Routes / YUL–YVR
3,682 km great circle · Over 3,500 km
Montréal YUL to Vancouver YVR delay compensation
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport to Vancouver International Airport is 3,682 km by great circle, a domestic Canada route. Distance does not change Canada's amounts: $400 to $1,000 with a large airline, by hours late.
- 1Montréal YUL
- 2Vancouver YVR
- 3Great circle 3,682 km
- 4APPR, 3–6 h $400
Which rules cover YUL–YVR
Montréal → Vancouver
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by APPR (the flight is within Canada (Canada Transportation Act s. 86.11(1))). If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to the Canadian Transportation Agency for APPR.
Vancouver → Montréal
Whatever the airline, this direction is covered by APPR (the flight is within Canada (Canada Transportation Act s. 86.11(1))). If the airline refuses, the complaint goes to the Canadian Transportation Agency for APPR.
What you could be owed by hours late
Arrival delay at YVR (or YUL on the return), for a delay caused by the airline, per passenger, where each rule applies:
| Hours late | APPR large | APPR small |
|---|---|---|
| 2 hours | $0 | $0 |
| 3 h 30 min | $400 | $125 |
| 4 h 30 min | $400 | $125 |
| 6 h 30 min | $700 | $250 |
| 9 h 30 min | $1,000 | $500 |
Canada's amounts rise with the delay instead, at 6 and 9 hours.
The distance and the band
EU261 and UK261 measure distance "by the great circle route method" between the departure airport and the final destination. From the published coordinates of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (45.467837, -73.742294) and Vancouver International Airport (49.193901, -123.183998) that is 3,682 km. That is only 182 km above the 3,500 km line between two bands, so this route sits close to a boundary: it is the distance between the two airports that counts, not the longer path the aircraft actually flew. Among the 148 routes on this site in the over 3,500 km band, it is number 148 by length.
Other routes from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (CYUL) on this site: Paris (5,524 km), Toronto (507 km), New York (537 km), London (5,215 km).
Other routes from Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) on this site: Toronto (3,346 km), Los Angeles (1,741 km), Calgary (687 km), San Francisco (1,289 km), Seattle (205 km), London (7,579 km), Frankfurt (8,063 km).
If YUL–YVR is only one leg of your booking, measure to the final destination instead: a connection that makes you late at the end is compensated over the whole journey's distance.
Help at the airport while you wait
Canada's rules add standards of treatment — food, drink and, overnight, a hotel — when the delay is within the airline's control, including safety-related delays (ss. 11–12). Keep receipts for anything you buy: it is claimed back separately from any compensation.
Claiming on this route
Claim from the operating airline directly — it costs nothing.
APPR: If the airline refuses or does not answer, file a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency.
Claim pages of airlines based in Canada (whether they fly this exact route varies by season):
- Air Canada: Flight delays, cancellations and disruptions (Air Canada)
- WestJet: Flight delay and cancellation claims (WestJet)
- Porter Airlines: Flight Delay Compensation (Porter)
- Air Transat: Claim for flight disruption (Air Transat)
- Flair Airlines: Compensation requests (Flair)
Airport coordinates: OurAirports country file (CA). Rules: Air Passenger Protection Regulations, SOR/2019-150 (Justice Laws). Checked 2026-10-21. General information, not legal advice.