List of airlines of Canada

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
Notes
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 of Canada.[5] Largest airline in Canada and international airline.[6]
Air Canada Express QK
KV
JZA
SKV
JAZZ
MAPLE
Calgary,
Halifax,
Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson,
Vancouver
Brand name used by Jazz Aviation and Sky Regional Airlines operating as feeder airlines for Air Canada.[7]
Air Canada Jetz Montréal–Trudeau Executive charters, sports teams.[8] Example colours only. Jetz uses A319.
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, charters[10]
Air Inuit 3H AIE INUIT Montréal–Trudeau Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter[11]
Air Liaison Q9 LIZ Québec City Jean Lesage Scheduled passenger service in Quebec
Air Montmagny Montmagny Charters, sky diving[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]
Canadian Helicopters CDN CANADIAN Les Cèdres Carters, flight training, aerial firefighting. Along with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings.[31][32]
Canadian North 5T MPE EMPRESS Yellowknife Scheduled passenger service, charter airline.[33] Merged with First Air 1 November 2019.[34]
Capital Helicopters Erik Nielsen Whitehorse Helicopter charter service. Bell 206 and Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft.[35]
Cargojet W8 CJT CARGOJET John C. Munro Hamilton Cargo[36]
Central Mountain Air 9M GLR GLACIER Smithers Regional, charters[37]
CHC Helicopter HMB HUMMINGBIRD Vancouver International Helicopter charters, flight training[38]
Chrono Aviation NDL NEEDLE Montréal/Saint-Hubert,
Québec City,
Rimouski
Passenger and cargo charter services.[39]
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[40]
Corilair Campbell River Charters and scheduled floatplane[41]
Cougar Helicopters CHI COUGAR St. John's Scheduled passenger service to oil platforms and ships off the Newfoundland coast; charter airline[42]
DAL Aviation Cambridge Bay Water Seasonal floatplane charters.[43]
Discovery Air Defence Bagotville,
Cold Lake,
Esquimalt,
Halifax,
Montreal
Provide airborne training services to the Canadian Armed Forces[44]
Discovery Air Fire Services Dryden Wildfire suppression[45]
Enerjet EG ENJ ENERJET AIR Calgary Air charter[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 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]
Maritime Air Charter Halifax Stanfield Air charter. Provides fixed-wing service for Environment Canada to Sable Island.[72] Example colours only; aircraft no longer registered in Canada.[73]
McMurray Aviation Fort McMurray Charters, flight training[74]
Missinippi Airways The Pas/Grace Lake Charters and scheduled services. Bases at Thompson and Flin Flon, and a sub-base at Pukatawagan.[75]
Morningstar Air Express MAL MORNINGSTAR Edmonton Cargo airline, operates a FedEx Canada contract.[76]
Nakina Air Service T2 NAKINA Nakina Floatplane charters[77]
Newfoundland Helicopters Clarenville Helicopter charter service[78]
Nolinor Aviation NRL NOLINOR Montréal–Mirabel Charter airline[79]
Nor-Alta Aviation LT CAN WEST Fort Vermilion,
High Level
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[80]
North Cariboo Air NCB NORTH CARIBOU Fort St. John Charter airline[81]
North Star Air BLACKFLY Thunder Bay Charter airline[82]
North-Wright Airways HW NWL NORTHWRIGHT Norman Wells Scheduled passenger service, charters[83]
Northern Air Support Kelowna Helicopter charter service. Part of Discovery Air through Great Slave Helicopters.[84]
Northern Air Peace River Charters, scheduled flights and air ambulance[85]
Northern Thunderbird Air NTA THUNDERBIRD Prince George Scheduled passenger service, charters[86]
Northwestern Air J3 PLR POLARIS Fort Smith Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[87]
Nunasi Helicopters Yellowknife,
Iqaluit
Helicopter charters.[88][89] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][90] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit firm.[68][91]
Ookpik Aviation Baker Lake Charters.[92]
Ornge PUL PULSE Thunder Bay,
Sioux Lookout,
Timmins/Victor M. Power
Air ambulance[93]
Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P PCO PASCO Vancouver Scheduled passenger service, charters[94]
Pascan Aviation PSC PASCAN Montréal/Saint-Hubert Regional airline, charters[95]
Perimeter Aviation 4B PAG PERIMETER Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), flight training[96]
Pivot Airlines Toronto Pearson Charter airline
Porter Airlines PD POE PORTER AIR Billy Bishop Toronto Regional airline[97]
Propair PRO PROPAIR Rouyn-Noranda Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[98]
Provincial Airlines PB PVL SPR PROVINCIAL SPEEDAIR St. John's Scheduled passenger service, charters.[99] SPEEDAIR callsign used by Provincial Aerospace.
R1 Airlines TSH TRANSCANADA Calgary Charter airline, aircraft leasing[100]
Salt Spring Air SALT SPRING Ganges Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[101]
Seair Seaplanes Seair Vancouver Water Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[102]
Silverline Helicopters Holland Landing Helicopter charters[103]
Sky Regional Airlines KV SKV MAPLE Montréal–Trudeau
Toronto Pearson
Scheduled passenger service as a part of Air Canada Express
SkyLink Aviation SKK SKYLINK Toronto Pearson Charters, cargo[104]
SkyLink Express SLQ SKYLINK Toronto Pearson Charters, cargo[105]
SkyNorth Air Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Scheduled passenger service, charters[106]
Skyservice Business Aviation Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[107]
Starlink Aviation Q4 TLK STARLINK Montréal–Trudeau Charters[108][109]
Summit Air SUMMIT Yellowknife Charters[110]
Sunwest Aviation CNK CHINOOK Calgary Charters, fixed base operations (FBO), maintenance, MEDIVAC (air ambulance),[111] Shell AeroCentre
Sunwing Airlines WG SWG SUNWING Montréal–Trudeau,
Toronto Pearson
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline[112]
Superior Airways Red Lake Charters[113]
Swoop WO WSW SWOOP Calgary WestJet owned low-cost carrier founded in 2017 and starting operations 20 June 2018[114]
Thunder Airlines THU THUNDER Thunder Bay Scheduled passenger service, charters[115]
Tofino Air TOFINO AIR Tofino Harbour Scheduled passenger service, charters[116]
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[117]
Unaalik Aviation Resolute Bay Scheduled passenger service to 5 destinations in Nunavut.[118] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy,[2] with bases in Cambridge Bay[119] and Iqaluit.[120]
Vancouver Island Air Campbell River Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[121]
VIH Helicopters Victoria International Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[122] Example colours only; aircraft now different type.[123]
Visionair Quebec Visionair Québec City Jean Lesage Flight training[124][125]
Voyageur Airways VC VAL VOYAGEUR North Bay/Jack Garland Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[126]
Wasaya Airways WT WSG WASAYA Thunder Bay Scheduled passenger service, charters[127]
West Wind Aviation WEW WESTWIND Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). Also owns Pronto Airways.[128][129]
WestJet Encore WR WEN ENCORE Calgary Regional airline, wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet[130]
WestJet WS WJA WESTJET Calgary,
Vancouver,
Toronto Pearson
Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada,[131] scheduled passenger service.
White River Air WRA White River Fly-in outposts[132]
Wilderness Air Escapes Vermilion Bay Floatplanes, fly-in fishing camps[133]

See also

References

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  5. Corporate Profile
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  10. Air Creebec Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
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  17. Discovery Air
  18. Air Tindi
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  20. AirSprint Archived 2015-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  21. Aklak Air Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at the Inuvialuit Development Corporation.
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  99. Provincial Airlines
  100. Regional 1
  101. Salt Spring Air
  102. Seair Seaplanes
  103. Silverline Helicopters Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
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  105. SkyLink Express
  106. SkyNorth Air
  107. Skyservice Business Aviation
  108. Starlink Aviation
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  111. Sunwest Aviation
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