Air Canada Among First to Support Apple’s New Boarding Pass

Apple is rolling out a wave of updates to its services this fall, and Canadians are set to benefit from several key additions—including support from Air Canada.

As part of its refreshed Apple Wallet experience announced at WWDC, Apple is introducing a redesigned digital boarding pass with live flight updates, indoor airport maps, baggage tracking, and more. Air Canada is one of the first airlines to support the feature, alongside Delta, United, JetBlue, and others.

As you can see from Apple’s screenshot below, the new boarding pass has one-tap shortcuts to sharing your flight tracker, launching Maps for directions to your terminal, plus a shortcut to Find My to track your luggage:

The Wallet upgrade will allow iPhone users to track flights in real time using Live Activities, and share updates with friends and family. Travelers will also be able to navigate terminals through Apple Maps, view airline services like seat upgrades, and access Find My to locate luggage—right from the boarding pass.

This Live Activities widget will also be available in the next version of CarPlay. So if someone shares their flight updates with you, it will be trackable in real-time from the car.

Canadians also get access to Apple Pay installments through Klarna, a new option that will let users split in-store purchases into smaller payments, similar to buy now, pay later (BNPL) services available in the U.S. and U.K.

In Apple News+, Canadian users who read in English will also get the new Emoji Game—a daily puzzle joining Apple’s growing set of interactive content, including crosswords and Sudoku.

These updates arrive with the launch of iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and other software versions this fall.

Here’s a summary of the new features coming to Apple services this fall. Canadians will likely never get Apple Cash. It would be nice to get Digital ID at some point:

Apple Music

• AutoMix: Seamlessly blends songs together like a DJ using AI.

• Lyrics Translation: Translates lyrics while preserving emotion and cultural context.

• Lyrics Pronunciation: Helps users sing along with songs in other languages.

• Pinned Music: Lets users pin favourite music to the top of their Library.

• Enhanced Sing: Turns iPhone into a karaoke mic for Apple TV, with real-time lyrics and effects.

Apple Maps

• Preferred Routes: Learns frequently used routes and offers proactive suggestions.

• Visited Places: Automatically logs locations visited, searchable and shareable.

• Commute Widget: Shows live travel previews and delay alerts before departure.

Apple Podcasts

• Enhance Dialogue: Boosts speech clarity over background noise using machine learning.

• Custom Playback Speeds: Adjustable between 0.5x and 3x, saved per podcast.

Apple Wallet and Apple Pay

• Order Tracking with Apple Intelligence: Automatically detects and displays tracking info from emails.

• Apple Pay Installments in Canada: Klarna support for in-store purchases.

• Apple Pay Rewards (U.S. only): Redeem card rewards for in-store purchases.

• Refreshed Boarding Pass:

  • Live flight updates with Live Activities

  • Shareable flight status

  • Indoor airport maps

  • Baggage tracking via Find My

  • Integration with airline services like seat upgrades

  • Launching with support from Air Canada, Delta, United, and others

Digital ID (U.S. only)

• Add U.S. Passport to Wallet: For identity checks at select TSA checkpoints.

• Web ID Verification: Use Wallet ID for secure age and identity checks online.

Apple Cash (U.S. only)

• Group Chat Integration: Send or request money directly in group messages.

Apple Fitness+

• Custom Plans: Automatically creates tailored workout schedules.

  • Includes options like Stay Consistent, Push Further, and Get Started

• New Plans Tab: All custom workout plans in one central location.

Apple News+

• Emoji Game: New daily word puzzle using emoji clues.

  • Available in the U.S. and for English-speaking users in Canada.