An Official Air Canada Virtual, Porter Virtual, and WestJet Virtual Group event
Air Canada Virtual Thread • Porter Virtual Thread • WestJet Virtual Group Thread
Happy Canada Day! / Bonne fête du Canada !
Attention all: Tuesday, July 1, three of Canada’s major virtual airlines will be coming together to celebrate the 158th birthday of Canada!
Oh Canada! The True North, Strong and Free.
On behalf of all three virtual airlines, we’d like to wish you a very happy Canada Day!
This year, we’re going back to the classic: Toronto (CYYZ / YYZ) (CYTZ / YTZ) will serve as our fly-in hub of the event. Each VA has compiled a list of routes to be flown into either airport, spanning across the entire country.
Join us for an action packed day to celebrate this special occasion! #CanadaDay2025
Will you be attending? Let us know!
NOTE: Signup is not required for this event as gates are not being assigned. However, gate selections will be posted the day of the event for participants to spawn near their preferred group.
The plan for the event is for traffic to arrive into Toronto area airports around the same time. For this event, we plan to have traffic begin to arrive at or around 2025-07-01T16:00:00Z. Please plan accordingly, and depart from your airport, with a planned ETA of 12:00 pm ET.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited capacity, we ask all participants at Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ) to exercise courtesy, and refrain from taking up parking spaces for too long.
Toronto Lester B. Pearson Int’l and Toronto Billy Bishop (CYYZ / CYTZ) are serving as our main hub for the event. The two airports, situated alongside Lake Ontario, makes for the perfect blend of the heavy traffic, to slow prop action.
Each VA has provided a list of three (3) routes each. They span from coast-to-coast-to-coast, from Beautiful British Columbia, to rugged Newfoundland and Labrador, and the cold north.
Wherever you plan on flying into, we hope you enjoy these two beautiful airports and our country we’re all so lucky to call home!
Air Canada Virtual Routes
Victoria → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Airbus A220-300 (Air Canada) |
| Departure Airport | - Victoria - CYYJ |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~4:00 hrs |
Ottawa → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Any AC Narrowbody |
| Departure Airport | - Ottawa MacDonald - CYOW |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~0:45 hrs |
Montréal → Toronto City Centre
| Equipment | - Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 |
| Departure Airport | - Montréal Trudeau - CYUL |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto City Centre - CYTZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~1:00 hrs |
Porter Virtual Routes
Halifax → Toronto City Centre
| Equipment | - Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 |
| Departure Airport | - Halifax Stanfield - CYHZ |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto City Centre - CYTZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~2:51 hrs |
Vancouver → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Embraer E190 |
| Departure Airport | - Vancouver Airport - CYVR |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~3:47 hrs |
Winnipeg → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Embraer E190 |
| Departure Airport | - Winnipeg Richardson - CYWG |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~1:44 hrs |
WestJet Virtual Group Routes
Edmonton → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Boeing 737 Family |
| Departure Airport | - Edmonton Airport - CYEG |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~3:09 hrs |
St. John’s → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Boeing 737 Family |
| Departure Airport | - St. John’s Airport - CYYT |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYYZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~3:31 hrs |
Calgary → Toronto Pearson
| Equipment | - Boeing 737 Family |
| Departure Airport | - Calgary Airport - CYYC |
| Arrival Airport | - Toronto Pearson - CYTZ |
| Flight Time | - Est. ~3:09 hrs |
NOTAMs are in place to ensure the smooth operation of the event. Please read through them to understand the various expectations as a participant of this event.
- Not all departing airports can handle heavy traffic loads, nor may they support all aircraft sizes. Exercise caution, be courtesy of others, and follow real-world procedures where able.
- Our event is being hosted on the expert server, thus, it’s important that all participants fly accordingly and follow all expert server rules.
- IFATC may be present. in any case, be sure to follow all ATC instructions, and use the traffic frequency to communicate with others in the absence of ATC.
- Pilots of each participating virtual airline should seek guidance from their VA on any multipliers available before filing.
- Air Canada Virtual, WestJet Virtual Group, and Porter Virtual are not responsible for any violations received during this event. Please contact appeals for violations you wish to have appealed.
Canada Day
and living in the North 