Standard carry-on bag
- Size
- 55 × 40 × 23 cm21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in
- Weight
- No weight limit
- Wheels and handles
- Count toward the size
- With your fare
- Not in Economy Basic
Not in Economy Basic within Canada, to or from the U.S., Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.
- Wheels and handles count toward the size.
- There’s no weight limit, but you need to be able to lift it into the overhead bin yourself.
- Automated sizers check bags before security and/or at boarding. A bag that’s too big has to be checked, and checked bag fees may apply.
- With an infant on your lap you can bring one more standard item for the child’s things, such as a diaper bag.
Personal item
- Size
- 43 × 33 × 16 cm17 × 13 × 6 in
- Weight
- No weight limit
- Wheels and handles
- Count toward the size
- With your fare
- Included in every fare
- Every fare includes one, Economy Basic too.
- A coat, a small purse up to 25 × 30 × 14 cm (10 × 12 × 5.5 in), an infant care item such as a diaper bag, a collapsed stroller, a child restraint (if the child has a seat) and food to eat on board can come too without counting. A bigger purse counts toward the allowance.
Which other airlines take a 43 × 33 × 16 cm bag
Compare every airline’s under-seat limit on the personal item page.
Checked bags
- Weight
- 23 kg50 lb
- Total
- 158 cm62 in
- Size is the greatest outside height + width + length, wheels and handles included.
- Bags of 23–32 kg (50–70 lb) are taken as overweight and bags of 160–292 cm (63–115 in) as oversized: CA$100–CA$120 within Canada, one fee if a bag is both.
- Anything over 32 kg, 203 cm long or 292 cm in total has to go by Air Canada Cargo.
Bag fees
First checked bag: CA$45–CA$54 with tax. Second: CA$60–CA$72 with tax. Economy Basic and Standard, within Canada and to or from the U.S., Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, tickets bought on or after 13 April 2026.
- Prices are per direction, in Canadian dollars: CA$45 and CA$60 before tax, with 0–20% tax on top depending on the itinerary.
- Flex includes the first bag, and so does Comfort (second bag CA$50–CA$60); Latitude includes two.
- Economy Basic to or from Europe, Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, the Middle East or South America: CA/US$90 for the first bag and CA/US$120 for the second, before tax, on tickets bought on or after 14 May 2026. Standard and Flex include the first bag on those routes.
- A bag over the allowance costs CA$100–CA$120 within Canada.
Good to know
Economy Basic
Economy Basic tickets bought on or after 3 January 2025 include only a personal item within Canada, to and from the U.S. (including Hawaii and Puerto Rico), and to and from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Other bags have to be checked before security. If you check in online or at a kiosk, you give a credit card to pre-authorize gate handling fees of CA/US $65–$78 including tax. If you connect onward to an international flight, Economy Basic includes a standard carry-on bag.
Star Alliance Gold
Star Alliance Gold members travelling on two or more member airlines can bring two carry-on bags.
The cheapest fare, power banks and pets on Air Canada
- Cheapest fare: Economy Basic: carry-on on some routes only; checked bags: paid. Every airline’s cheapest fare
- Power banks: No set number, up to 100 Wh (160 Wh with approval). Every airline’s power bank rules
- Pets in the cabin: In the cabin, CA/US$50–$60 each way; CA/US$100–$120 international, carrier up to 43 × 40 × 20 cm. Every airline’s pet rules
Air Canada next to other Canadian airlines
| Airline | Carry-on / cabin bag | Weight | Included? | Personal item |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Canada | 55 × 40 × 23 cm21.5 × 15.5 × 9 in | No weight limit | Not in Economy Basic | 43 × 33 × 16 cm17 × 13 × 6 in |
| WestJet | 56 × 36 × 23 cm22 × 14 × 9 in | None published | Not in UltraBasic | 41 × 33 × 15 cm16 × 13 × 6 in |
Wheels and handles: wheels and handles included for Air Canada. Every airline drawn to scale