The Executive Board of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) approved by acclamation the merger between the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) and ALPA, the world’s largest pilots union. Following the vote, the presidents of both organizations signed the merger agreement. Air Canada now becomes ALPA’s 40th pilot group, growing the Association to more than 73,000 members. 

The merger agreement goes into effect immediately, and all representation rights transfer from ACPA to ALPA with notification to the Canada Industrial Relations Board. The two sides reached a merger agreement in principle in March, and Air Canada pilots voted overwhelmingly to ratify the deal on May 1.

Air Canada employs more than 4,500 pilots who fly passengers and cargo around the world on Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, with headquarters near Toronto’s Pearson Airport and pilot bases in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.