Carry-on checker for Canadian flyers
Carry-on bags that clear the gate frame — matched to 20 airlines.
We line up the best-rated luggage and travel kit against the official carry-on limits of the airlines Canadians book most. Buy the right bag once, instead of paying again at boarding.
Check my airline
Find your carry-on allowance in two taps.
Pick the carrier and where the bag will travel. You’ll see the exact measurements and weight it allows, with a shortcut to bags that fit.
Your allowance
No carrier selected
— cm
Choose an airline on the left to see its limit.
Rules verified October 2026. Ticket type changes what you may bring, and carriers revise policies without much warning — glance at your booking confirmation before packing.
Airline guides
The five carriers Canadians book most.
Each guide explains what’s free, what costs extra, how hard the gate staff look, and which popular bags slot inside the official measurements.
Air Canada
43 × 33 × 16 cm Carry-on 55 × 40 × 23 cm included except on BasicWestJet
41 × 33 × 15 cm Carry-on 56 × 36 × 23 cm from Econo fares upPorter Airlines
43 × 33 × 16 cm Carry-on 55 × 40 × 23 cm, 9 kg, from Standard faresFlair Airlines
43 × 33 × 15 cm Carry-on 55 × 40 × 23 cm is a paid extraAir Transat
43 × 31 × 13 cm Carry-on 55 × 40 × 23 cm on most faresThe full allowance table
Air Canada Rouge, WestJet Encore, PAL, Air North, Canadian North, Pacific Coastal and more — personal item and carry-on limits in one view.
Our method
How we check
Popularity tells you what sells. We tell you what fits.
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Straight from the carrier
Measurements are copied from each airline’s own help pages — not from travel forums or third-party roundups.
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Dated every time
Fares and bundles shift what’s included, so every rule shows when we last confirmed it — right now, October 2026.
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Ordered by shoppers
Star ratings and the number of people behind them set the order. What we might earn never lifts a product up the page.
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Buy wherever you like
We’re a guide, not a shop. We have no checkout, take no money and never see a card number.
No brand pays to appear here, and nothing is sold on this site. Rankings come from star ratings and review counts only. Our independence
Cabin bags
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