On June 3, Consul General Luo Weidong attended Air Canada’s Reception Celebrating Resumption of Toronto-Shanghai Direct Flight. 

CG Luo congratulated the resumption of direct flights, stating that as the latest achievement in implementing the important consensus reached recently by the leaders of China and Canada, it would promote "hard connectivity" in air transport, "soft connectivity" in trade and investment, and "heart-to-heart connectivity" in culture and people-to-people exchanges between two counties. The Consulate General of China in Toronto was willing to take this opportunity to work with all parties in the consular district to promote more fruitful results in pragmatic cooperation between China and Canada in various fields.

Representatives from Air Canada, the Parliament as well as Ministry of Transportation of Ontario , the Greater Toronto Airports Authority, the Canada China Business Council, the China National Tourist Office in Toronto, local media, and travel agencies participated in the reception.They all agreed that direct flights will further strengthen relations between China and Canada in various aspects, including personnel exchange, economic cooperation, and culture exchange, and expressed confidence in the future prospects of China-Canada cooperation.

Air Canada suspended its Toronto-Shanghai direct flight in January 2020, and the resumption of the service will operate four flights per week.