This is a list of airlines of Quebec which have an air operator's certificate issued by Transport Canada, the country's civil aviation authority. These are airlines that are based in Quebec.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeropro | APO | AEROPRO | Québec City Jean Lesage | 1998 - 2010 | ||
| Air Alliance |  | 3J | AAQ | LIAISON | Québec City Jean Lesage | 1988 - 1999, to Air Nova |
| Air Charter Systems |  | Montréal–Mirabel | 1986 – 1988, reincarnated in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003 | |||
| Air Canada Tango |  | AC | ACA | Montréal–Trudeau | 2001 - 2004, name retained as a type of fare on its regular Air Canada services | |
| Air Club International |  | Montréal–Mirabel | 1993 - 1998, charter airline with flights to Europe | |||
| Air Fecteau | Senneterre (defunct) | 1936-1967, sold to Quebecair | ||||
| Air Gaspé | Sept-Îles | 1951 - 1986, became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973 | ||||
| Air Satellite |  | 6O | ASJ | SATELLITE | Baie-Comeau | 1968 - 2008, to Exact Air |
| Air Schefferville |  | Schefferville | ||||
| Airtransit |  | Victoria STOLport, Ottawa/Rockcliffe | 1973 - 1975, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada | |||
| Canadian Colonial Airways |  | Montreal | 1929 - 1942, reformed as Colonial Airlines | |||
| Colonial Airlines |  | Montreal | 1942 - 1956, formed from Canadian Colonial Airways sold to Eastern Air Lines | |||
| Fecteau Transport Aerien |  | Senneterre (defunct) | 1936 - 1973, renamed as Air Fecteau | |||
| ICC Air Cargo Canada |  | CIC | Montréal–Mirabel | 1998 - 2002, also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter | ||
| Inter-Canadien |  | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau | 1986 - 1999, to Canadian Airlines International | |||
| Jetsgo |  | SG | JGO | JETSGO | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau | 2001 - 2005, entered bankruptcy protection |
| Maestro | 5G | SSV | SKYTOUR | Québec City Jean Lesage | 2006 - 2007 | |
| Nationair |  | NX | NXA | NATION AIRWAYS | Montréal–Mirabel | 1986 - 1993, owned by Nolisair |
| Nolisair | Montréal–Mirabel | 1984 - 1993, as parent company of Nationair | ||||
| Nordair |  | ND | NDR | NORDAIR | Montréal–Trudeau, Montréal–Mirabel | 1947 - 1987, acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines then merged into Canadian Airlines and Inter-Canadien |
| Quebecair Express | QO | QAE | Québec City Jean Lesage | 2003 - 2005 | ||
| Quebecair |  | QB | QBA | QUEBECAIR | Montréal–Trudeau | 1946 - 1987, began as Rimouski Airlines, acquired by CP Air 1986 and consolidated within Canadian Airlines 1987 |
| Royal Aviation |  | QN | ROY | ROY | Montréal–Trudeau | 1991 - 2001, acquired by Canada 3000 |
| Trans-Canada Air Lines |  | Montréal/Saint-Hubert | 1937 - 1965, now Air Canada | |||
| Val Air | VK | Montréal–Trudeau | 2003 - 2004 | |||
| Thomas Cook Airlines Canada | Montreal |
Jazz Aviation LP, is a Canadian regional airline based at Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chorus Aviation. Jazz Aviation provides regional and charter airline services in Canada and the United States, primarily under contract to Air Canada using the brand name Air Canada Express, and also as Jazz Charters.
Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1986, it is the country's third-largest airline behind Air Canada and WestJet, operating scheduled and charter flights serving 60 destinations in 25 countries. Air Transat is owned and operated by Transat A.T. Inc., with a fleet of 30 aircraft.
Harbour Air Seaplanes is a scheduled floatplane service, tour and charter airline based in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. The predominantly seaplane airline specializes in routes between Vancouver, Nanaimo, Victoria, Sechelt, Comox, Whistler and the Gulf Islands, primarily with de Havilland Canada floatplanes. Along with Westcoast Air, Salt Spring Air and Whistler Air, it operates de Havilland Beavers, Otters and Twin Otters.
Air Transat Flight 236 was a transatlantic flight bound for Lisbon, Portugal, from Toronto, Canada, that lost all engine power while flying over the Atlantic Ocean on August 24, 2001. The Airbus A330 ran out of fuel due to a fuel leak caused by improper maintenance. Captain Robert Piché, 48, an experienced glider pilot, and First Officer Dirk de Jager, 28, glided the plane to a successful emergency landing in the Azores, saving all 306 people on board. Most of the passengers on the flight were Canadians visiting Europe or Portuguese expatriates returning to visit family in Portugal. This was also the longest passenger aircraft glide without engines, gliding for nearly 75 miles or 121 kilometres. Following this unusual aviation accident, this aircraft was nicknamed the "Azores Glider".
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 Inuit is an airline based in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik, Labrador and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.
Labrador Airways Limited, operating as Air Labrador, was a regional airline based at the Goose Bay Airport in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operated scheduled daily passenger and freight services throughout Labrador and Quebec, as well as charter operations with the options of landing in remote and off strip destinations with skis, wheels and floats. The airline's main base was Goose Bay Airport, with a secondary hub at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport, Quebec. Its motto was "The Spirit of Flight".
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 MEDEVAC and charter services throughout Canada's Arctic, northern Quebec and Greenland. Its main base is Iqaluit Airport.
Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region. It is named after the Canadian statesmen and two of the "founding fathers of Canada", Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. Located 5.5 nautical miles south of downtown Ottawa in the south end of the city, it is Canada's seventh-busiest airport, Ontario's second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 1,170,789 passengers in 2021. The airport was the home base for First Air.
West Wind Aviation Limited Partnership was a Saskatchewan based airline.
Air Saguenay was a regional airline based in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.
9736140 Canada Inc., doing business as Pascan Aviation, is a regional airline based in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Based at Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Pascan operates scheduled flights within Quebec and Labrador as well as charter services. Its main base is Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport and it runs a fixed-base operator at the airport.
Air Transat Flight 961 was an Air Transat flight from Varadero, Cuba to Quebec City, Canada on March 6, 2005. The aircraft experienced a structural failure in which the rudder detached in flight. The flight crew were able to regain enough control of the aircraft to return safely to Varadero. As of March 2020, the Airbus A310-308 is no longer in service.
Trigana Air is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sky Regional Airlines (SRA) was an airline whose corporate headquarters was located on the property of Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Linked with Skyservice Business Aviation, it began operation under the Air Canada Express brand on May 1, 2011. The airline began offering daily flights between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
FLYGTA Inc., operating as FLYGTA Airlines, established in 2014, is a Canadian air operator serving southern Ontario and Quebec. FLYGTA is a jet charter company with official bases in Toronto, Niagara, Oshawa, Muskoka, and Montreal, and provides air tourism services in Toronto and Niagara Falls, air charter, cargo, and scheduled flights. As of November 6, 2017, the airline served over eight destinations with scheduled flights from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to/from destinations such as Barrie/Simcoe, St. Catharines/Niagara, Kitchener/Waterloo, Wiarton/Bruce Peninsula and Muskoka. The flight between Toronto-Billy Bishop and St. Catharines/Niagara is the shortest link between the two cities and is advertised as the shortest commercial flight in North America at 10 minutes according to the company and 15 minutes according to Global News.
Chrono Aviation Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary Chrono Jet Inc., is a charter airline headquartered at Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport. It operates aircraft in passenger, cargo and combi roles. It has bases at Montreal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport, Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport and Rimouski Aerodrome. It has over 265 employees.
