Originally Posted by shadowspar

Not a safe option at all, unfortunately. The AVML is generally Indian-style food like curry. It will almost certainly contain dairy; probably tomatoes as well.

Some airlines offer a Vegetarian Oriental meal (VOML) -- generally a Chinese or Japanese style meal, prepared without dairy. However Air Canada isn't one of them; their list is here:

https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...ial-meals.html

Unfortunately ordering the vegan meal (VGML) and bringing food for a backup is probably going to be the safest option. =/