Update (February 2026)
Superior Court orders Air Canada to compensate passengers (February 2026)
The court concluded that Air Canada committed a breach of contract by transferring passengers from its scheduled flights to its subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge, without adequate compensation following the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in March 2019.
Notice to members (July 2021)
Notice to members – complete text
Notice to members – summary text
Notice as of February 26 , 2021
The Application to Institute Proceedings was filed to the court on February 26, 2021.
Following the authorization of our class action, we filed the Application to Institute Proceedings before the Superior Court, as in any other regular case. The court will have to determine whether Air Canada’s liability is retained, and if so, how to assess each person’s eligibility for compensation, as well as the quantum of this compensation.
Notice as of September 29, 2020
On September 28, 2020, the court authorized the exercise of the class action.
The parties will be convened within 60 days of this judgment to deal with the publication of a notice to the members of the Class.
Application to Authorize (Court file number: 500-06-001002-191)
Remedies sought for consumers
CONDEMN the defendants to pay to the plaintiff and to the members of the Group the sum equivalent to 15% of the total price of the tickets, with interest at the legal rate plus the additional indemnity provided for in article 1619 C.c.Q. calculated from the date of service of the class action
Proposed Class
«All individuals who purchased a flight ticket for an Air Canada flight on a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft departing or in transit after May 1st, 2019 and a date to be dertermine and whose flight was transferred to Air Canada Rouge LP on an Airbus A319, A321 or Boeing 767-300 aircraft »
Registration
To register for this class action, we invite you to complete the Registration Form.
While registration is not mandatory to participate in this class action, we encourage you to complete the registration form. This will allow us to keep you informed of important steps and help us better document the case.
Please note that this registration does not constitute a claim for compensation. A separate process for claims will be established once the action has been granted on the merits.
For more information
Please contact Me Rejean Paul Forget by email at rpf@perrieravocats.com