Not on the ticket you hold, but you can cancel and rebook. Within 24 hours of buying directly from Air Canada, you can cancel any fare, Basic included, for a full refund with no penalty, then book the lower fare.
Verified against the airline's own policy pages.
Price drop calculator
Is it worth changing your Air Canada flight for the lower fare? Enter what you paid and the new price to see what you’d get back after any change fee.
Enter what you paid and the new Air Canada fare to see if claiming is worth the friction.
The rules of the game
Four things to know about Air Canada price drops before deciding whether to claim one.
Air Canada gives a full refund with no penalty on any ticket cancelled within 24 hours of purchase, Basic included, as long as you bought it directly from Air Canada. If the price drops in that window, book the cheaper fare first to lock it in, then cancel the original in Manage Bookings.
Flex, Comfort and Latitude fares carry no change fee. The online Change Flight tool does not offer a lower fare on the same flight, so the way to claim a drop is to cancel, keep the value as credit, and buy the cheaper ticket with it. Standard fares lose $100 to $120 per one-way trip doing the same.
Air Canada's rules say Basic tickets are entirely non-refundable and hold no credit for future travel. After the first 24 hours there is nothing to claim on a Basic fare, however far the price falls. If you are likely to watch the price, a Standard or Flex fare keeps that door open.
When you cancel a non-refundable Standard, Flex or Comfort ticket, the value left after any fee can sit in your AC Wallet if you are an Aeroplan member, ready for the next booking. Otherwise it has to be used toward a new ticket within a year of the original purchase.
After you book
Prices keep moving after you book. Most people who catch a drop do it by checking the price again and again, and sometimes they get lucky.
Option 1 · The manual way
Search your booking on the Air Canada app or website every few days. If the price falls below what you paid, the calculator above tells you whether it’s worth claiming, and these are the steps.
3 methods ranked by ease and success rate.
Air Canada change fees by fare class
Search for your flight on Air Canada and book it at the new lower fare. This locks in the price before you give up your original ticket
Go to aircanada.com, click "Manage Bookings", and find your original booking
Cancel the original flight. You booked less than 24 hours ago, so you get a full refund with no penalty, Basic fares included
Air Canada's 24-hour refund covers tickets bought directly from Air Canada.
All claim methods
Search for your flight on Air Canada and book it at the new lower fare. This locks in the price before you give up your original ticket
Go to aircanada.com, click "Manage Bookings", and find your original booking
Cancel the original flight. You booked less than 24 hours ago, so you get a full refund with no penalty, Basic fares included
Air Canada's 24-hour refund covers tickets bought directly from Air Canada.
Check the lower fare is still showing for your flight on aircanada.com
Go to aircanada.com, click "Manage Bookings", and cancel your original booking. The value goes to your AC Wallet (Aeroplan members) minus any fee
Book the same flight at the new lower fare, paying with your AC Wallet balance
Flex, Comfort and Latitude fares have no fee. Standard fares lose $100 to $120 per one-way trip, so the drop must be bigger than that. The online "Change Flight" flow does not show a lower fare for the same flight, so cancel and rebook. Basic fares cannot be changed and get no credit after the first 24 hours.
Call Air Canada at 1-888-247-2262
Press 1 for English, then press 6, then press #
Provide your booking reference
Ask the agent to cancel your ticket for credit and rebook you at the lower fare
Air Canada lists a Contact Centre booking fee when an agent books for you, so use the website first if you can.
Option 2 · The easy way
Fares move after you book, usually when you’re not looking. Forward your Air Canada confirmation once and Plot watches the price for you. When a drop is worth claiming, you get an alert with the exact steps.
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With Plot
Fares can keep moving after you book. Plot is an app that keeps your trips in one place and watches the price after you book. Forward your Air Canada confirmation once, and you hear about the next drop with the steps to claim it.
Forward your Air Canada booking confirmation to plans@plot.travel. That is the only thing you need to do.
Plot keeps measuring your exact Air Canada fare against the market, and reads the fine print (fare class rules, change fees, the 24-hour refund window) so a drop only counts when it's worth acting on.
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When the price drops, we tell you the savings and the exact Air Canada steps to claim your refund or credit.
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Questions
Common questions about Air Canada price drops and refunds.
Not on the ticket you hold, but you can cancel and rebook. Within 24 hours of buying directly from Air Canada, you can cancel any fare, Basic included, for a full refund with no penalty, then book the lower fare. After that, Flex, Comfort and Latitude fares cancel with no fee and the value goes to your AC Wallet (for Aeroplan members) to spend on the cheaper ticket. Standard fares lose $100 to $120 per one-way trip, so the drop must be bigger than that. Basic fares cannot be changed and get no credit after the first 24 hours.
Yes, if you bought the ticket directly from Air Canada. Air Canada gives a full refund with no penalty when you cancel within 24 hours of purchase, Basic fares included. Book the lower fare first, then cancel the original in Manage Bookings on aircanada.com.
It depends on when you act. Within 24 hours of booking, Air Canada's own 24-hour policy applies (see the answer above). After that window, whether you get cash or credit depends on your fare. The price drop calculator on this page shows what your fare gets back.
Yes. The amount depends on your fare class. Basic: Non-changeable · Standard: CA$100 to CA$120 per one way · Flex & above: Free.
Plot watches your Air Canada fare continuously after you forward your confirmation email to plans@plot.travel. When the price drops, we send you the savings amount and step-by-step instructions for Air Canada's policies, so you know exactly how to claim your refund or credit. Price Watch is part of Plot Pro.
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