Air Canada's Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Handout photo/file MANILA — Air Canada will launch non-stop flights between Vancouver and Manila beginning April 2, 2025.

The new route will operate four times per week using the airline’s flagship Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. 

Manila will be Air Canada’s 12th route in its transpacific network from Vancouver, which includes Japan, China, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, among others.

“The Philippines is an important market reflecting longstanding family ties between our two countries with growing business connections and tourism opportunities. With an extensive domestic and transborder network in Vancouver designed to connect seamlessly to our international flights, we are making travel between North America and the Philippines even more convenient for leisure and business travelers alike," said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning.

There is a big population of Filipino Canadians particularly in Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia where Vancouver is. Currently, only Philippine Airlines has flights from Manila to Vancouver and Toronto.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade said the new route will bolster tourism and trade relations between the Philippines and Canada. 

Last year, bilateral merchandise trade totaled $3.4 billion with British Columbia serving as the gateway for the movement of goods.