Maple Leaf Lounges: Locations, Access & Tips

Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounges are the airline’s signature airport clubs, offering comfortable seating, free snacks and drinks, Wi‑Fi, and often shower suites. As of 2025, there are about 18 airports worldwide with Maple Leaf Lounges. These include all of Air Canada’s major hubs in Canada (Toronto–Pearson, Montréal–Trudeau, and Vancouver, each with multiple lounges) and many regional Canadian airports.  Outside Canada, Maple Lounges operate at select U.S. and European gateways – notably Los Angeles (LAX), Newark (EWR), New York–LaGuardia (LGA), and San Francisco (SFO) in the U.S., and London–Heathrow (LHR) and Frankfurt (FRA) in Europe. Wherever they are located, Maple Lounges provide a quiet, cell-phone–free zone, along with complimentary hot and cold food, soft drinks, coffee, and alcoholic beverages, plus high-speed Wi-Fi and business workstations. Larger lounges also have shower suites and family areas.

How to find Maple Leaf Lounges, hours, and details

1) Start with Air Canada’s official lounge page.

Open Air Canada’s Maple Leaf Lounges page and pick your airport from the lounge selector. You’ll see hours, who can access, guest fees, and rules. Air Canada notes that hours vary by location and follow the flight schedule, so this page is the most up-to-date.

2) Click into the lounge’s details page for maps & per-lounge info.

From the same page, open the lounge details view for an airport to see the exact location in the terminal and posted hours.

3) Check the Star Alliance Lounge Finder for partner lounges.

If Air Canada doesn’t operate a lounge in your terminal, search the Star Alliance Lounge Finder to locate partner lounges you can use with an eligible ticket/status. (The tool lists departure lounges only.) 

4) Verify on the airport’s own website.

Major airports keep a lounge directory with current opening times, locations, and contact details (e.g., Montréal–Trudeau lists the Maple Leaf Lounge with hours and phone). This is handy during renovations or irregular operations.

Lounge Locations

Canada

Maple Lounges are in all of Air Canada’s main hubs and many smaller airports. 

Major examples are Toronto–Pearson (multiple lounges, concourses D/E/F/U.S./domestic), Montréal–Trudeau (domestic, transborder, international), and Vancouver (domestic, transborder, international). Other Maple lounges serve Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Halifax, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John’s and Winnipeg.

You can take a look at the waiting area in Toronto (YYZ) in the video review below.

United States

There are four Maple Lounges in the U.S.:

• LAX (Terminal 6),
• Newark–Liberty (Terminal A),
• LaGuardia (Central Terminal B),
• San Francisco (Terminal 2).

Europe

Air Canada maintains Maple Lounges at London–Heathrow (Terminal 2) and Frankfurt Airport. Star Alliance Gold members can also often use partner lounges like Lufthansa’s in Frankfurt or United Clubs in the U.S.

As an example, below is a video review of Maple Lounges at Frankfurt Airport.

Amenities and Services

Inside a Maple Leaf Lounge, you can relax and refresh.

Typical amenities include:

• free snacks and beverages, from pastries and salads to beer and wine
• coffee and specialty drinks
• workstations with PCs and printers
• high-speed Wi-Fi
• quiet seating areas where phone calls are discouraged 
• private shower suites (especially at Toronto, Vancouver, and larger international lounges) and small play areas for kids.

Note that food may be served by staff rather than buffet.

Key amenities: Cell‑phone‑free quiet zones; complimentary hot/cold food and soft drinks; beer/wine/spirits; Wi‑Fi; power outlets; business center; showers (at most large lounges).

How to Access Maple Leaf Lounges

Access to Maple Leaf Lounges is granted in several ways (you always need a same-day boarding pass on Air Canada or a Star Alliance flight):

Premium cabins

Flying Air Canada Business Class (domestic or international) or First Class automatically includes lounge entry.  On Air Canada Rouge, only Premium Rouge class gets lounge access. Similarly, flying Business Class on a Star Alliance partner airline (on a codeshare or Alliance flight) also grants access.

Elite Status

Aeroplan elites and Star Alliance Gold members get complimentary access. Aeroplan 50K/75K/Super Elite members may use any Maple Leaf Lounge on any Air Canada or Star Alliance flight in any class  (and can bring one guest and up to 5 dependents free). Aeroplan 35K members have access to domestic and transborder Maple lounges in Canada and to the U.S. lounges at LAX, LGA and EWR. Any Star Alliance Gold member (from any carrier) can enter Maple Leaf Lounges on the day of a same-day flight operated by Air Canada (or other Star Alliance airline) and may bring one guest. 

For example, a United Premier Gold member flying United can use an Air Canada Maple Lounge with the same ticket.

Credit Cards

Certain cards include lounge privileges. In Canada, the Infinite Privilege Visa cards (TD and CIBC) and the Amex Aeroplan Reserve cards all offer complimentary Maple Lounge access for the cardholder (when flying on a same-day Air Canada/Star Alliance flight). In the U.S., the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card now grants entry to many Maple Leaf Lounges worldwide  (one guest free, additional guests ~$59 each). Likewise, the United Club Infinite Card (after qualifying spend) provides a United Club membership, which extends to Star Alliance lounges, including the Maple Leaf Lounges.

Below is a list of all credit cards that provide access to the lounge (whether it’s one-time passes or unlimited access to Maple Leaf Lounges).

Paid access, day passes

Regular economy tickets do not include lounge entry, but you can purchase lounge access as an add-on when booking higher fare classes.  For example, adding Maple Lounge access costs about US$49–59 for Premium Economy/Latitude/Comfort fares and $79 for Flex fares. These must be bought during booking or online at least 24h before departure. Walk-in one-day passes (around $55) are rare nowadays, except for occasional promotions.  

Air Canada used to sell Maple Leaf Club memberships (individual, North America, worldwide) that granted lounge access and partner-lounge access, but as of 2025 new sales are suspended. (Older membership holders can still use lounges per their plan.)

Other Lounge Access

Since Air Canada is in the Star Alliance, Maple Lounge benefits are reciprocal with many partners.  For instance, Aeroplan elite and United Club members can use partner lounges (e.g. United Clubs, Lufthansa lounges) on qualifying flights. Likewise, Star Alliance Gold flying AC can use Maple Lounges. (Note Priority Pass, Amex Centurion, and many other generic lounge programs do not include Maple Leaf Lounges.)

Maple Lounges vs. Other Networks

For context, Air Canada’s lounge network is much smaller than the domestic networks of U.S. carriers.  Delta Sky Club alone has over 50 locations, and United operates about 45 United Club locations.  By comparison, the Maple Leaf network has only ~18 lounges.  However, Maple Lounges are often more modern and less crowded, and they are part of the worldwide Star Alliance lounge system.  This means Star Alliance Gold members from other airlines can use them and vice versa.

In summary, if you’re flying with Air Canada or another Star Alliance airline in premium class, or if you hold Aeroplan elite status or a qualifying credit card, you’ll enjoy Maple Leaf Lounge access.  Otherwise, you may consider adding lounge access to your ticket fare. Wherever in the world you travel, knowing the lounge locations and entry rules can help make your airport experience more relaxing.