Former Air Canada and Aveos Workers

The Class Action

This class action seeks to compensate former Air Canada and Aveos employees for Air Canada’s failure to continue to operate its maintenance and overhaul centres in Montreal, Winnipeg and Mississauga following the closure of Aveos in March 2012.

Latest news

On May 12, 2026, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision on the appeals lodged by Air Canada – unfortunately, it upheld these appeals and dismissed the class action.

In a judgment handed down on November 10, 2022, the Honourable Marie-Christine Hivon of the Superior Court had partially ruled in favour of the class representative, Gilbert McMullen, and ordered Air Canada to compensate the former employees for their pecuniary (loss of income and loss of pension benefits) and non-pecuniary (stress, mental health issues, etc.) losses. On 15 July 2024, Judge Hivon had issued a second judgment concerning the method of calculating these damages. Air Canada had appealed both judgments – the Court of Appeal ruled in its favour and therefore set aside the order against Air Canada.

Our team believes that the Court of Appeal’s decision contains errors of law. Mr. McMullen will therefore seek leave to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Canada – the Supreme Court only agrees to hear a case if it considers that it raises issues of national interest, and we believe that is the case here.

Who are class members?

You are part of the class action if you fall into one of the following two categories:

– You are a former worker, whether unionised or not, who was employed at an Air Canada maintenance and repair centre in Montreal, Mississauga or Winnipeg and have suffered harm as a result of the closure of Aveos

– You are the spouse, heir or beneficiary of one of these former workers (including common-law spouses as defined by law)

Class members are represented by TJL in collaboration with Jean-François Bertrand Avocats.