Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations explained
Under the APPR a large airline owes you CA$400, CA$700 or CA$1,000 depending on how late you arrived — 3, 6 or 9 hours — when the disruption was within its control and not required for safety.
| 3–6 hours late | CA$400 |
| 6–9 hours late | CA$700 |
| 9+ hours late | CA$1,000 |
| Small carriers | CA$125 / $250 / $500 |
Who it covers
- —Applies to flights to, from and within Canada.
- —Claims must be filed with the airline within one year — the shortest window of any regime we cover.
- —The Canadian Transportation Agency decides disputes, and its decisions bind.
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Common questions
How much is Canada APPR compensation?+
Under the APPR a large airline owes you CA$400, CA$700 or CA$1,000 depending on how late you arrived — 3, 6 or 9 hours — when the disruption was within its control and not required for safety.
How long do I have to claim?+
It depends on the country whose courts would hear it: six years in the UK and Ireland, five in France and Spain, three in Germany, two in the Netherlands and Italy, and only one year in Canada. Our checker tells you your exact deadline.
What counts as an extraordinary circumstance?+
Weather, air traffic control strikes, security incidents and medical emergencies usually do. Technical faults do not — the Court of Justice held so in Wallentin-Hermann (C-549/07) — and neither does a strike by the airline's own staff (Krüsemann, C-195/17).
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