This is a list of airlines of Canada which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by Transport Canada, the civil aviation authority of Canada. Please see lists of airlines by provinces or territories for sorted lists.
Note: Airlines in italics have scheduled passenger service.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters |
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Adlair Aviation | Cambridge Bay | Charters.[1] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy.[2][3] | ||||
Adler Aviation | SWH | SHOCKWAVE | Waterloo | Charters, cargo, flight training[4] | ||
Air Canada | AC | ACA | AIR CANADA | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary, Vancouver |
Flag carrier[5] and largest domestic and international airline of Canada measured by seat capacity[6] | |
Air Canada Express | QK KV |
JZA SKV |
JAZZ MAPLE |
Calgary, Halifax, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver |
Brand name used by Jazz Aviation operating as feeder airlines for Air Canada[7] | |
Air Canada Jetz | Montréal–Trudeau | Executive charter service operated by Air Canada using Airbus A319 aircraft[8] | ||||
Air Canada Rouge | RV | ROU | ROUGE | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary, Vancouver |
Leisure airline, wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada[9] | |
Air Creebec | YN | CRQ | CREE | Montréal–Trudeau Val-d'Or |
Regional airline, charters[10] | |
Air Inuit | 3H | AIE | INUIT | Montréal–Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter[11] | |
Air Liaison | Q9 | LIZ | LIAISON | Québec City Jean Lesage | Scheduled passenger service in Quebec | |
Air Montmagny | Montmagny | Charters, Skydiving[12][13] | ||||
Air North | 4N | ANT | AIR NORTH | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[14] | |
Air Nunavut | BFF | AIR BAFFIN | Iqaluit | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[15] | ||
Air Spray | ASB | AIR SPRAY | Red Deer | Aerial firefighting[16] | ||
Air Tindi | 8T | TID | DISCOVERY | Yellowknife, Fort Simpson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters. Owned by Discovery Air.[17][18] | |
Air Transat | TS | TSC | AIR TRANSAT | Montréal–Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline. Owned by Transat A.T.[19] | |
AirSprint | ASP | AIRSPRINT | Calgary | Fractional ownership of aircraft[20] | ||
Aklak Air | 6L | AKK | AKLAK | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) | Scheduled passenger service, charters. Part of the Inuvialuit Development Corporation.[21] | |
Alkan Air | AKN | ALKAN AIR | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[22] | ||
Aqsaqniq Airways | DA | DISCOVERY AIR | Cambridge Bay | MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. Partnership with Air Tindi (minority partner), a subsidiary of Discovery Air. Headquarters are in Taloyoak.[23] | ||
Atlantic Charters | Grand Manan | Also known as Manan Air Services[24][25] | ||||
Bar XH Air | BXH | PALLISER | Medicine Hat | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[26] | ||
Bearskin Airlines | JV | BLS | BEARSKIN | Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay |
Regional, scheduled passenger service, charters[27] | |
Breton Air | YQY | JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney | Helicopter tours and transportation[28] | |||
Buffalo Airways | J4 | BFL | BUFFALO | Hay River/Merlyn Carter | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo, aerial firefighting. Featured on Ice Pilots NWT.[29] | |
Calm Air | MO | CAV | CALM AIR | Thompson | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[30] | |
Canada Jetlines | AU | CJL | JETBUS | Toronto Pearson | Scheduled passenger low-cost carrier airline[31] | |
Canadian Helicopters | CDN | CANADIAN | Les Cèdres | Charter, flight training, aerial firefighting. Along with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings.[32][33] | ||
Canadian North | 5T | AKT | ARCTIC | Yellowknife | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline.[34] Merged with First Air 1 November 2019.[35] | |
Capital Helicopters | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse | Helicopter charter service. Bell 206 and Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft.[36] | ||||
Cargojet | W8 | CJT | CARGOJET | John C. Munro Hamilton | Cargo[37] | |
Central Mountain Air | 9M | GLR | GLACIER | Smithers | Regional, charters[38] | |
CHC Helicopter | HMB | HUMMINGBIRD | Vancouver International | Helicopter charters, flight training[39] | ||
Chrono Aviation | NDL | NEEDLE | Montréal/Saint-Hubert, Québec City, Rimouski |
Passenger and cargo charter services.[40] Company is using two different AOCs. Dash-8 and Boeing 737s are operated by Chrono Jet Inc. with the MATBLACK callsign. | ||
MBK | MATBLACK | |||||
Cloud Air | Lake Muskoka/Mortimer's Point | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters, flight training[41] | ||||
Corilair | Campbell River | Charters and scheduled floatplane[42] | ||||
Cougar Helicopters | CHI | COUGAR | St. John's | Scheduled passenger service to oil platforms and ships off the Newfoundland coast; charter airline[43] | ||
DAL Aviation | Cambridge Bay Water | Seasonal floatplane charters.[44] | ||||
Discovery Air Defence | Bagotville, Cold Lake, Esquimalt, Halifax, Montreal |
Provide airborne training services to the Canadian Armed Forces[45] | ||||
Discovery Air Fire Services | Dryden | Wildfire suppression[46] | ||||
Exact Air | Baie-Comeau | Scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair.[47] | ||||
Exploits Valley Air Services | 8K | EVAS | Gander | Scheduled passenger service on behalf of Air Canada, sightseeing flights, air ambulance services, cargo and maintenance.[48] | ||
Fast Air | PRB | POLAR BEAR | Winnipeg | Air ambulance services, charter, helicopters[49] | ||
Flair Airlines | F8 | FLE | FLAIR | Edmonton | Scheduled passenger and charter low-cost carrier airline[50] | |
Flightexec | Buttonville, London |
Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[51][52] | ||||
FlyGTA Airlines | GTA | FLYGTA | Toronto | Charters, tours and intercity commuter and charter airline[53] | ||
Great Slave Helicopters | Yellowknife | Helicopter charter service.[54] | ||||
Harbour Air Seaplanes | H3 | HES | HARBOUR EXPRESS | Vancouver Harbour | Scheduled passenger service, charters[55] | |
Harv's Air Service | Steinbach (South) | Charters, flight training, air taxi[56][57] | ||||
Helicopter Transport Services | Carp | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[58] | ||||
Helijet | JB | JBA | HELIJET | Vancouver | Scheduled passenger service, charters[59] | |
Jazz Aviation | QK | JZA | JAZZ | Halifax-Stanfield, Calgary, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver |
Formally Jazz Aviation LP, regional and charter airline. Operates as Air Canada Express[60] | |
KD Air | XC | KDC | KAY DEE | Vancouver | Scheduled passenger service, charters[61] | |
Keewatin Air | FK | KEW | BLIZZARD | Rankin Inlet | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[62] | |
Kenn Borek Air | 4K | KBA | BOREK AIR | Calgary | Charters, aircraft leasing[63] | |
KF Cargo | KW | KFA | FLIGHTCRAFT | Kelowna | Scheduled passenger service, cargo charter airline. Along with Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates KF Defence Programs.[64] | |
Kitikmeot Helicopters | Cambridge Bay | Helicopter charters. The company is a joint venture between Bill and Jessie Lyall (51%) and Great Slave Helicopters (48%).[65][66] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][67] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[68][69] | ||||
Kivalliq Air | FK | Winnipeg Richardson | Scheduled passenger service[70] | |||
LR Helicopters | Calgary/Springbank | Charters, flight training[71] | ||||
Lynx Air | Y9 | DAT | DAUNTLESS | Calgary | Scheduled passenger low-cost carrier service[72] | |
Maritime Air Charter | Halifax Stanfield | Air charter. Provides fixed-wing service for Environment Canada to Sable Island.[73] Example colours only; aircraft no longer registered in Canada.[74] | ||||
McMurray Aviation | Fort McMurray | Charters, flight training[75] | ||||
Missinippi Airways | The Pas/Grace Lake | Charters and scheduled services. Bases at Thompson and Flin Flon, and a sub-base at Pukatawagan.[76] | ||||
Morningstar Air Express | MAL | MORNINGSTAR | Edmonton | Cargo airline, operates a FedEx Canada contract.[77] | ||
Nakina Air Service | T2 | NAKINA | Nakina | Floatplane charters[78] | ||
Newfoundland Helicopters | Clarenville | Helicopter charter service[79] | ||||
Nolinor Aviation | NRL | NOLINOR | Montréal–Mirabel | Charter airline[80] | ||
Nor-Alta Aviation | LT | CAN WEST | Fort Vermilion, High Level |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[81] | ||
North Cariboo Air | NCB | NORTH CARIBOU | Fort St. John | Charter airline[82] | ||
North Star Air | BLACKFLY | Thunder Bay | Charter airline[83] | |||
North-Wright Airways | HW | NWL | NORTHWRIGHT | Norman Wells | Scheduled passenger service, charters[84] | |
Northern Air Support | Kelowna | Helicopter charter service. Part of Discovery Air through Great Slave Helicopters.[85] | ||||
Northern Air | Peace River | Charters, scheduled flights and air ambulance[86] | ||||
Northern Thunderbird Air | NTA | THUNDERBIRD | Prince George | Scheduled passenger service, charters[87] | ||
Northwestern Air | J3 | PLR | POLARIS | Fort Smith | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[88] | |
Nunasi Helicopters | Yellowknife, Iqaluit |
Helicopter charters.[89][90] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][91] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[68][92] | ||||
Ookpik Aviation | Baker Lake | Charters.[93] | ||||
Ornge | PUL | PULSE | Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Timmins/Victor M. Power |
Air ambulance[94] | ||
OWG | N5 | NRL | NOLINOR | Montréal–Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport |
Scheduled passenger service | |
Pacific Coastal Airlines | 8P | PCO | PASCO | Vancouver | Scheduled passenger service, charters[95] | |
Pascan Aviation | PSC | PASCAN | Montréal/Saint-Hubert | Regional airline, charters[96] | ||
Perimeter Aviation | 4B | PAG | PERIMETER | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson | Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), flight training[97] | |
Pivot Airlines | Toronto Pearson | Charter airline | ||||
Porter Airlines | PD | POE | PORTER AIR | Billy Bishop Toronto | Regional airline[98] | |
Propair | PRO | PROPAIR | Rouyn-Noranda | Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[99] | ||
Provincial Airlines | PB | PVL SPR | PROVINCIAL SPEEDAIR | St. John's | Scheduled passenger service, charters.[100] SPEEDAIR callsign used by Provincial Aerospace. | |
R1 Airlines | TSH | TRANSCANADA | Calgary | Charter airline, aircraft leasing[101] | ||
Salt Spring Air | SALT SPRING | Ganges | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[102] | |||
Seair Seaplanes | Seair | Vancouver Water | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[103] | |||
Silverline Helicopters | Holland Landing | Helicopter charters[104] | ||||
SkyLink Aviation | SKK | SKYLINK | Toronto Pearson | Charters, cargo[105] | ||
SkyLink Express | SLQ | SKYLINK | Toronto Pearson | Charters, cargo[106] | ||
SkyNorth Air | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson | Scheduled passenger service, charters[107] | ||||
Skyservice Business Aviation | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[108] | ||||
Starlink Aviation | Q4 | TLK | STARLINK | Montréal–Trudeau | Charters[109][110] | |
Summit Air | SUMMIT | Yellowknife | Charters[111] | |||
Sunwest Aviation | CNK | CHINOOK | Calgary | Charters, fixed base operations (FBO), maintenance, MEDIVAC (air ambulance),[112] Shell AeroCentre | ||
Sunwing Airlines | WG | SWG | SUNWING | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline[113] | |
Superior Airways | Red Lake | Charters[114] | ||||
Swoop | WO | WSW | SWOOP | Calgary | WestJet owned low-cost carrier founded in 2017 and starting operations 20 June 2018[115] | |
Thunder Airlines | THU | THUNDER | Thunder Bay | Scheduled passenger service, charters[116] | ||
Tofino Air | TOFINO AIR | Tofino Harbour | Scheduled passenger service, charters[117] | |||
Trans Capital Air | Billy Bishop Toronto | Charter operator on behalf of the United Nations | ||||
Transwest Air | 9T | ABS | ATHABASKA | Prince Albert (Glass Field) | Helicopters, scheduled passenger service, charters[118] | |
Unaalik Aviation | Resolute Bay | Scheduled passenger service to 5 destinations in Nunavut.[119] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy,[2] with bases in Cambridge Bay[120] and Iqaluit.[121] | ||||
Vancouver Island Air | Campbell River | Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[122] | ||||
VIH Helicopters | Victoria International | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[123] Example colours only; aircraft now different type.[124] | ||||
Visionair Quebec (now iFly college) | Visionair | Québec City Jean Lesage | Flight training[125][126] | |||
Voyageur Airways | VC | VAL | VOYAGEUR | North Bay/Jack Garland | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[127] | |
Wasaya Airways | WT | WSG | WASAYA | Thunder Bay | Scheduled passenger service, charters[128] | |
West Wind Aviation | WEW | WESTWIND | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker | Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). Also owns Pronto Airways.[129][130] | ||
WestJet | WS | WJA | WESTJET | Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto Pearson |
Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada,[131] scheduled passenger service. | |
WestJet Encore | WR | WEN | ENCORE | Calgary | Regional airline, wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet[132] | |
White River Air | WRA | White River | Fly-in outposts[133] | |||
Wilderness Air Escapes | Vermilion Bay | Floatplanes, fly-in fishing camps[134] |
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