Air Canada suspended Geoffrey Wall after a routine March 2025 review at Toronto Pearson International Airport found anomalies in his documents, the airline said. Wall, a former commandant de bord, allegedly flew more than 900 flights before retiring in 2025.
The airline said it reported the matter to Transports Canada after learning of the problem. Police said Wall had been promoted in 2009 without the highest licence required to command the aircraft he flew.
Wall's Air Canada Career
Police said Wall started at Air Canada in 1998 as a copilot and later became a commandant de bord in 2009. They said he worked from Pearson Airport in Toronto and flew Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft.
According to police, he held a professional pilot licence but did not have the certification required for the top seat. They said he used fraudulent documents to misrepresent his qualifications to both the airline and the aviation regulator.
Air Canada Audit
Air Canada said its audit of pilots found no other cases of non-compliance. The airline also said periodic training takes place every six months, along with an annual flight check with a Transports Canada pilot.
In its statement, Air Canada said safety “n’avait « pas été compromise par cet incident »,” while adding that proper licensing is an essential part of aviation safety and that it takes the situation very seriously.
Transports Canada Review
A criminal investigation opened in January 2026 after a separate Transports Canada regulatory review. Minister of Transport Steve MacKinnon said, “Je suis satisfait que nous ayons pu détecter ce problème et y remédier.”
Nick Milinovich, deputy chief of the Peel Regional Police, compared the alleged misconduct to a doctor with only a general licence performing brain surgery in a clinic. Wall also falsely claimed his documents had been stolen when the fraud was discovered.
