Opener Aryansh Sharma led from the front with an unbeaten 74 from 53 balls while Sohaib Khan struck a crucial 51 off 29 deliveries as UAE won with just two balls to spare.
It was not looking good for the Asian team as Canada spinner Saad Bin Zafar took 3-14 from his four overs to make early inroads into the batting line-up.
Sharma and Khan however put on a partnership of 84 from just 43 balls to turn the game into the UAE's favour.
Earlier Canada themsleves had to recover from being 38-3 in the sixth over to put on a total of 150-6.
Harsh Thaker, batting at number five, struck exactly 50 while Navneet Dhaliwal scored 34 from 28 balls.
Junaid Siddique was the hero with the ball for UAE after the seamer took figures of 5-35 while Muhammad Jawadullah was economical for his 1-16 in his four overs.
It was second consecutive defeat at the global tournament for Canada while UAE bounced back from a loss to New Zealand in their opening game.
Tom Banton struck an unbeaten 63 as England got back to winning ways at the T20 World Cup after a five-wicket victory against neighbours Scotland at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Australia's Matt Renshaw expressed his disappointment after the shock loss to Zimbabwe at the T20 World Cup on Friday, saying his team should have chased down the 170-run target.
Ireland kept their Super 8 ambitions alive at the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup with a record-breaking 96-run victory over Oman national cricket team in Colombo.
The United States delivered a commanding performance to defeat the Netherlands by 93 runs in Chennai on Friday, keeping their slim hopes alive of repeating their Super Eight run from two years ago in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
