| Tourney Name: | Air Canada Cup |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Dates: | April 16–21, 1996 |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, BC |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy |
| Second: | Thunder Bay Kings |
| Third: | North Kamloops Lions |
| Scoring Leader: | Ken MacPherson |
| Mvp: | Derek Paget |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
The 1996 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 18th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, played April 16–21, 1996 at the Kamloops Memorial Arena in Kamloops, British Columbia. The Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy defeated the Thunder Bay Kings in the championship game to win the gold medal. The host North Kamloops Lions won the bronze medal.[1] Future National Hockey League players competing in this tournament were Brad Stuart and Simon Gagné.
| width=20 | Result | Team | width=80 | Region | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouverneurs de Ste-Foy | Quebec | Sainte-Foy, QC | |||
| Thunder Bay Kings | West | Thunder Bay, ON | |||
| North Kamloops Lions | Host | Kamloops, BC | |||
| 4 | Red Deer Optimist Chiefs | Pacific | Red Deer, AB | ||
| 5 | Dartmouth Subways | Atlantic | Dartmouth, NS | ||
| 6 | New Liskeard Cubs | Central | New Liskeard, ON |