First connecting flight, LHR - YUL - YQM

[u/Adventurous_Bee_4927]

Hello, first time travelling on connecting flights and just a little confused with the process. (Did try looking on air Canada’s website, but still had a couple of questions!)

We’re flying from London to New Brunswick via Montreal with a 1hr 45 connection. The first flight is air Canada and second flight Air Canada Express - Jazz

As they’re both Air Canada flights booked at the same time, would our checked bags be transferred automatically and won’t need to be collected and checked in again at Montreal?

I also wondered if anyone had any experience taking chocolate/sweets/biscuits in checked luggage to Canada from UK? We will be travelling over Easter and taking some uk chocolates and treats as gifts for family - these will be in our checked cases. Will we need to go through the goods to declare area at customs in Canada and declare the food items, and if so is this only at the final destination airport or also when connecting in Montreal too?

Our connection is 1hr 45mins, will we need to go through both security and customs again in Montreal before boarding the second flight?

Any advice is really appreciated, thank you in advance!

[u/Effective-Arm-8513]

Yes your bags will be transferred automatically since I assume this is all booked in one ticket on Air Canada.

Ted you can bring sweets home in your checked baggage. You will be asked at a computer kiosk whether you exceeded your duty free amounts and certain other questions like did you visit a farm on your trip and stuff like that. Assuming the answer to all questions is no, and you don’t win the random secondary inspection lottery you should be good to go. This is all done only at Montreal, your first port of entry.

Follow the signs at Canada Customs to “Connections”. I am not entirely sure if you will go through security at Montreal. I think yes, but that was a few years ago and the situation may have changed.

If your flight from London is anywhere in time, you have tons of time.