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.
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub Airport(s) or headquarters |
Notes |
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Adlair Aviation | Cambridge Bay | Charters Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy. | ||||
Adler Aviation | SWH | SHOCKWAVE | Waterloo International | Charters, cargo, flight training | ||
Air Canada | AC | ACA | AIR CANADA | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary International, Vancouver International |
Flag carrier of Canada. Largest in Canada. | |
Air Canada Express | Various | Various | Various | Calgary, Halifax Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver |
Brand name used by Air Georgian, EVAS, Jazz Aviation and Sky Regional Airlines operating as feeder airlines for Air Canada | |
Air Canada Jetz | Montreal, Quebec | Charter airline | ||||
Air Creebec | YN | CRQ | CREE | Val-d'Or | Regional, charters | |
Air Express Ontario | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier, Chatham-Kent, Oshawa Municipal |
Charters | ||||
Air Georgian | ZX | GGN | GEORGIAN | Toronto Pearson | Regional, charters, cargo | |
Air Inuit | 3H | AIE | INUIT | Montréal-Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter | |
Air Labrador | WJ | LAL | LAB AIR | Goose Bay Airport | Regional, charters | |
Air Montmagny | Montmagny | Charters, sky diving | ||||
Air North | 4N | ANT | AIR NORTH | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo | |
Air Nunavut | BFF | AIR BAFFIN | Iqaluit | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit Firm. | ||
Air Saguenay | Jonquière, Quebec | Regional, charters, floatplanes | ||||
Air Tindi | 8T | Yellowknife, Fort Simpson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters. Owned by Discovery Air. | |||
Air Transat | TS | TSC | AIR TRANSAT | Montréal-Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, Charter airline. Owned by Transat A.T.. | |
Aklak Air | 6L | AKK | AKLAK | Inuvik (Mike Zubko) | Scheduled passenger service, charters. Part of the Inuvialuit Development Corporation. | |
Alkan Air | AKN | ALKAN AIR | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
Alta Flights | ALZ | Edmonton International | Charters | |||
Arctic Sunwest Charters | Yellowknife | Charters, cargo | ||||
Bar XH Air | BXH | PALLISER | Medicine Hat | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
Bearskin Airlines | BLS | BEARSKIN | Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay International |
Regional, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Brock Air Services | BRD | BROCK AIR | Kingston/Norman Rogers | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
Buffalo Airways | J4 | BFL | BUFFALO | Hay River | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo, aerial firefighting. featured on Ice Pilots NWT. | |
Calm Air | MO | CAV | CALM AIR | Thompson | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo | |
Canadian Helicopters | CHL | Les Cèdres, Quebec | Carters, flight training, aerial firefighting. Along with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings. | |||
Canadian North | 5T | MPE | EMPRESS | Yellowknife | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline | |
CanJet | C6 | CJA | CANJET | Halifax Stanfield | Low cost charter airline | |
Capital Helicopters | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport | Helicopter charter service. Bell 206 and Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft | ||||
Cargojet Airways | W8 | CJT | CARGOJET | Mississauga, Ontario | Cargo | |
Central Mountain Air | 9M | GLR | GLACIER | Smithers | Regional, charters | |
CHC Helicopter | HMB | HUMMINGBIRD | Richmond, British Columbia | Helicopter charters, flight training | ||
Cloud Air | Lake Muskoka/Mortimer's Point | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters, flight training | ||||
Cougar Helicopters | CHI | COUGAR | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | Helicopter services to oil platforms and ships off the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia coast | ||
DAL Aviation | Cambridge Bay | Seasonal floatplane charters. | ||||
Enerjet | EG | ENJ | ENERJET AIR | Calgary International | Charter airline | |
Exact Air | Baie-Comeau | Scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair. | ||||
Exploits Valley Air Services | 8K | EVAS | Gander | Scheduled passenger service as part of Air Canada Express, sightseeing flights, air ambulance services and maintenance. | ||
First Air | 7F | FAB | FIRST AIR | Yellowknife, Iqaluit |
Scheduled passenger service, cargo, charters | |
Flair Airlines | FLE | FLAIR | Kelowna International | Charter airline | ||
Flightexec | Toronto/Buttonville, London International |
Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||||
Harbour Air | H3 | HARBOUR EXPRESS | Vancouver Harbour | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Harv's Air Service | Steinbach (South) | Charters, flight training, air taxi | ||||
Hawkair | BH | Terrace and Kitimat | Regional airline, scheduled passenger service, charters | |||
Helicopter Transport Services | Ottawa/Carp | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting | ||||
Helijet | JB | JBA | HELIJET | Vancouver International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | |
Innu Mikun Airlines | Goose Bay | Regional airline, charters. A joint partnership between Innu Development Limited Partnership and Provincial Airlines. | ||||
Integra Air | Lethbridge County | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
Island Express Air | Abbotsford International | Scheduled passenger service | ||||
Jazz Aviation LP | QK | JZA | JAZZ | Halifax Stanfield | Regional, operates as Air Canada Express | |
KD Air | XC | KDC | KAY DEE | Vancouver International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | |
Keewatin Air | FK | Rankin Inlet | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. | |||
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter | KW | KFA | FLIGHTCRAFT | Kelowna International | Scheduled passenger service, cargo Charter airline. Along with Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings. | |
Kenn Borek Air | 4K | KBA | BOREK AIR | Calgary International | Charters, aircraft leasing | |
Keystone Air Service | KEE | KEYSTONE | Winnipeg/St. Andrews | Charters | ||
Kivalliq Air | FK | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson | Scheduled passenger service | |||
Kootenay Direct Airlines | Nelson | Charters | ||||
LR Helicopters | Calgary/Springbank | Charters, flight training | ||||
Maritime Air Charter | Halifax Stanfield | Air charter. Provides fixed-wing service for Environment Canada to Sable Island. | ||||
Missinippi Airways | The Pas/Grace Lake | Charters and scheduled services. Bases at Thompson, Flin Flon and a sub-base at Pukatawagan | ||||
Morningstar Air Express | MAL | MORNINGSTAR | Edmonton City Centre | Cargo airline | ||
Nakina Air Service | T2 | Nakina | Floatplane charters | |||
Nolinor Aviation | NRL | NOLINOR | Montréal-Mirabel | Charter airline | ||
Nor-Alta Aviation | LT | NORALTA | Fort Vermilion, High Level |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
North Cariboo Air | NCB | NORTH CARIBOU | Fort St. John | Charter airline | ||
Northern Thunderbird Air | NTA | THUNDERBIRD | Prince George | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Northwestern Air | J3 | PLR | POLARIS | Fort Smith | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo | |
North-Wright Airways | HW | NWL | NORTHWRIGHT | Norman Wells | Scheduled passenger service, charters | |
Ookpik Aviation | Baker Lake | Charters. | ||||
Orca Airways | ORK | ORCA | Vancouver International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Pacific Coastal Airlines | 8P | PCO | PASCO | Vancouver International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | |
Pascan Aviation | PSC | PASCAN | Montréal/Saint-Hubert | Regional airline, charters | ||
Pat Bay Air | Victoria Water | Floatplane charters | ||||
Perimeter Aviation | 4B | PAG | PERIMETER | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson | Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), flight training | |
Porter Airlines | PD | POE | PORTER AIR | Billy Bishop Toronto | Regional airline | |
Pronto Airways | WEW | PRONTO | Prince Albert (Glass Field) | Scheduled passenger service. Part of West Wind Aviation. | ||
Propair | PRO | PROPAIR | Rouyn-Noranda | Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
Provincial Airlines | PB | SPR | SPEEDAIR | St. John's International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | |
Regional 1 | TSH | TRANSCANADA | Calgary, Alberta | Charter airline, aircraft leasing | ||
Salt Spring Air | Ganges | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
Seair Seaplanes | Vancouver International | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
Silverline Helicopters | ||||||
Sky Regional Airlines | RS | SKV | SKY REGIONAL | Montréal-Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service as Air Canada Express | |
SkyLink Aviation | Toronto, Ontario | Charters, cargo | ||||
SkyLink Express Inc. | SLQ | SKYLINK | Toronto, Ontario | Charters, cargo | ||
SkyNorth Air | Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
Skyservice Business Aviation | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||||
Stanton Airways | Orillia/Lake St John | Floatplanes, charters and fly-in fishing camps | ||||
Starlink Aviation | Q4 | TLK | STARLINK | Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | ||
Summit Air | Yellowknife | Charters | ||||
Sunwest Aviation | CNK | CHINOOK | Calgary International | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | ||
Sunwing Airlines | WG | SWG | SUNWING | Montréal-Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline | |
Superior Airways | Red Lake | Charters | ||||
Thomas Cook Airlines Canada | ||||||
Thunder Airlines | THU | AIR THUNDER | Thunder Bay International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Tofino Air | Tofino Harbour | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
Transwest Air | 9T | ATHABASKA | Prince Albert (Glass Field) | Helicopters, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
Trinity Helicopters | Yellowknife | A Yellowknives Dene helicopter charter company with bases at Cambridge Bau, Iqaluit and Whitehorse | ||||
Unaalik Aviation | Resolute Bay | Scheduled passenger service to 5 destinations in Nunavut. Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy, with bases in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit. | ||||
Universal Helicopters | Goose Bay | Helicopters | ||||
Vancouver Island Air | Campbell River | Seaplane, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||||
VIH Helicopters | Saanich, British Columbia | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting | ||||
Visionair Quebec | Visionair | Québec City Jean Lesage International | flight training | |||
Voyageur Airways | VC | VAL | VOYAGEUR | North Bay/Jack Garland | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) | |
Wasaya Airways | WSG | WASAYA | Thunder Bay International | Scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
West Coast Air | 8O | YWZ | Vancouver Harbour | Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters | ||
WestJet | WS | WJA | WESTJET | Calgary International, Vancouver International, Toronto Pearson |
Low-cost carrier, scheduled passenger service. Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada | |
West Wind Aviation | WEW | WESTWIND | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker | Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). Also owns Pronto Airways. | ||
White River Air | WRA | White River | Fly-in outposts | |||
Wilderness Air | Vermilion Bay | Floatplanes, fly-in fishing camps |
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