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.

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On August 11, 2026, Mr. McMullen applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal the judgment rendered by the Court of Appeal. You can view the Motion for Leave to Appeal by clicking here. The Supreme Court will decide within the next few months whether it will hear the appeal.

The Proceedings

On November 10, 2022, the judgment rendered by the Honourable Marie-Christine Hivon of the Superior Court partially ruled in favour of the class representative, Gilbert McMullen, and ordered Air Canada to compensate the former employees for their pecuniary damages (loss of income and loss of pension benefits) and non-pecuniary damages (stress, mental health issues, etc.).

On July 15, 2024, the Honourable Marie-Christine Hivon rendered a second judgment concerning the methods for calculating these damages. Air Canada appealed both judgments of the Superior Court.

On May 12, 2026, the Court of Appeal rendered its judgment on the appeals brought by Air Canada and ruled in its favour, thereby setting aside the judgment ordering Air Canada to pay compensation.

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.