Overview

• The Jobs Minister invoked binding arbitration less than 12 hours after more than 10,000 flight attendants began their strike, forcing them back to work.
• Air Canada suspended its roughly 700 daily Air Canada and Rouge flights, affecting about 130,000 passengers before services were halted.
• Chief Operating Officer Mark Nasr warned that it could take between five and ten days for the airline to restore full operations.
• Outstanding disputes over wages and unpaid ground duties will be sent to a third-party Industrial Relations Board for independent review.
• Passengers whose travel was disrupted are eligible for refunds or rebooking as Air Canada coordinates a phased resumption of service.