Air Canada pilots could walk off the job in September, after voting in favour of a strike mandate.

The Air Line Pilots Association, representing some 5,400 aviators, says the vote passed by 98 per cent.

This comes after more than a year of negotiations, with talks between employees and Air Canada having been ongoing since June of 2023.

The process of negotiating is set to end next Monday, followed immediately by a 21-day cooling-off period.

The union’s Air Canada contingent says this vote sends a “clear message” that pilots are willing to take job action if the two parties are unable to secure a new contract deal.

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