Get discounted fares with Quebec’s Regional Air Access Program (RAAP)

In June 2022, The Quebec government implemented the Regional Air Access Program* (RAAP) which offers travellers a discounted leisure for select markets under certain conditions.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Discounted leisure fares are only available on our website and apply to specific eligible origins and destinations within the province of Quebec (see table below).
  • Discounts apply exclusively to the purchase of an Economy Flex fare, and availability is limited.
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How to book:

  • As you search for availability, look for this banner and link just above the flight results:
  • Click on View eligibility requirements.
  • Attest to the eligibility requirements for each traveller to apply the discount. By clicking on ‘Apply discount’, every passenger who will be travelling :
  • Attests that:
    • the trip is for personal use (leisure travel) only, and not for business or work purposes, unless the individual works for a non-profit organization and is travelling in that context;
    • the cost of the ticket(s) is not being reimbursed by an employer or corporation, unless it is a non-profit organization or the travel is for school, extracurricular, sports, or cultural activities intended for students;
    • they have not acquired more than six one-way (or three round-trip) RAAP discounted tickets with any airlines participating in the RAAP program over the course of the same fiscal year (which is April 1 to March 31 for the RAAP). This limit does not apply to passengers whose primary residence is in the regions of Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and Nord-du-Québec and
    • they will be excluded from the RAAP for its duration if any false declaration is made with respects to the any of the attestations above.
  • Consents to the sharing of their personal information by Air Canada to the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable for the purposes of verifying compliance with the above requirements
  • Agrees to all the rules outlined above and wishes to proceed with the discount to all eligible flights.
  • Understands that, in the event of a false declaration regarding any the above-mentioned attestations, the passenger will have to directly reimburse the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable the sum paid by the latter to Air Canada for the sale of the applicable discounted fare ticket pursuant to the RAAP.
  • Click Apply discoun If discounted fares apply, you will see the following message confirming that the discount was applied:
  • Complete your booking as per the normal process.

Find out more about the RAAP.

Compare average Economy Flex before and after the RAAP discount:

  • and are in Canadian dollars. Taxes, fees and charges are subject to change.
  • The average Economy Flex fares before RAAP discount mentioned below are provided for informational purposes only in the context of the RAAP program and based on the average fare in the last 12 months for the relevant routes. Actual fares without RAAP discount can vary.
Eligible origins and destinations within the province of Quebec Average Economy Flex fare before RAAP discount Fare after RAAP discount
Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) to Montréal (YUL) $450 $245
Montréal (YUL) to Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) $467 $262
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) to Montréal (YUL) $478 $256
Montréal (YUL) to Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) $501 $279
Sept-Îles (YZV) to Montréal (YUL) $536 $274
Montréal (YUL) to Sept-Îles (YZV) $582 $320
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) to Quebec City (YQB) $535 $285
Quebec City (YQB) to Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) $558 $308
Sept-Îles (YZV) to Quebec City (YQB) $556 $283
Quebec City (YQB) to Sept-Îles (YZV) $602 $329
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) to Montréal (YUL) $422 $176
Montréal (YUL) to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) $468 $222
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) to Quebec City (YQB) $572 $235
Quebec City (YQB) to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) $618 $281
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) to Sept-Îles (YZV) $708 $371
Sept-Îles (YZV) to Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) $685 $348
Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) to Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) $631 $335
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) to Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) $625 $329
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) to Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) $612 $251
Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) $635 $274
Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) to Sept-Îles (YZV) $682 $361
Sept-Îles (YZV) to Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) $654 $332
Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) $610 $268
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) to Saguenay-Bagotville (YBG) $581 $239
Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) to Sept-Îles (YZV) $648 $266
Sept-Îles (YZV) to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) $648 $266