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AIR CANADA PILOTS

The Air Canada Master Executive Council (MEC), of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), represents more than 5,400 Air Canada pilots. The pilot group recently voted to approve a new Collective Agreement, which will run until September 29, 2027.

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AIR CANADA PILOTS ARE INVESTED IN OUR CUSTOMERS, COMPANY, AND COUNTRY.

We are fully invested in our company, our customers, and our country. We’re proud of our profession and take our job of transporting passengers safely to their destinations very seriously.


NEGOTIATIONS TIMELINE


With 5,000 members who fly passengers and cargo around the world on Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, the Air Canada ALPA group serves a diverse and engaged membership via its headquarters near Toronto’s Pearson Airport, and through regional representatives across pilot bases in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.


  • MAY 1, 2023

    Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) votes to merge with Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

  • MAY 17, 2023

    ACPA merges with ALPA

  • JUNE 9, 2023

    Notice to bargain provided to Air Canada

  • JUNE 23, 2023

    Kickoff meeting for contract negotiations

  • JUNE 23, 2023 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

    Negotiations, contract expiration

  • JANUARY 15, 2024 - JUNE 1, 2024

    Mediation

  • JUNE 17, 2024

    Filed Notice of Dispute with the Minister of Labour

  • JUNE 23, 2024

    Kickoff meeting for contract negotiations

  • JUNE 28, 2024

    Minister of Labour appointed Federal Conciliators

  • AUGUST 26, 2024

    End of 60-day conciliation, start of 21-day cooling-off period

  • SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

    Tentative Agreement approved by MEC

  • OCTOBER 1, 2024

    Ratification vote opens

  • OCTOBER 10, 2024

    Ratification vote closes, Tentative Agreement Approved. 

  • OCTOBER 10, 2024

    Implementation begins



The timeline above provides a general guide for the duration of our negotiations.