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Air Canada Flight Attendants Defy Federal Order, Delaying Service Resumption

The union’s legal challenge of the CIRB return-to-work directive has forced Air Canada to push its flight restarts to Monday evening.

Passengers walk past an Air Canada sign, ahead of a potential strike by flight attendants of the airline, at the Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo/File Photo
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Union activists hold placards, as they interrupt a press conference by Air Canada executives, ahead of a potential strike by Air Canada flight attendants, at a hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kyaw Soe Oo/File Photo

Overview

  • CUPE rejected a Canada Industrial Relations Board order to end the strike by 2 p.m. ET on Aug. 17 and immediately filed a Federal Court challenge.
  • Air Canada canceled about 240 additional flights on Sunday after halting its planned limited service, saying operations will resume Monday evening.
  • The work stoppage and statutory lockout have grounded roughly 700 daily flights since Aug. 16, leaving over 100,000 passengers facing cancellations and costly rebookings.
  • Flight attendants are demanding wage increases to match inflation and compensation for unpaid pre- and post-flight duties, the core issues at the bargaining table.
  • The federal government is weighing enforcement and further legal options as the constitutional challenge tests the scope of Section 107 intervention