This is a list of airlines of Canada which have one or more of the following: an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, an ICAO airline designator, Canadian domestic designator, call sign, or aircraft registered with Transport Canada. Please see lists of airlines by provinces or territories for sorted lists.
Note: Airlines in italics have scheduled passenger service.
Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport.
Air Nunavut, trading as Smooth Air, is an airline based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. It is the only local and Inuit-owned air carrier in the eastern Arctic, operating charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.
Northwestern Air is an airline based in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to seven destinations in two territories/provinces, as well as undertaking ad hoc charters and long-term charter contracts for various corporations throughout Canada and the United States.
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter trading as KF Cargo and Kelowna Flightcraft trading as KF Maintenance and Engineering is a cargo airline based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. It operates long term cargo charters for couriers and freight companies, forest fire patrols, and aircraft sales and leasing in Canada and worldwide. It also provides maintenance and aircraft manufacturing services.
Calm Air International LP. is a full service airline, offering passenger, charter and freight services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. It is owned by Exchange Income Corporation with its main base in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Cargojet Inc. is a scheduled cargo airline based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It operates cargo services in Canada and internationally, as well as full aircraft charters. Its main base is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. Cargojet is a public company with over 1,650 employees.
Cougar Helicopters is a St. John's based commercial helicopter company servicing offshore oil and gas fields off the coast of Newfoundland. Cougar has permanent facilities in St. John's and Halifax. The company is affiliated with Bristow Helicopters which has a financial stake in Cougar.
Voyageur Aviation operating as Voyageur Airways Limited is an airline based in North Bay, Ontario, Canada that commenced operations in 1968. Along with air charters it also repairs and maintains aircraft, and provides an air ambulance service. It provides ground handling, fuel services and terminal services at the North Bay/Jack Garland Airport. It provides chartered aircraft to the United Nations and NATO, for operations in places such as Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Ivory Coast and Sudan. These aircraft include Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops as well as Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets.
Sunwest Aviation is an aircraft charter operator and fixed-base operator (FBO) based at the Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Summit Air (8199400 Canada Inc. is a Canadian airline headquartered in Yellowknife that operates scheduled, charter and cargo aviation throughout the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon. Summit Air is a member of the Ledcor Group of Companies and operates in partnership with several other companies and communities including the Haisla Nation, Air Baffin, the Det'on Cho Corporation, and businesses in the Kitikmeot Region.
Thunder Airlines is a Canadian scheduled flight, charter and medevac airline based in Thunder Bay, Ontario. It offers an on-demand charter service from bases in Thunder Bay and Timmins. The company was founded in 1994 and operates fourteen aircraft and flies to six destinations regularly.
Keewatin Air is an airline that operates from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The airline was started by Frank Robert May and his wife Judy Saxby in 1971, in the Keewatin Region, then part of the Northwest Territories.
North Cariboo Air or North Cariboo Flying Services is an airline based in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It operates charter flights primarily for the oil and gas industry, as well as executive and general charter services, including sports teams and leisure groups both within and outside Canada. North Cariboo Air has a fleet of 15 aircraft registered with Transport Canada. These aircraft range in size from 9-100 seats, allowing for accommodating and adaptation of all project sizes. In addition NCFS offers private terminals in Calgary, Edmonton, Fort St. John, Vancouver and Prince George. The airline also offers cargo services, aerodrome management and fixed-base operator services.
9736140 Canada Inc., doing business as Pascan Aviation, is a regional airline based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Based at Montreal Metropolitan Airport in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Pascan operates scheduled flights within Quebec and Atlantic Canada as well as charter services. Its main base is at Montreal Metropolitan Airport, formerly Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport, and it runs a fixed-base operator at the airport.
AirSprint is a Canadian company that offers fractional ownership and management of private business jet aircraft. AirSprint was founded in 2000 as the first fractional aircraft ownership company in Canada by current Chairman, Judson Macor. Today, AirSprint operates the youngest fleet of fractional aircraft in North America and is the largest provider of fractional aircraft in Canada. In 2017, AirSprint was the fastest growing fractional aviation company globally.
CanWest Air is a charter airline based in La Crete, Alberta. Founded in 1986 as Little Red Air Service, CanWest Air provides on-demand charter services to the communities of the Little Red River Cree Nation as well as to various other companies throughout northern Alberta. Nor-Alta Aviation also provides Air Ambulance services under contract from Alberta Health Services. Nor-Alta Aviation purchased Can-West Corporate Air Charters Ltd., and became Can-West Corporate Air Charters a Nor-Alta Aviation Company in late 2015.
Nakina Outpost Camps and Air Service is a small Canadian airline based in Nakina, Ontario.
Island Express Air was a small Canadian airline based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Its first flight was on August 7, 2009, as part of the Abbotsford International Airshow. It operated scheduled air service between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as charter flights and cargo service. On February 23, 2018, one of their planes, a King Air B100, crashed at Abbotsford Airport (CYXX) immediately after take-off in blizzard conditions. As a result of this accident, and due to public safety concerns, Transport Canada suspended Island Express' air operator's certificate (AOC) shortly thereafter, on February 28, 2018. However, following a robust review of the company's safety procedures the operating certificate was reinstated on June 26, 2018. The company slogan was Your Island Connection.
Northern Air Charter is a small airline based in Peace River, Alberta, Canada. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic it provided scheduled services to Edmonton International Airport and Calgary International Airport. The airline provides charter services throughout North America
Pivot Airlines is a Canadian charter airline, created in 2020 after purchasing the assets of defunct airline Air Georgian. Its air operator certificate allows for the operation of CRJ-100/200 and Dash-8 series aircraft.
Air Borealis: LBR, NORTHLIGHT
Air Bravo: AB, BRAVO
Air Canada: ACA, AIR CANADA
Air Canada Rouge: ROU, ROUGE
Air Creebec: CRQ, CREE
Air Inuit: AIE, INUIT
Air Liaison: LSJ, LIAISON
Air North: ANT, AIR NORTH
Air Nunavut: BFF, AIR BAFFIN
Air Partners: SDE, STAMPEDE
Air Spray: ASB, AIR SPRAY
Air Tindi: TIN, TINDI
Air Transat: TSC, AIR TRANSAT
Airbus Canada: ABK, AIRBUS CANUCK
Airco Aircraft Charters: ARQ, AIRCO
Airmedic: AM, AIRMEDIC
AirSprint: ASP, AIRSPRINT
Alkan Air: AKN, ALKAN AIR
Anderson Air: ADS, ANDERSON
Bar XH Air: BXH, PALLISER
Bearskin Airlines: BLS, BEARSKIN
Bell Helicopters: TXH, TEXTRON
Bombardier Inc.: BBA, BOMBARDIER
Buffalo Airways: BFL, BUFFALO
Calm Air: CAV, CALM AIR
Can West Corporate Air Charters: CWA, CAN WEST
Canada Jetlines: CJL, JETBUS
Canadian Air National: EN, ENBRIDGE
Canadian Helicopters Limited: CDN, CANADIAN
Canadian North: AKT, ARCTIC
Canadian Pacific Railway: CRR, RAILCAR
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum: CWH, WARPLANE HERITAGE
Canlink Aviation: MFC, EAST WIND
Cargojet: CJT, CARGOJET
Carson Air: CRN, CARSON
Cascadia Airways: CBF, BIGFOOT
Central Mountain Air: GLR, GLACIER
Chartright Air: HRT, CHARTRIGHT
Canadian Helicopters: HMB, HUMMINGBIRD
CHC Helicopters Canada: RDB, REDBIRD
Chrono Aviation: NDL, NEEDLE
Chrono Jet: MBK, MATBLACK
Conair Group: FGD, FIREGUARD
Cougar Helicopters: CHI, COUGAR
Custom Helicopters: TF, TRAUMA FLIGHT
De Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada: DHC, DEHAVILLAND
EVAS: EV, EVAS
Exact Air: ET, EXACTAIR
Fast Air: PRB, POLAR BEAR
Flair Airlines: FLE, FLAIR
Flightexec: FEX, FLIGHTEXEC
Flightpath Charter Airways: KNT, KINETIC
FlyGTA Airlines: TOR, HOMERUN
Geographic Air Surveys: GSL, SURVEY CANADA
Glencore Canada Corporation: RAG, RAGLAN
Government of Ontario: ONT, ONTARIO (GOVERNMENT)
Government of Quebec: QUE, QUEBEC
Harbour Air Seaplanes: HR, HARBOUR EXPRESS
Helijet: JBA, HELIJET
Hope Air: HH, HOPE AIR
Hydro Quebec: HYD, HYDRO
Image Air Charter: BMG, BOOMERANG
IMP Group International: EXA, CANADIANEXECAIRE
ITPS Canada: SA, STALLION
Iskwew Air: SG, SWEETGRASS
Jazz Aviation: JZA, JAZZ
Jet Aircraft Museum: JA, JAM
Keewatin Air: KEW, BLIZZARD
Kenn Borek Air: KBA, BOREK AIR
KF Cargo: KFA, FLIGHTCRAFT
Kississing Lake Lodge: WN, WINGS NORTH
Kudlik Aviation: KUK, KUDLIK
Landa Aviation: LA, LANDA
LR Helicopters: LR, LR / CHED / MEDIA
Max-Aviation: MAX, MAX AVIATION
Miccar Aerial: GT, GOOD SPIRIT
Missinippi Airways: MA, MISSINIPPI
Montair Aviation: MT, MONTAIR
Morningstar Air Express: MAL, MORNINGSTAR
Nakina Air Service: KN, NAKINA
Nav Canada: NVC, NAV CAN
Nolinor Aviation: NRL, NOLINOR
North Cariboo Air: NCB, NORTH CARIBOU
North Star Air: BF, BLACKFLY
North-Wright Airways: NWL, NORTHWRIGHT
Northern Air Charter: NLI, NORTHLINK
Northern Air Solutions: NA, NORTHERN AIR
Northern Thunderbird Air: NTA, THUNDERBIRD
Northway Aviation: NAL, NORTHWAY
Northwestern Air: PLR, POLARIS
Novajet: NOJ, NOVAJET
Ontario Provincial Police: GD, GUARDIAN
Ornge Air (rotary wing division): LF, LIFEFLIGHT
Ornge: PUL, PULSE
Pacific Coastal Airlines: PCO, PASCO
Pacific Seaplanes: SP, SURFER
Pacific Sky Aviation: LVW, LONGVIEW
PAL Aerospace: SPR, SPEEDAIR
PAL Airlines: PVL, PROVINCIAL
Panorama Aviation: PNO, PANO
Partner Jet: PSC, PARTNERJET
Pascan Aviation: PSC, PASCAN
Peregrine Aerial Surveys: SEE, SEEKER
Perimeter Aviation: PAG, PERIMETER
Phoenix Heli-Flight: HES, HERO
Pivot Airlines: GGN, GREAT NORTH
Porter Airlines: POE, PORTER AIR
Pratt & Whitney Canada: PWC, PRATT
Privateair: FSY, FROSTY
Propair: PRO, PROPAIR
Rangeland Helicopters: HA, HALO
Rise Air: RS, RISE AIR
West Wind Aviation: WEW, WESTWIND
Royal Canadian Mounted Police: SST, STETSON
Saskatchewan Government Air Ambulance Service: SLG, LIFEGUARD
Seneca College: BZQ, STING
SkyCare Air Ambulance: PHX, PHOENIX NORTH
Skycharter: SKL, SKYCHARTER
SkyLink Express: SLQ, SKYLINK
SkyNorth Air: SN, SKYNORTH
Skyservice Business Aviation: SYB, SKYBIZ
late Falls Airways: SYJ, N/A
Starlink Aviation: TLK, STARLINK
STARS Aviation: STAR, STAR
Summit Air: SUT, SUMMIT
Summit Helicopters: KM, KAMI
Suncor Energy: JSN, JETSUN
Sunwest Aviation: CNK, CHINOOK
Sunwing Airlines: SWG, SUNWING
Superior Airways: SR, SUPERIOR
Tantalus Air: TTU, TANTALUS
Thunder Airlines: THU, AIR THUNDER
Tintina Air: TA, TINTINA
Top Aces: FD, FISHBED
Trans Capital Air: TC, TRANS CAPITAL
Transport Canada: TGO, TRANSPORT
Van City Seaplanes: VC, VAN CITY
Vanguard Air Care: VN, VANGUARD
Viking Air: VKN, TRUE NORTH
Vintage Wings of Canada: GHK, GOLDEN HAWK
Voyageur Airways: VAL, VOYAGEUR
Wasaya Airways: WSG, WASAYA
Waterloo Warbirds: WB, WARBIRD
Westair Aviation: NLF, NORTHERN LIFE
WestJet Encore: WEN, ENCORE
WestJet: WJA, WESTJET
White River Air: WRA, N/A