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Air Canada (incl. Rouge): pilot jobs, pay and conditions
Canada · Legacy · AC / ACA
Hiring now
Hiring per careers page (Aug 2026); Jazz CPA flow; Rouge flown by AC pilots.
Pay
First officer
CAD 94.62–298.51 an hour
about $61–192k a year
Captain
CAD 296.23–459.25 an hour
about $191–296k a year
Rates eff 30 Sep 2026: FO yr1 C$94.62 all fleets; FO yr12 777 C$298.51; CA yr1 A220 C$296.23; CA yr12 777 C$459.25. 900 hr/yr (75/mo avg) guarantee.
Agreements
- Air Canada Pilots Vote to Ratify Collective Agreement ↗
ALPA (Air Canada pilots) · summary · 2024–2027 - World Class: Airline, Pilots, Contract (Air Canada ALPA campaign site) ↗
Air Canada MEC (ALPA) · summary - Agreement between Air Canada and the Air Canada Pilots Association (2020-2023, Negotech no. 13230-06) ↗
Employment and Social Development Canada (Negotech) · CLA · 2020–2023
Open vacancies (0)
No open pilot vacancies listed right now.
Conditions
- Allowances
- Overseas pay +C$18.80/hr CA, +C$10.25/hr FO; DC pension with company match (post-2012 hires).
- Roster
- Monthly blocks 70-85 hr; PBS; overtime 2x above 85 hr.
- Bases
- YYZ, YUL, YVR, YYC
- Fleet
- A220, A319, A320, A321, B737 MAX, A330, B767F, B777, B787
- Benefits
- DC pension, medical, travel.
- Union
- ALPA
- Careers site
- aircanada.com ↗
Requirements
- Type rating
- company-paid
- Licence
- Transport Canada ATPL, Group 1 IR, Cat 1 medical
- Other
- Canadian citizen or PR (work permit not sufficient)
Sources
From published reports in the aviation press · figures from 2024-10 (term to 2027-09-29) · checked 31 Oct 2026
- Rotate - Air Canada pilot salary
- APC - Air Canada
- Negotech: Air Canada / ACPA pilot agreement 2020-2023
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