Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Air Canada Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $134M
- Total assets
- 236
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $569,909
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Air Canada · · Transportation & Warehousing
$134M in assets, 236 participants
Air Canada's Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan reported $134M in total assets and 236 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #3,610 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,876 peers)
Where Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan sits by assets
Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $134M for 236 participants (~$569,909/participant), down 28.5% in 2022.
- $134M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 236
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $569,909
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $54M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan outranks 94% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $188M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $133M |
| Net Income | -$54M |
| Employer EIN | 131394887 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1978-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Air Canada)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 817 | $176M |
| 2023 | 2 | 792 | $192M |
| 2024 | 2 | 925 | $193M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in
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Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in , assets vs. participants
- Transocean U.S. Retirement Plan $1.1B · 1,062
- Resolute Fp US Pension Plan $550M · 411
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates $439M · 1,025
- Magna U.S. Consolidated Pension Plan $158M · 472
- Domtar US Hourly Pension Plan $153M · 1,457
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Materion Corporation Pension Plan (OH) $134M · 646
- Tile Layers Union Local No. 52 Ny Pension Fund (NY) $135M · 1,295
- Bdo USA, LLP Cash Balance Plan (IL) $135M · 790
- Cement Masons Local No. 886/404 Pension Plan (OH) $134M · 627
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