So after doing lots of reading I can't find a work around. Is there any other way of receiving a SMS perhaps having it forwarded from a different service like google?

Ok, thanks.

I guess sending a text from cell phone to cell phone works different that a SMS being sent, in this case from a company like Air Canada, is that why it doesn't work?

I did manage to find a solution that should suffice for me. I get the app to send an SMS as an email to (cell number)@pcs.Rogers.com. This way I receive an instant message. The message I get says there is a message from flightstatus@aircanada, so at least I now know right away there is a flight status change to one of my flights and all I have to do is check my emails for the details. Of course I can't reply to the SMS to actually read it, but it works for me