Pearson Airport Kicks Off Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade in Bid to Boost Traffic

Pearson Airport Kicks Off Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade in Bid to Boost Traffic
The Air Canada check-in area inside Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ont., on Aug. 13, 2025. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
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Toronto’s Pearson airport is launching a multibillion-dollar upgrade that aims to boost passenger numbers by more than a third to 65 million a year by the early 2030s.

The revitalization plan looks to ramp up traffic and tighten on-time performance with improvements ranging from repaved runways to “modernized retail” and possible terminal expansions.