Summary

  • Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Club offers lounge access worldwide, regardless of travel class, for extra comfort.
  • Membership tiers – Canada, North America Plus, Worldwide, with varying lounge access and pricing.
  • Exclusive access to Maple Leaf Lounges, with complimentary amenities, for those with confirmed Air Canada tickets.

Through membership of its Maple Leaf Club, Air Canada offers passengers the chance to visit and relax in its airport lounges worldwide, regardless of their class of travel. Members pay a yearly subscription to have unlimited access to Maple Leaf Lounges when they fly. What else does membership of the Maple Leaf Club include, and how much does it cost?

By becoming a member of the Maple Leaf Club, passengers benefit from exclusive access to Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounges at up to 230 airports around the world. Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounges include complimentary drinks and light snacks, comfortable seating, showers, business centers, free WiFi, newspapers, magazines, and call-free quiet zones.

Maple Leaf Lounge access is normally reserved for those traveling in the airline’s business class or those with a certain tier status in Aeroplan, Air Canada’s loyalty program. However, Maple Leaf Club members can access the lounge regardless of their class of travel, making it a great way to add some extra comfort to the start of a long economy class journey.

In order to enter the lounge, members must have a confirmed ticket booked with Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge, Canada Expres, or another Star Alliance member airline. Other Star Alliance member airlines include United Airlines, Singapore Airlines, avianca, Air China, All Nippon Airways, and Air India. Members of the Maple Leaf Club also benefit from priority check-in at the airport when flying with Air Canada or one of its subsidiaries.

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Maple Leaf Club’s three membership tiers

Air Canada offers three different membership tiers for its Maple Leaf Club – Canada, North America Plus, and Worldwide. Each tier offers Maple Leaf Lounge access in different parts of the world, and comes with a different price tag.

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Maple Leaf Club membership can also be paid for with Aeroplan miles. However, unfortunately for hopeful new members, Air Canada has currently suspended the sale of new memberships, although the product continues to be in place for existing members. Simple Flying has reached out to Air Canada to ask if and when the airline expects to begin selling memberships again.

Canada

CAD$375 ($271) + tax per year

Members have access to 18 lounges across Canada, including 12 Maple Leaf Lounges. Maple Leaf Lounges are available at the following airports:

  • Calgary (YYC)
  • Edmonton (YEG)
  • Halifax (YHZ)
  • Montreal (YUL)
  • Ottawa (YOW)
  • Regina (YQR)
  • Saskatoon (YXE)
  • St. John’s (YYT)
  • Toronto Pearson (YYZ)
  • Toronto Billy Bishop (YTZ)
  • Vancouver (YVR)
  • Winnipeg (YWG)

Partner membership is also available for two travelers, coming in at CAD$550 ($397) + tax per year.

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North America Plus

CAD$495 ($358) + tax per year

Members have access to 60 airport lounges, located across Canada and the US, as well as three in Europe. In addition to the above-listed Maple Leaf Lounges in Canada, those with the North America Plus membership can also access the following Maple Leaf Lounges:

  • Frankfurt (FRA)
  • London Heathrow (LHR)
  • Los Angeles (LAX)
  • New York (JFK)
  • Newark (EWR)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
  • San Francisco (SFO)

Partner membership is also available for two travelers, priced at CAD$730 ($528) + tax per year.

Worldwide

CAD$665 ($481) + tax per year

Ideal for frequent international travelers, Worldwide membership offers access to more than 230 airport lounges across the world, including the 19 Maple Leaf Lounges mentioned above. Among the other airports with lounges included in Worldwide membership are:

  • Addis Ababa (ADD)
  • Amsterdam (AMS)
  • Bangkok (BKK)
  • Buenos Aires (EZE)
  • Melbourne (MEL)
  • Mexico City (MEX)
  • Nairobi (NBO)
  • São Paulo (GRU)
  • Seoul Incheon (ICN)
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Partner membership is also available for two travelers, priced at CAD$970 ($701) + tax per year.

Air Canada’s growing presence in Europe and India

The three European airports included in the North America Plus membership are those where Air Canada has the largest presence – London Heathrow (LHR), Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG), and Frankfurt (FRA). For example, Air Canada currently flies from five Canadian gateways to London Heathrow – Calgary (YYC), Halifax (YHZ), Montreal (YUL), Toronto (YYZ), and Vancouver (YVR).

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From October 2024, the carrier will also launch fifth-freedom flights from the UK’s largest airport to Delhi (DEL), which will be a continuation of its flight from Calgary, operated by the Boeing 787. This ties in with additional expansion for the airline in India, tapping into a rapidly growing market.

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Data from ch-aviation shows that Air Canada currently has a total of 258 aircraft in its fleet, with an average age of 16 years old. This includes 19 Boeing 777-300ERs and 31 787-9s, as well as 33 Airbus A220s and 34 A321s. In order to support the airline’s expected growth over the coming years, future aircraft deliveries will include:

  • 30 Airbus A321XLRs
  • 8 Boeing 737 MAX 8s
  • 18 Boeing 787-10s.

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