Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu ordered the airline and the union to enter into binding arbitration.
Air Canada planes are seen at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Aug. 14, 2025. Cole Burston/Getty Images
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Air Canada said its flights will remain grounded pending the outcome of the binding arbitration overseen by the Canada Industrial Relations Board mandated by the federal government on Aug. 16.
Hours after more than 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants went on strike just after midnight on Aug. 16, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu ordered binding arbitration to resolve the dispute between the airline and the union.
Chandra Philip is a news reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
