Air Canada’s most recent flight-attendant strike already ended in August 2025 after a tentative deal was reached, so there is no ongoing strike right now.

What actually happened

  • In August 2025, more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike, forcing widespread flight cancellations during the busy summer travel period.
  • After several days, Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents the flight attendants, reached a tentative agreement , and the union told members that “the strike is over” and they would return to work.
  • Air Canada said flights would gradually resume, with full restoration of the schedule taking about a week to ten days because aircraft and crews were out of position.

Is there still any labour risk now?

  • As of January 2026, the strike itself is not active; operations have been restored since late August 2025.
  • However, wage issues are not fully “over” in the background: Air Canada and the flight attendants have entered an arbitration process to settle wages under the deal that ended the strike.
  • During arbitration and contract ratification, a new strike or lockout is generally not allowed under the terms of the agreement, which means another immediate shutdown is unlikely while that process continues.

What this means if you’re flying soon

  • There is no scheduled end date to a current Air Canada strike because the 2025 strike has already ended; what’s ongoing is the follow‑up wage arbitration, which does not shut down flights.
  • You may still see some references online (old news, forum posts, guides) that talk about the “Air Canada strike” as if it were ongoing, but those are describing the August 2025 disruption and its aftermath.
  • If you have an upcoming trip, the best practical steps are:
    • Check your booking directly on Air Canada’s website or app for any schedule changes on your specific dates.
* Make sure your contact details are correct, so you get notifications if there is any irregular operation for unrelated reasons (weather, technical issues, etc.).

Why it felt so big

  • The 2025 strike was the first major cabin-crew strike at Air Canada in decades and affected up to roughly 130,000 passengers per day at peak, with thousands of flights canceled.
  • It drew heavy media coverage and spawned large online megathreads on forums and social media where travelers tried to rebook, compare experiences, and guess how long it would last.

In short: if you’re asking “when is the Air Canada strike going to end?” in early 2026, the answer is that it already ended in August 2025, and what remains is legal and wage arbitration work behind the scenes rather than an active shutdown of flights.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.