Lawyers say Air Canada could have to pay more than $100 million in compensation to workers who lost their jobs at maintenance centres over a decade ago. An Air Canada jet taxis at the airport in Vancouver on Wednesday, Nov.15, 2023. (Photo: Canadian Press)
Air Canada court ruling sees ex-maintenance workers aim for $100M in compensation
Jul 17, 2024 | 10:48 AM
Lawyers say Air Canada could have to pay more than $100 million in compensation to workers who lost their jobs at maintenance centres more than a decade ago.
A 2022 ruling in Quebec Superior Court found the airline violated federal law by failing to keep three centres operational when Aveos — the contractor that ran them — shut down in 2012.
Air Canada has filed an appeal, which has not yet been heard.
This week, the judge decided on a formula to calculate lost wages and other damages for the 2,200 former employees of the shuttered plants, located in Montreal, Winnipeg and Mississauga, Ont.
