# List of airlines of Canada

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.
| Airline | Year Established | AOC | IATA | ICAO | Call sign | Registered aircraft | Hub airport(s) or headquarters | Notes |
| Adlair Aviation | | 3350 | | | | 3 | Cambridge Bay | Charters |
| Air Borealis | | 18875 | | LBR | NORTHLIGHT | 11 | Goose Bay | Scheduled flights. See PAL Airlines. |
| Air Bravo | | 12515 | | AB | BRAVO | 13 | Thunder Bay | Charters and air ambulance |
| Air Canada | | 5262 | AC | ACA | AIR CANADA | 256 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver | Flag carrier and largest domestic and international airline of Canada measured by seat capacity |
| Air Canada Express | | 5262 | | | | 0 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver | Brand name used by Jazz operating as feeder airlines for Air Canada |
| Air Canada Jetz | | 5262 | | | | 0 | Montréal–Trudeau | Executive charter service operated by Air Canada using Airbus A319 aircraft |
| Air Canada Rouge | | 17978 | RV | ROU | ROUGE | 38 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson | Low-cost carrier, wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada |
| Air Creebec | | 8982 | YN | CRQ | CREE | 19 | Montréal–Trudeau, Val-d'Or | Regional airline, charters |
| Air Inuit | | 2955 | 3H | AIE | INUIT | 31 | Montréal–Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, charters, combi, cargo, helicopter |
| Air Liaison (Skyjet MG) | | 15715 | Q9 | LSJ | LIAISON | 10 | Québec City | Scheduled passenger service |
| Air Montmagny | | 280 | | | | 5 | Montmagny | Charters, skydiving |
| Air North | | 3121 | 4N | ANT | AIR NORTH | 9 | Whitehorse | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo |
| Air Nunavut (Smooth Air) | | 5343 | | BFF | AIR BAFFIN | 14 | Iqaluit | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only. |
| Air Partners | | 15320 | | SDE | STAMPEDE | 15 | Calgary | Charters Take Flight |
| Air Spray | | 351 | | ASB | AIR SPRAY | 51 | Red Deer | Aerial firefighting |
| Air Tindi | | 3169 | 8T | TIN | TINDI | 27 | Yellowknife, Fort Simpson | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Air Transat | | 5311 | TS | TSC | AIR TRANSAT | 36 | Montréal–Trudeau | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline. Owned by Transat A.T. |
| Airbus Canada | | 18582 | | ABK | AIRBUS CANUCK | 3 | Fort Erie | Helicopter manufacturer |
| Airco Aircraft Charters | | 5705 | | ARQ | AIRCO | 6 | Edmonton | Charters |
| Airmedic | | 18018 | | AM | AIRMEDIC | 7 | Montreal Saint-Hubert | Air ambulance |
| AirSprint | | 11653 | | ASP | AIRSPRINT | 32 | Calgary International | Fractional ownership of aircraft |
| Aklak Air | | 2273 | 6L | | | 0 | Inuvik | Aircraft owned by Kenn Borek. Scheduled passenger service, charters. |
| Alkan Air | | 3574 | | AKN | ALKAN AIR | 21 | Whitehorse | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Anderson Air | | 12618 | | ADS | ANDERSON | 8 | Vancouver | Charters |
| Atlantic Air Charters | | 4114 | | | | 6 | Grand Manan | Charters, aircraft registered as Manan Air Services |
| Bar XH Air | | | | BXH | PALLISER | 2 | Medicine Hat | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance). Formerly part of Integra Air |
| Bearskin Airlines | | 1861 | JV | BLS | BEARSKIN | 49 | Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay | Aircraft owned by Perimeter Aviation. Regional, scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Bell Textron Canada | | | | TXH | TEXTRON | 11 | Montréal–Mirabel | Aerospace manufacturer |
| Bombardier Inc. | | 14892 | | BBA | BOMBARDIER | 16 | Dorval | Business jet manufacturer |
| Breton Air | | 18992 | | | | 4 | Sydney | Helicopter tours and transportation |
| Buffalo Airways | | 5319 | J4 | BFL | BUFFALO | 55 | Hay River | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo, aerial firefighting. Featured on Ice Pilots NWT. |
| Calm Air | 1962 | 1487 | MO | CAV | CALM AIR | 15 | Thompson | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo |
| Can West Corporate Air Charters | | 5659 | | CWA | CAN WEST | 18 | Edmonton | Charters |
| Canada Jetlines | | 19433 | AU | CJL | JETBUS | 3 | Toronto Pearson | Scheduled passenger low-cost carrier airline |
| Canadian Air National | | 19432 | | EN | ENBRIDGE | 1 | Grimsby | Charters in aerial work |
| Canadian Helicopters (HNZ Global) | | 11988 | | CDN | CANADIAN | 88 | Les Cèdres | Helicopter charter service |
| Canadian North | | 107 | 5T | AKT | ARCTIC | 33 | Yellowknife | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline |
| Canadian Pacific Railway | | 12534 | | CRR | RAILCAR | 3 | Calgary | Canadian based railway |
| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum | | 10747 | | CWH | WARPLANE HERITAGE | 32 | Hamilton | Aviation museum |
| Canlink Aviation | | 763 | | MFC | EAST WIND | 60 | Greater Moncton | Flight training |
| Capital Helicopters | | 10533 | | | | 6 | Whitehorse | Helicopter charter service. Bell 206 and Robinson R44 Raven II aircraft. |
| Cargojet | | 11674 | W8 | CJT | CARGOJET | 38 | Hamilton | Cargo |
| Carson Air | | 6255 | | CRN | CARSON | 18 | Kelowna | Flight school, charters, air ambulance |
| Cascadia Airways | | | | CBF | BIGFOOT | 2 | Vancouver | Was KD Air |
| Central Mountain Air | | 3999 | 9M | GLR | GLACIER | 26 | Smithers | Regional, charters |
| Chartright Air | | 5932 | | HRT | CHARTRIGHT | 45 | Mississauga | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| CHC Global Operations | | 11988 | | HMB | HUMMINGBIRD | 0 | Les Cèdres | Charters, flight training, aerial firefighting. Along with Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates Allied Wings. |
| CHC Helicopters Canada | | 17211 | | RDB | REDBIRD | 1 | Vancouver | Helicopter charters, flight training |
| Chrono Aviation | | 17931 | | NDL | NEEDLE | 9 | Montreal Saint-Hubert, Québec City, Rimouski | Passenger and cargo charter services |
| Chrono Jet | | 18498 | | MBK | MATBLACK | 5 | Montreal Saint-Hubert, Québec City, Rimouski | Passenger and cargo charter services |
| Conair Group | | 2626 | | FGD | FIREGUARD | 59 | Abbotsford | Retrofitting firefighting aircraft and aerial firefighting |
| Corilair | | 5695 | | | | 4 | Campbell River Water | Charters and scheduled floatplane |
| Cougar Helicopters | | 4791 | | CHI | COUGAR | 9 | St. John's | Scheduled passenger service to oil platforms and ships off the Newfoundland coast; charter airline |
| Custom Helicopters | | 3207 | | TF | TRAUMA FLIGHT | 41 | Winnipeg/St. Andrews | Helicopter charter service |
| De Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada | | 19008 | | DHC | DEHAVILLAND | 4 | Calgary | Aircraft manufacturer |
| EVAS Air (Exploits Valley Air Services) | | 6676 | 8K | EV | EVAS | 30 | Gander | Sightseeing flights, air ambulance services, cargo and maintenance |
| Exact Air | | 14555 | | ET | EXACTAIR | 38 | Baie-Comeau | Scheduled, charter passenger and cargo services, as well as supplying aviation fuel, ground services and aircraft maintenance and repair |
| Fast Air | | 4701 | | PBR | POLAR BEAR | 19 | Winnipeg | Air ambulance services, charter, helicopters (Fast Air Helicopters) |
| Flair Airlines | | 14941 | F8 | FLE | FLAIR | 20 | Edmonton | Scheduled passenger and charter low-cost carrier airline |
| Flightexec | | 5808 | | FEX | FLIGHTEXEC | 1 | Buttonville, London | Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Flightpath Charter Airways | | 15508 | | KNT | KINETIC | 15 | Montréal–Trudeau | Charters |
| FlyGTA Airlines | | 18765 | | TOR | HOMERUN | 5 | Toronto City | Charters, tours and intercity commuter and charter airline |
| Geographic Air Surveys | | 2735 | | GSL | SURVEY CANADA | 1 | Edmonton | Aerial surveys |
| Glencore Canada Corporation | | 12522 | | RAG | RAGLAN | 2 | Mississauga | Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company |
| Government of Ontario | | 321 | | ONT | ONTARIO (GOVERNMENT) | 33 | Toronto | There are 28 aircraft operated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and four by Community Safety and Correctional Services. |
| Government of Quebec | | 1776 | | QUE | QUEBEC | 21 | Quebec City | Provincial government |
| Great Slave Helicopters | | 4756 | | | | 34 | Yellowknife | Helicopter charter service |
| Harbour Air Seaplanes | | 4001 | H3 | HR | HARBOUR EXPRESS | 42 | Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Harv's Air Service | | 1194 | | | | 41 | Steinbach (South) | Charters, flight training, air taxi |
| Helicopter Transport Services | | 185 | | | | 33 | Carp | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting |
| Helijet | | 4622 | JB | JBA | HELIJET | 18 | Vancouver | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Hope Air | | | | HH | HOPE AIR | 0 | Toronto | Charity providing non-emergency medical flights |
| Hydro-Québec | | 10509 | | HYD | HYDRO | 3 | Montreal | Quebec public utility that manages the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity |
| iFly College | | 19638 | | | | 9 | Québec City | Flight training, was Visionair Quebec |
| Image Air Charter | | 15127 | | BMG | BOOMERANG | 14 | Toronto Pearson | Charters |
| IMP Group International | | 1764 | | EXA | CANADIANEXECAIRE | 26 | Abbotsford | Investment corporation, operates Cascade Aerospace |
| International Test Pilots School (ITPS Canada) | | 17775 | | SA | STALLION | 21 | London | Test pilot school recognized globally by the international Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the Society of Flight Test Engineers |
| Irving Oil Transport | | 18845 | | SG | SWEETGRASS | 2 | Vancouver | Indigenous Canadian and female-owned providing charters and scheduled services |
| Jazz Aviation | | 5002 | QK | JZA | JAZZ | 114 | Calgary International, Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson, Vancouver | Formally Jazz Aviation LP, regional and charter airline. Operates as Air Canada Express |
| Jet Aircraft Museum | | | | JA | JAM | 3 | London | Aviation museum |
| Keewatin Air | | 782 | FK | KEW | BLIZZARD | 24 | Rankin Inlet | Charters and MEDIVAC (air ambulance) only |
| Kenn Borek Air | | 2273 | 4K | KBA | BOREK AIR | 33 | Calgary International | Charters, aircraft leasing |
| KF Cargo (Kelowna Flightcraft) | | 884 | KW | KFA | FLIGHTCRAFT | 11 | Kelowna | Cargo charter airline. Along with Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International and Canadian Base Operators operates KF Defence Programs. |
| Kississing Lake Lodge | | 11747 | | WN | WINGS NORTH | 34 | Steinbach | Floatplanes, fly-in fishing camps |
| Kudlik Aviation | | 17247 | | KUK | KUDLIK | 3 | Québec City | Charters |
| Landa Aviation (L & A Aviation) | | 3709 | | LA | LANDA | 6 | Hay River | Charters |
| LR Helicopters | | 16122 | | LR | LR / CHED / MEDIA | 12 | Calgary/Springbank | Charters, flight training |
| Maritime Air Charter | | 10413 | | | | 1 | Halifax | Charter. Provides fixed-wing service for Environment Canada to Sable Island. |
| Max-Aviation | | 5092 | | MAX | MAX AVIATION | 12 | Montreal Saint-Hubert, Québec City, Rimouski | Air taxi |
| McMurray Aviation | | 4719 | | | | 20 | Fort McMurray | Charters, flight training |
| Miccar Aerial | | 15400 | | GT | GOOD SPIRIT | 13 | Yorkton | Operate agricultural aircraft for crop dusting. They also offer flight training and aircraft maintenance. |
| Missinippi Airways | | 4077 | | MA | MISSINIPPI | 10 | The Pas/Grace Lake | Charters and scheduled services. Bases at Thompson and Flin Flon, and a sub-base at Pukatawagan. |
| Montair Aviation | | | | MT | MONTAIR | 18 | Pitt Meadows | Flight school |
| Morningstar Air Express | | 681 | | MAL | MORNINGSTAR | 22 | Edmonton | Cargo airline, operates a FedEx Canada contract |
| Nakina Air Service | | 2807 | T2 | KN | NAKINA | 3 | Nakina Water | Floatplane charters |
| Nav Canada | | 10497 | | NVC | NAV CAN | 2 | Ottawa | A not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation system |
| Newfoundland Helicopters | | 10216 | | | | 10 | Clarenville | Helicopter charter service |
| Nolinor Aviation | | 10705 | | NRL | NOLINOR | 19 | Montréal–Mirabel | Charter airline |
| Nor-Alta Aviation | | | LT | | | 0 | Fort Vermilion, High Level | See CanWest Air |
| North Cariboo Air | | 1444 | | NCB | NORTH CARIBOU | 19 | Fort St. John | Charter airline |
| North Star Air | | 11025 | | BF | BLACKFLY | 14 | Thunder Bay | Charter airline |
| North-Wright Airways | | 5732 | HW | NWL | NORTHWRIGHT | 17 | Norman Wells | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Northern Air Charter | | 3747 | | NLI | NORTHLINK | 5 | Peace River | Charters, scheduled flights and air ambulance |
| Northern Air Solutions | | 14952 | | NA | NORTHERN AIR | 2 | Muskoka | Charters, aerial photography and air ambulance |
| Northern Thunderbird Air | | 11492 | | NTA | THUNDERBIRD | 16 | Prince George | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Northway Aviation | | 1568 | | NAL | NORTHWAY | 9 | Winnipeg/St. Andrews | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Northwestern Air | | 271 | J3 | PLR | POLARIS | 13 | Fort Smith | Scheduled passenger service, charters, cargo |
| Novajet | | 15472 | | NOJ | NOVAJET | 26 | Mississauga | Charters |
| Ontario Provincial Police | | 11448 | | GD | GUARDIAN | 5 | Orillia | Provincial police service of Ontario |
| Ookpik Aviation | | 16081 | | | | 3 | Baker Lake | Charters |
| Ornge Air (rotary wing division) | | 16002 | | LF | LIFEFLIGHT | 12 | Mississauga | Helicopter air ambulance |
| Ornge | | 16002 | | PUL | PULSE | 8 | Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Timmins | Air ambulance |
| OWG | | 10705 | N5 | | | 19 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson | Virtual airline and division of Nolinor Aviation |
| Pacific Coastal Airlines | | 2870 | 8P | PCO | PASCO | 23 | Vancouver | Scheduled passenger service, charters. Part of WestJet Link. |
| Pacific Seaplanes | | 18099 | | SP | SURFER | 3 | Nanaimo Harbour Water | On-demand flights and charters |
| Pacific Sky Aviation | | 15764 | | LVW | LONGVIEW | 5 | Calgary International | Twin Otter flight training |
| PAL Aerospace | | 17595 | | SPR | SPEEDAIR | 21 | St. John's | Search and rescue, aircraft maintenance, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance |
| PAL Airlines | | 2659 | PB | PVL | PROVINCIAL | 14 | St. John's | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Panorama Aviation | | 18183 | | PNO | PANO | 8 | Alma | Air taxi, air ambulance |
| Partner Jet | | 10731 | | PSC | PARTNERJET | 0 | Toronto Pearson | Charters |
| Pascan Aviation | | 18611 | | PSC | PASCAN | 12 | Montreal Saint-Hubert | Regional airline, charters |
| Peregrine Aerial Surveys | | 18014 | | SEE | SEEKER | 5 | Abbotsford | Aerial surveys |
| Perimeter Aviation | | 1861 | 4B | PAG | PERIMETER | 49 | Winnipeg | Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), flight training |
| Phoenix Heli-Flight | | 6701 | | HES | HERO | 10 | Fort McMurray | Helicopter tours, charters, MEDIVAC, aerial firefighting, and aerial photography |
| Pivot Airlines | | 19227 | ZX | GGN | GREAT NORTH | 2 | Toronto Pearson | Charter airline |
| Porter Airlines | | 15266 | PD | POE | PORTER AIR | 65 | Toronto City | Regional airline |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | | 7046 | | PWC | PRATT | 4 | Longueuil | Aircraft engine manufacturer |
| Privateair (Private Air) | | 17505 | | FSY | FROSTY | 15 | Toronto Pearson | Charter |
| Propair | | 253 | | PRO | PROPAIR | 16 | Rouyn-Noranda | Charter airline, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Rangeland Helicopters | | 14953 | | HA | HALO | 2 | Medicine Hat | Helicopter charters and maintenance, part of Bar XH Air |
| Rise Air | | 12508 | 9T | RS | RISE AIR | 36 | Prince Albert | Scheduled passenger service, charters. There are 35 aircraft registered under Transwest Air and 1 under West Wind Aviation West Wind Aviation still has an ICAO airline designator, WEW, and an ICAO call sign, WESTWIND. |
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | | | | SST | STETSON | 34 | Ottawa | Canada's national police service |
| Saskatchewan Government Air Ambulance Service | | 380 | | SLG | LIFEGUARD | 4 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan provincial air ambulance service |
| Seair Seaplanes | | 5082 | | | | 12 | Vancouver Water | Floatplane, scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Seneca College | | | | BZQ | STING | 21 | Peterborough | Flight training |
| Silverline Helicopters | | | | | | 1 | Holland Landing | Helicopter charters and flight training |
| SkyCare Air Ambulance (2080061 Ontario Inc.) | | 15337 | | PHX | PHOENIX NORTH | 24 | Sioux Lookout | Air ambulance |
| Skycharter | | | | SKL | SKYCHARTER | 14 | Toronto Pearson | Charters, fixed-base operations (FBO), maintenance, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| SkyLink Express | | 8857 | | SLQ | SKYLINK | 19 | Toronto Pearson | Charters, cargo |
| SkyNorth Air | | 15113 | | SN | SKYNORTH | 7 | Winnipeg | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Skyservice Business Aviation | | 11797 | | SYB | SKYBIZ | 58 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Slate Falls Airways (2320127 Ontario Inc.) | | 18070 | | SYJ | | 5 | Sioux Lookout Water, Sioux Lookout | Scheduled and chartered floatplanes. Only four aircraft are listed at the official site. |
| Starlink Aviation | | 3966 | Q4 | TLK | STARLINK | 19 | Montréal–Trudeau | Charters |
| STARS Aviation | | 5699 | | | STAR | 12 | Calgary | Non-profit helicopter air ambulance |
| Summit Air | | 17940 | | SUT | SUMMIT | 24 | Yellowknife | Charters |
| Summit Helicopters | | 15469 | | KM | KAMI | 10 | Kamloops | Helicopter charters |
| Suncor Energy | | 8508 | | JSN | JETSUN | 1 | Calgary | Canadian energy company |
| Sunwest Aviation | | 5404 | | CNK | CHINOOK | 29 | Calgary International | Charters, fixed-base operations (FBO), maintenance, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Sunwing Airlines | | 15022 | WG | SWG | SUNWING | 20 | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson | Scheduled passenger service, charter airline |
| Superior Airways | | 14801 | | SR | SUPERIOR | 14 | Red Lake | Charters |
| Tantalus Air | | | | TTU | TANTALUS | 1 | Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre | Scheduled passenger service, charters, part of Harbour Air Seaplanes |
| Thunder Airlines | | 8882 | | THU | AIR THUNDER | 14 | Thunder Bay | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Tintina Air | | 17372 | | TA | TINTINA | 8 | Whitehorse | charters |
| Tofino Air | | 18343 | | | | 2 | Tofino Harbour Water | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Top Aces | | 15039 | | FD | FISHBED | 50 | Montreal | Military flight training |
| Trans Capital Air | | 6948 | | TC | TRANS CAPITAL | 6 | Toronto City | Charter operator on behalf of the United Nations |
| Transport Canada | | 2134 | | TGO | TRANSPORT | 47 | Ottawa | Government of Canada department |
| Van City Seaplanes | | 11442 | | VC | VAN CITY | 3 | Coquitlam | On-demand charters |
| Vancouver Island Air | | 4801 | | | | 3 | Campbell River Water | Floatplanes, scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Vanguard Air Care | | 18840 | | VN | VANGUARD | 6 | Winnipeg | Air ambulance |
| VIH Helicopters | | 1255 | | | | 16 | Victoria | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance), aerial firefighting |
| Viking Air | | | | VKN | TRUE NORTH | 19 | Victoria | Aircraft manufacturer building 400 Series de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter and DHC-2 Beaver |
| Vintage Wings of Canada | | | | GHK | GOLDEN HAWK | 3 | Gatineau-Ottawa | Aviation museum |
| Voyageur Airways | | 2473 | VC | VAL | VOYAGEUR | 43 | North Bay | Charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance) |
| Wasaya Airways | | 11802 | WT | WSG | WASAYA | 18 | Thunder Bay | Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Waterloo Warbirds | | 18419 | | WB | WARBIRD | 0 | Region of Waterloo | Aviation museum |
| Westair Aviation | | 5458 | | NLF | NORTHERN LIFE | 1 | Kelowna | Charters |
| WestJet Encore | | 17903 | WR | WEN | ENCORE | 47 | Calgary International | Regional airline, wholly owned subsidiary of WestJet |
| WestJet | | 8893 | WS | WJA | WESTJET | 181 | Calgary International, Vancouver, Toronto Pearson | Canada's second largest airline, in terms of aircraft, after Air Canada |
| White River Air | | 1041 | | WRA | | 4 | White River Water | Fly-in outposts |
| Wilderness Air Escapes | | 1707 | | | | 5 | Vermilion Bay Water | |