Airline |
Image |
IATA |
ICAO |
Callsign |
Hub Airport(s) or headquarters |
Notes |
Adlair Aviation |
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Cambridge Bay |
Charters[1] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy.[2][3] |
Adler Aviation |
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SWH |
SHOCKWAVE |
Waterloo |
Charters, cargo, flight training[4] |
Air Canada Express |
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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[5] |
Air Canada Jetz |
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Montréal–Trudeau |
Executive charters, sports teams[6] Example colours only. Jetz uses A319 |
Air Canada Rouge |
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RV |
ROU |
ROUGE |
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary, Vancouver |
Leisure airline, wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada[7] |
Air Canada |
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AC |
ACA |
AIR CANADA |
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Calgary, Vancouver |
Flag carrier of Canada.[8] Largest airline in Canada.[9] |
Air Creebec |
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YN |
CRQ |
CREE |
Val-d'Or |
Regional, charters[10] |
Air Georgian |
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ZX |
GGN |
GEORGIAN |
Toronto Pearson |
Regional, charters, cargo[11] Operates as a part of Air Canada Express |
Air Inuit |
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3H |
AIE |
INUIT |
Montréal–Trudeau |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter[12] |
Air Labrador |
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WJ |
LAL |
LAB AIR |
Goose Bay |
Regional, charters[13] |
Air Montmagny |
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Montmagny |
Charters, sky diving[14][15] |
Air North |
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4N |
ANT |
AIR NORTH |
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[16] |
Air Nunavut |
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BFF |
AIR BAFFIN |
Iqaluit |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[17] |
Air Saguenay |
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Chutes-des-Passes, Lac Sébastien |
Regional, charters, floatplanes[18] |
Air Spray |
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ASB |
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Red Deer |
Aerial firefighting[19] |
Air Tindi |
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8T |
TID |
DISCOVERY |
Yellowknife, Fort Simpson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters. Owned by Discovery Air.[20][21] |
Air Transat |
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TS |
TSC |
AIR TRANSAT |
Montréal–Trudeau |
Scheduled passenger service, Charter airline. Owned by Transat A.T..[22] |
AirSprint |
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ASP |
AIRSPRINT |
Calgary |
Fractional ownership of aircraft[23] |
Aklak Air |
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6L |
AKK |
AKLAK |
Inuvik (Mike Zubko) |
Scheduled passenger service, charters. Part of the Inuvialuit Development Corporation.[24] |
Alkan Air |
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AKN |
ALKAN AIR |
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[25] |
Aqsaqniq Airways |
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DA |
DISCOVERY AIR |
Cambridge Bay |
MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. Partnership with Air Tindi (minority partner), a subsidiary of Discovery Air. Headquarters are in Taloyoak[26] |
Atlantic Charters |
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Grand Manan |
Also known as Manan Air Services[27][28] |
Bar XH Air |
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BXH |
PALLISER |
Medicine Hat |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[29] |
Bearskin Airlines |
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JV |
BLS |
BEARSKIN |
Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay |
Regional, scheduled passenger service, charters[30] |
Brock Air Services |
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BRD |
BROCK AIR |
Kingston/Norman Rogers |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[31] |
Buffalo Airways |
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J4 |
BFL |
BUFFALO |
Hay River/Merlyn Carter |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo, aerial firefighting. featured on Ice Pilots NWT.[32] |
Calm Air |
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MO |
CAV |
CALM AIR |
Thompson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[33] |
Canadian Helicopters |
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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.[34][35] |
Canadian North |
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5T |
MPE |
EMPRESS |
Yellowknife |
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline[36] |
Capital Helicopters |
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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse |
Helicopter charter service. Bell 206 and Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft[37] |
Cargojet |
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W8 |
CJT |
CARGOJET |
John C. Munro Hamilton |
Cargo[38] |
Central Mountain Air |
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9M |
GLR |
GLACIER |
Smithers |
Regional, charters[39] |
CHC Helicopter |
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HMB |
HUMMINGBIRD |
Richmond |
Helicopter charters, flight training[40] |
Cloud Air |
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Lake Muskoka/Mortimer's Point |
Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters, flight training[41] |
Corilair |
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Campbell River |
Charters and scheduled floatplane[42] |
Cougar Helicopters |
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CHI |
COUGAR |
St. John's |
Helicopter services to oil platforms and ships off the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia coast[43] |
DAL Aviation |
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Cambridge Bay Water |
Seasonal floatplane charters.[44] |
Discovery Air Defence |
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Bagotville, Cold Lake, Esquimalt, Halifax, Montreal |
Provide airborne training services to the Canadian Armed Forces[45] |
Discovery Air Fire Services |
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Dryden |
Wildfire suppression[46] |
Enerjet |
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EG |
ENJ |
ENERJET AIR |
Calgary |
Charter airline[47] |
Exact Air |
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Baie-Comeau |
Scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair.[48] |
Exploits Valley Air Services |
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8K |
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EVAS |
Gander |
Scheduled passenger service as part of Air Canada Express, sightseeing flights, air ambulance services and maintenance.[49] |
Fast Air |
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PRB |
POLAR BEAR |
Winnipeg |
Air ambulance services, charter, helicopters[50] |
First Air |
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7F |
FAB |
FIRST AIR |
Yellowknife, Iqaluit |
Scheduled passenger service, cargo, charters[51] |
Flair Airlines |
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F8 |
FLE |
FLAIR |
Kelowna |
Charter airline[52] |
Flightexec |
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Buttonville, London |
Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[53][54] |
Great Slave Helicopters |
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Yellowknife |
Helicopter charter service.[55] |
Harbour Air Seaplanes |
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H3 |
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HARBOUR EXPRESS |
Vancouver Harbour |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[56] |
Harv's Air Service |
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Steinbach (South) |
Charters, flight training, air taxi[57][58] |
Hawkair |
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BH |
BHA |
HAWKAIR |
Terrace and Kitimat |
Regional airline, scheduled passenger service, charters[59] |
Helicopter Transport Services |
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Carp |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[60] |
Helijet |
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JB |
JBA |
HELIJET |
Vancouver |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[61] |
Innu Mikun Airlines |
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Goose Bay |
Regional airline, charters. A joint partnership between Innu Development Limited Partnership and Provincial Airlines.[62] |
Integra Air |
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Lethbridge |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[63] |
Island Express Air |
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Abbotsford |
Scheduled passenger service[64] |
Jazz |
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QK |
JZA |
JAZZ |
Halifax-Stanfield, Calgary, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver |
Formally Jazz Aviation LP, regional and charter airline. Operates as a part of Air Canada Express[65] |
KD Air |
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XC |
KDC |
KAY DEE |
Vancouver |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[66] |
Keewatin Air |
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FK |
KEW |
BLIZZARD |
Rankin Inlet |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only.[67] |
Kenn Borek Air |
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4K |
KBA |
BOREK AIR |
Calgary |
Charters, aircraft leasing[68] |
KF Cargo |
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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.[69] |
Kitikmeot Helicopters |
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Cambridge Bay |
Helicopter charters. The company is a joint venture between Bill and Jessie Lyall (51%) and Great Slave Helicopters (48%).[70][71] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][72] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit Firm.[73][74] |
Kivalliq Air |
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FK |
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson |
Scheduled passenger service[75] |
Kootenay Direct Airlines |
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Nelson |
Charters[76] |
LR Helicopters |
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Calgary/Springbank |
Charters, flight training[77] |
Maritime Air Charter |
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Halifax Stanfield |
Air charter. Provides fixed-wing service for Environment Canada to Sable Island.[78] Example colours only aircraft no longer registered in Canada.[79] |
McMurray Aviation |
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Fort McMurray |
Charters, flight training[80] |
Missinippi Airways |
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The Pas/Grace Lake |
Charters and scheduled services. Bases at Thompson, Flin Flon and a sub-base at Pukatawagan[81] |
Morningstar Air Express |
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MAL |
MORNINGSTAR |
Edmonton |
Cargo airline, operates a FedEx Canada contract.[82] |
Nakina Air Service |
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T2 |
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Nakina |
Floatplane charters[83] |
Nolinor Aviation |
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NRL |
NOLINOR |
Montréal–Mirabel |
Charter airline[84] |
Nor-Alta Aviation |
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LT |
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Fort Vermilion, High Level |
Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[85] |
North Cariboo Air |
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NCB |
NORTH CARIBOU |
Fort St. John |
Charter airline[86] |
North-Wright Airways |
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HW |
NWL |
NORTHWRIGHT |
Norman Wells |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[87] |
Northern Air Support |
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Kelowna |
Helicopter charter service. Part of Discovery Air through Great Slave Helicopters[88] |
Northern Air |
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Peace River |
Charters, scheduled flights and air ambulance[89] |
Northern Thunderbird Air |
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NTA |
THUNDERBIRD |
Prince George |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[90] |
Northwestern Air |
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J3 |
PLR |
POLARIS |
Fort Smith |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo[91] |
Nunasi Helicopters |
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Yellowknife, Iqaluit |
Helicopter charters.[92][93] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy[2][94] and with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated as an Inuit Firm.[73][95] |
Ookpik Aviation |
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Baker Lake |
Charters.[96] |
Orca Airways |
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ORK |
ORCA |
Vancouver |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[97] |
Ornge |
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Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Timmins/Victor M. Power |
Air ambulance[98] |
Pacific Coastal Airlines |
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8P |
PCO |
PASCO |
Vancouver |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[99] |
Pascan Aviation |
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PSC |
PASCAN |
Montréal/Saint-Hubert |
Regional airline, charters[100] |
Perimeter Aviation |
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4B |
PAG |
PERIMETER |
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), flight training[101] |
Porter Airlines |
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PD |
POE |
PORTER AIR |
Billy Bishop Toronto |
Regional airline[102] |
Pronto Airways |
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WEW |
PRONTO |
Prince Albert (Glass Field) |
Scheduled passenger service.[103] Part of West Wind Aviation.[104] |
Propair |
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PRO |
PROPAIR |
Rouyn-Noranda |
Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[105] |
Provincial Airlines |
|
PB |
PVL SPR |
PROVINCIAL SPEEDAIR |
St. John's |
Scheduled passenger service, charters.[106] SPEEDAIR callsign used by Provincial Aerospace. |
R1 Airlines |
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TSH |
TRANSCANADA |
Calgary |
Charter airline, aircraft leasing[107] |
Salt Spring Air |
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Ganges |
Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[108] |
Seair Seaplanes |
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Vancouver Water |
Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters[109] |
Silverline Helicopters |
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Holland Landing |
Helicopter charters[110] |
Sky Regional Airlines |
|
RS |
SKV |
MAPLE |
Montréal–Trudeau |
Scheduled passenger service as a part of Air Canada Express |
SkyLink Aviation |
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SKK |
SKYLINK |
Toronto Pearson |
Charters, cargo[111] |
SkyLink Express |
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SLQ |
SKYLINK |
Toronto Pearson |
Charters, cargo[112] |
SkyNorth Air |
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[113] |
Skyservice Business Aviation |
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Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[114] |
Starlink Aviation |
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Q4 |
TLK |
STARLINK |
Montréal–Trudeau |
Example colours only aircraft no longer registered in Canada.[115] |
Summit Air |
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SUMMIT |
Yellowknife |
Charters[116] |
Sunwest Aviation |
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CNK |
CHINOOK |
Calgary |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[117] |
Sunwing Airlines |
|
WG |
SWG |
SUNWING |
Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson |
Scheduled passenger service, charter airline[118] |
Superior Airways |
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Red Lake |
Charters[119] |
Thomas Cook Airlines Canada |
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Thunder Airlines |
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THU |
THUNDER |
Thunder Bay |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[120] |
Tofino Air |
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TOFINO AIR |
Tofino Harbour |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[121] |
Trans Capital Air |
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Billy Bishop Toronto |
Charter operator on behalf of the United Nations |
Transwest Air |
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9T |
ABS |
ATHABASKA |
Prince Albert (Glass Field) |
Helicopters, scheduled passenger service, charters[122] |
Unaalik Aviation |
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Resolute Bay |
Scheduled passenger service to 5 destinations in Nunavut.[123] Registered with the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy,[2] with bases in Cambridge Bay[124] and Iqaluit.[125] |
Universal Helicopters |
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Goose Bay |
Helicopters[126] |
Vancouver Island Air |
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Campbell River Water Aerodrome |
Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[127] |
VIH Helicopters |
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Saanich, British Columbia |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting[128] Example colours only aircraft now different type.[129] |
Visionair Quebec |
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Visionair |
Québec City Jean Lesage |
flight training[130][131] |
Voyageur Airways |
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VC |
VAL |
VOYAGEUR |
North Bay/Jack Garland |
Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance)[132] |
Wasaya Airways |
|
WT |
WSG |
WASAYA |
Thunder Bay |
Scheduled passenger service, charters[133] |
West Coast Air |
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8O |
YWZ |
COAST AIR |
Vancouver Harbour |
Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters[134] |
West Wind Aviation |
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WEW |
WESTWIND |
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker |
Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). Also owns Pronto Airways.[104][135] |
WestJet Encore |
|
WR |
WEN |
ENCORE |
Calgary |
Regional airline, wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet |
WestJet |
|
WS |
WJA |
WESTJET |
Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto Pearson |
Low-cost carrier, scheduled passenger service. Canada's second largest airline after Air Canada[136] |
White River Air |
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WRA |
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White River |
Fly-in outposts[137] |
Wilderness Air Escapes |
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Vermilion Bay |
Floatplanes, fly-in fishing camps[138] |