Air Canada has announced a major expansion of its international network for summer 2027, adding five new destinations and seven routes from its Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal hubs.

The expansion includes new service to Guangzhou, China; Oslo, Norway; Shannon, Ireland; Nice, France; Basel, Switzerland; and Dubrovnik, Croatia. The airline also plans to restore a daytime Toronto-London Heathrow flight, increase Toronto-Shanghai service to daily and extend several existing routes to year-round operation.

“Summer 2027 marks the most extensive intercontinental expansion in Air Canada’s history, cementing our position as the second largest North American carrier by global destinations served,” said Mark Galardo, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, and president, Cargo at Air Canada.

Vancouver will gain year-round service to Guangzhou beginning May 4, 2027. The route will operate three times weekly using Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft and will become Air Canada’s third destination in mainland China.

Toronto Pearson International Airport will add three European destinations. Four weekly flights to Oslo begin June 2, followed by three weekly flights to Shannon on June 10 and twice-weekly service to Nice on June 16. The Oslo and Shannon routes will use the airline’s new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, while Nice will be served by Airbus A330-300 aircraft.

The airline will also resume its daytime Toronto-London Heathrow service May 1, bringing the route to five daily flights. Toronto-Shanghai service will increase to daily, and the Toronto-Guatemala City route launching in December 2026 will become year-round in May 2027.

From Montréal, Air Canada will introduce three weekly flights to Dubrovnik beginning May 11 and four weekly flights to Basel beginning June 16. The carrier also plans to extend its Montréal services to Tenerife, Lima and Guatemala City to year-round operation.

Air Canada said its summer 2027 schedule will include more than 125 international routes and up to 169,000 weekly seats from Canada to more than 85 international destinations. Available seat miles across its international network are expected to increase by more than eight percent compared with summer 2026.

The airline said the expansion is supported by its growing fleet of Airbus A321XLR and widebody aircraft. It expects its broader growth strategy to create more than 1,500 additional direct jobs by 2028 and increase its annual contribution to Canada’s GDP by more than $7 billion.

The new routes are available for booking, with certain services subject to government approval.