[MENTION=742310]24left[/MENTION], [MENTION=659918]YYT82[/MENTION] I agree with comfort over time; it's nice relax and have something to eat/drink before a TPAC instead of running straight from a tracon. YYZ is definitely better for overnighting (cheaper) than YVR but I'm leaning toward just going for it all in one day as I need to maximize my time in YYT although it's going to be a little stressful. I'll have to pray to the AC OTP Gods that day. YYT82, I chose the YYZ connection over YUL as it's a 7M8/77W vs. a CR9/333 in J/O.
It's nice to know that AC will rebook from all AC metal to a non AC connecting flight in the event of a misconnect. As long as I wouldn't be booked onto AC 17 the next day!
Thanks again, I hope these posts also help those with similar East-YVR-TPAC connection scenarios in the future.