-fried, or used in dishes like Poutine, and they squeak when you bite into them
I am inclined to think "b" is the answer.

Susie, Re poutine, I may be wrong, but I associate poutine with Quebec Province, and seafood and Chinese food with British Columbia. Perhaps the dish has been "exported" to the western provinces?

Joe, think of the best mashed potatoes and gravy you’ve ever had, and add texture with the French fries and melting CHEESE CURDS! It’s an explosion of flavour in one bite.
Yes it started in Quebec but has traversed this great country. Perhaps not served in a fine dining establishment, but much appreciated from a food truck.

https://www.help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-1418?language=en_US#:~:text=Canadian%20citizen's%20passports%20are%20NOT,date%20of%20their%20intended%20departure.

Canadian citizen's passports are NOT required to be valid for six months past their intended date of departure. Their passports must only be valid up until the date of their intended departure.

Could poutine have been invented by a teenage boy? They seemed to be the ones scarfing down big plates of it in the lodge the last time I skiing in Quebec!