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Free tool · Canada’s 8 biggest airports

Which card gets you into which lounge?

“Lounge access” means seven different networks in Canada, and they open different doors. Pick your airport to see every lounge and the cards that unlock it — or pick a card and see exactly where it works across YVR, YYZ, YUL, YYC, YEG, YOW, YHZ, and YWG.

Lounge list verified 2026-07-12. Lounges churn — confirm at the door on travel day.

Maple Leaf Lounge (T1 Domestic)

Terminal 1, domestic departures, near gate D53 · Maple Leaf Lounge

Cards that get you in: Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege

Maple Leaf Lounge (T1 International)

Terminal 1, international departures, level 3 near gate E77 · Maple Leaf Lounge

The only card-accessible lounge in T1's international zone since the Plaza Premium there closed permanently in January 2026.

Cards that get you in: Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege

Maple Leaf Lounge (T1 Transborder)

Terminal 1, US departures after preclearance, near gate F52 · Maple Leaf Lounge

US-bound passengers only.

Cards that get you in: Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege

Maple Leaf Lounge Express

Terminal 1, US departures, level 1 near gates F84–F99 · Maple Leaf Lounge

Grab-and-go format in the transborder regional-jet concourse.

Cards that get you in: Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege

Air Canada Café

Terminal 1, domestic departures, near gate D20 · Maple Leaf Lounge

Café format; access mirrors Maple Leaf Lounge eligibility, though sources differ on whether every MLL-eligible card is honoured — confirm at the door.

Cards that get you in: Amex Aeroplan Reserve Card, TD Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege

The networks, in one paragraph each

Priority Pass. The largest independent lounge network (1,300+ lounges worldwide). Works on any airline; most card-linked memberships require a one-time enrolment.

Plaza Premium. Independent lounge operator with locations across Canadian airports. Cards grant entry either through passes or by presenting the card itself.

Mastercard Travel Pass. Mastercard's lounge program, provided by DragonPass. Enrol the card in the Travel Pass app before your first visit; guests typically US$32.

Visa Airport Companion. Visa's lounge program, provided by DragonPass — same Canadian lounge inventory as Mastercard Travel Pass. Enrol via the Visa Airport Companion app before your first visit; extra visits US$32 per person.

Maple Leaf Lounge. Air Canada's own lounges (plus the newer Air Canada Cafés). Card-based access requires a same-day departing ticket on Air Canada or a Star Alliance airline; Signature Suites are excluded.

Amex Centurion. American Express's proprietary lounges, part of the Platinum cards' Global Lounge Collection. No Canadian locations — this network only matters once you're abroad (mostly US hubs).

Desjardins Odyssey Lounge. Desjardins' own two lounges at Montréal-Trudeau (international zone near gate 63, US transborder zone near gate 76). Entry by presenting an Odyssey card with a same-day boarding pass.

National Bank Lounge. National Bank's own lounge at Montréal-Trudeau's international zone. For eligible NB cardholders departing on international (non-Canada/US) flights; present the card and boarding pass.

For which lounge card is actually worth its fee, see the lounge-access ranking — every card here scored on whole-card value, not just the lounge line. The strategy read is our guide to when lounge access is worth paying for.

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't my card's network open every lounge at my airport?

Lounges belong to specific access networks — Priority Pass, Visa Airport Companion, Mastercard Travel Pass, Plaza Premium, Maple Leaf Lounge — and your card only carries some of them. Two cards with 'lounge access' can open completely different doors at the same airport, which is exactly what this tool maps.

Do I need to do anything before my first lounge visit?

Often yes. Visa Airport Companion and Mastercard Travel Pass both require enrolling your card in their app before you show up, and Amex's Priority Pass membership needs a one-time registration. Maple Leaf Lounge, Plaza Premium (on Amex cards), and the Desjardins and National Bank lounges work by presenting the card itself.

Why does a lounge show as closed?

Air Canada is renovating several Maple Leaf Lounges through 2026–27 — Ottawa's is closed until roughly November 2026 and Halifax's until early 2027, which currently leaves Halifax with no operating lounge at all. We record a verification date per airport and re-check on a regular cycle.

Lounge inventories verified against each network’s own directory plus independent coverage, with a verification date recorded per airport. Networks and issuers change terms without notice — treat this as a map, and confirm at the door.