Air Canada will resume year-round nonstop service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) on June 3, 2026, operating four times per week on a 298-seat Boeing 787-9. The resumption ends a six-year absence after the route was suspended in 2020 amid pandemic travel restrictions.
Simple Flying confirmed the June 3 inaugural and weekly frequency using OAG schedule data. Aeronautics Magazine reported that nonstop Toronto–Shanghai service has existed since 2006 and previously operated on A340-300, A340-500, 777-200LR, 777-300ER, and 787-9 aircraft before the pandemic suspension. TravelPulse Canada confirmed the June 3 date, noting it is the most eagerly awaited of Air Canada's June 2026 long-haul launches.
Air Canada's booking platform (aircanada.com) lists Toronto–Shanghai Pudong round-trip inventory from June 2026 onward, consistent with the June 3 resumption date.
The route restores Canada's only nonstop connection to China's commercial and financial capital, serving both the large Chinese diaspora in Greater Toronto and business travelers between the two countries' economic centers. The 787-9 provides sufficient range for the approximately 11,500 km great-circle distance. The resumption is part of a wider Air Canada June 2026 expansion covering seven new long-haul routes from Toronto, Montreal, and Halifax.
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