| Tourney Name: | Air Canada Cup |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Dates: | April 16 – 22, 1979 |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, MB |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Couillard de Ste-Foy |
| Second: | St. Michael's College |
| Third: | Notre Dame Hounds |
| Mvp: | Pierre Rioux |
| Scoring Leader: | Claude Drouin |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
The 1979 Air Canada Cup was Canada's inaugural national midget 'AAA' hockey championship. It took place April 16 – 22, 1979 at the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established the Air Canada Cup for the 1978–79 season as the new official midget championship, replacing the invitational Wrigley National Midget Tournament.
The Couillard de Ste-Foy (Quebec) captured the first national championship, defeating St. Michael's College Buzzers (Ontario) in the gold medal game. The Notre Dame Hounds (Saskatchewan) took the bronze medal.
Future National Hockey League players competing at the inaugural Air Canada Cup were Garry Galley, Paul Gillis, Mike Moller, Randy Moller, Tony Tanti, James Patrick, and future Hall of Fame defenceman Al MacInnis.
| width=20 | Result | Team | width=150 | Branch | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couillard de Ste-Foy | Ste-Foy, QC | ||||
| Toronto, ON | |||||
| Wilcox, SK | |||||
| 4 | Ottawa West 79's | Ottawa, ON | |||
| 5 | North Shore Winter Club | North Vancouver, BC | |||
| 6 | Antigonish Novas | Antigonish, NS | |||
| 7 | PEI Eastern | Charlottetown, PE | |||
| 8 | St. James Canadians | Winnipeg, MB | |||
| 9 | Moncton Flyers | Moncton, NB | |||
| 10 | Red Deer Chiefs | Red Deer, AB | |||
| 11 | Corner Brook | Corner Brook, NL | |||
| 12 | Andrews Maroons | Thunder Bay, ON |