# List of defunct airlines of Canada

This is a list of defunct airlines of Canada.
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| Airline | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Hub airport(s) or headquarters | Time activity Notes |
| 30000 Island Air | | | | Parry Sound Harbour | 2000 – ???? Charter rental & leasing service Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
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| Abbotsford Air Services | | ABE | ABBY AIR | Abbotsford | ???? – ???? |
| Adastra Aviation | | ADD | ADASTRA | Abbotsford | |
| Advance Air Charters | | ADV | ADVANCE | Calgary | 1993 – 1995 Operated Douglas DC-8 |
| Aerial Recon Surveys | | | | Whitecourt | 1985 – 2006 Renamed Airborne Energy Solutions Operated Cessna 177, Robinson R44 |
| Aero Activities Limited | | | | Barker Field Maple Airport | 1949 – 1957 Belongings to Marion Alice Orr Sold in 1957 |
| Aero Bee Airlines | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 2012 – 2012 Founded by Russ Payson Operated Boeing 737 800 |
| Aéro Golfe | | | | | 1988 – 2000 Renamed Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aero Link | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1997 – 2000 Operated Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Piper Twin Comanche |
| AeroTaxi | | QAT | AIR QUASAR | Québec City | 1990 – 1992 |
| Aero Trades Western | VM | ATW | AERO TRADES | Winnipeg Richardson | 1979 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-4, Convair 580, Fokker F-27 |
| Aerokon Aviation | | | | Whitehorse | 1984 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Aeropro | | APO | AEROPRO | Québec City | 1998 – 2010 Still operates as maintenance facility in Quebec City |
| Air 500 | | BRM | BOOMERANG | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 2007 |
| Air 2000 Canada | 2T | CMM | | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 1988 Renamed Canada 3000 |
| Air Alliance | 3J | AAQ | LIAISON | Québec City | 1988 – 1999 to Air Nova |
| Air Alliance | | | | | 2002 – 2006 |
| Air Alma | QB | AAJ | AIR ALMA | Alma | 1980 – 2002 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Navajo Established as Alma Air Services |
| Air Amos | | | | Amos | 1964 – 1964 |
| Air Atlantic | 9A | ATL | DASH | Saint John | 1985 – 1998 Feeder airline for Canadian Pacific Airlines and later Canadian Airlines International |
| Air Atonabee | OU | OUL | CITY EXPRESS | Peterborough | 1980 – 1984 Renamed City Express Operated Saunders ST-27, |
| Air Baffin | | BFF | AIR BAFFIN | Iqaluit | 1990 – 1997 Renamed Air Nunavut |
| Air BC | ZX | ABL | AIRCOACH | Vancouver | 1980 – 1987 To Air Canada Connector |
| Air Bras D'Or | | BRL | BRASD'OR | | 1986 – 1987 Operated Twin Otter |
| Air Brazeau | | | | Rouyn-Noranda | 1973 – 1978 Established as Northwestern Airways. Renamed Quebec Aviation |
| Air Caledonia | | ACM | WEST CAL | Vancouver | 1984 – 1989 Operated PBY Catalina |
| Air Canada Connector | AC | | | Halifax | 2001 – 2002, Merged with Air Canada Regional under the new name Air Canada Jazz |
| Air Canada Jazz | QK | JZA | JAZZ | Halifax | 2001 – 2011 Renamed Air Canada Express |
| Air Canada Regional | QK | ARN | | Halifax | 2001 – 2002, Merged with Air Canada Connector under the new name Air Canada Jazz |
| Air Canada Tango | AC | ACA | | Montréal Trudeau | 2001 – 2004 Low-cost subsidiary branch of Air Canada |
| Air Caravane | EN | ACR | CARAVANE | Montréal Trudeau | 1973 – 1981 Renamed/merged to: Air Cardinal Operated C-47, DC-3, Vickers Viscount |
| Air Cardinal | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 1981 – 1987 Established as Air Caravane Operated Vickers Viscount |
| Air Caribou | | | | Fermont | ???? – 1984 Acquired and merged into Air Saguenay Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Air Charter Systems | CS | CSW | CHARTER SYSTEMS | Montréal-Mirabel | 1986 – 1988 Rebirth in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003 |
| Air Club International | HB | CLI | AIR CLUB | Montréal-Mirabel | 1993 – 1998 Charter airline to Europe |
| Air Columbus Vacations | | | | | 2002 – 2003 Operated Boeing 727 |
| Air Commonwealth Alberta | | | | Edmonton | 1969 – 1979 Operated DC-3 |
| Air Dogrib | | | | Yellowknife Water Aerodrome | 1978 – 1982 Operated Floatplane |
| Air Dorval | | ADT | AIR DORVAL | Dorval | ???? – ???? |
| Air Fecteau | JG | AFH | FECTO | Senneterre | 1936 – 1967 Merged with La Sarre Air Services to form Propair |
| Air Gaspé | QJ | | | Sept-Îles | 1951 – 1986 Established in 1951 as Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines. Became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973 |
| Air Georgian | ZX | GGN | GEORGIAN | Toronto Pearson | 1994 – 2020 Assets sold to Pivot Airlines Regional, charters, cargo Subsidiary of Air Canada Express |
| Air Integra | | AII | INTEGRA | Halifax | 1987 – 1993 Operated Cessna 414 |
| Air Labrador | WJ | LAL | LAB AIR | Goose Bay | 1948 – 2017 Regional, charters. Merged with Innu Mikun Airlines to form Air Borealis |
| Air Liaison | Q9 | LIZ | LIAISON | Baie-Comeau | 2001 – 2012 To Skyjet MG |
| Air Link Express | | FSR | | | 1979 – 1999 |
| Air Madeleine | | MLN | AIR MADELEINE | Rimouski | 1982 – 1996 |
| Air Manan | | | | | 1994 – 2005 |
| Air Manitoba | 7N | NAM | MANITOBA | Winnipeg Lyncrest | 1990 – 1994 Established as Northland Air Manitoba Operated C-46, DC-3, HS 748, Dash 8 |
| Air Maritime | | | | | 1982 – 1984 Subsidiary of Eastern Provincial Airlines. To Canadian Airlines Operated Hawker Siddeley 748 |
| Air Melançon | | | | Sainte-Anne-du-Lac Water Aerodrome | 1957 – 2017 Operated DHC-2 Beaver seaplane Acquired by Air Tarmac |
| Air Mikisew | V8 | | AURORA | Fort McMurray | 1961 (as Contact Air) – 2011 Grounded in 2010 and permanently closed by 2011 |
| Air Montréal | F8 | AMO | AIR MONTREAL | Montréal Trudeau | 1994 – 2000 Activities taken over by GoAir CityLink Operated Cessna Citation II, Embraer Brasilia, Fairchild Metroliner |
| Air Muskoka | | AMS | AIR MUSKOKA | Muskoka | 1975 – 2004 |
| Air Niagara | NX | | | St. Catharines Niagara | 1986 – 1994 Operated Convair 580, Fokker F28 |
| Air Niagara Express | DB | DBD | AIR NIAGARA | St. Catharines Niagara | 1978 – 1998 Operated Cessna 550 Citation, Convair 340, Convair 440, Convair 580, Fokker F28 |
| Air Nord-Ouest | | | | Québec City | 1970 – 2005 Operated Cessna 185 |
| Air Norterra | 3F | ANX | NORTERRA | Yellowknife | 1998 – Renamed Canadian North |
| Air Nova | QK | ARN | NOVA | Halifax | 1986 – 2001 Merged into Air Canada Connector |
| Air Ontario | | | | London | 1961 – 1987 Merged into Air Canada Connector |
| Air Ontario | GX | ONT | ONTARIO | London | 1987 – 2001 To Air Canada Jazz as Air Canada Connector |
| Air Ottawa | | | | Ottawa | 1990 – 1998 Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain |
| Air Park Aviation | | APA | CAN-AM | | 1981 – 1982 Exploration charter work Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Air Saguenay | | | | Chutes-des-Passes, Lac Sébastien | 1960 – 2019 Regional, charters, floatplanes |
| Air Sandy | | SNY | AIR SANDY | | 1990s – ? Operated Piper Navajo |
| Air Sask | 7W | ASK | AIR SASK | Saskatoon | 1991 – 2000 Established as La Ronge Aviation in 1958. Merged with Athabaska Airways to form Transwest Air |
| Air Satellite | 6O | ASJ | SATELLITE | Baie-Comeau | 1968 – 2008 To Exact Air |
| Air Schefferville | 9V | ASF | SCHEFF | Schefferville | 1981 – 2004 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beech 99 |
| Air Southwest | | ASW | AIR SOUTHWEST | Chilliwack | 1983 – 2005 |
| Air Toronto | CS | CNE | CONNECTOR | Toronto Pearson | 1984 – 1992 Established as Commuter Express To Air Canada Connector Operated Jetstream 31 |
| Air Wemindji | | W9M | | | 1987 – 2003 |
| Air West | | | | Nanaimo Harbour | 1970s Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Air West | | AWT | AIR WEST | | 1982 – 2005 |
| Air Windsor | | | | Windsor | 1970 – 1979 Established as Gordon Airways in 1963 |
| Airco Charters | | | | Edmonton City Centre | 1987 – 2012 Operated Piper Navajo |
| AirGava | | AGV | AIR GAVA | Schefferville | 1973 – 1981 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, C-47 |
| Airspeed Aviation | 5S | SPD | SPEEDLINE | Abbotsford | 1986 – 2009 Acquired by Orca Airways |
| Airtransit | | | | Victoria STOLport Ottawa Rockcliffe | 1973 – 1975 A wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada |
| Airwave Transport | | AWV | | Toronto Pearson | 1989 – 2001 |
| Airwest Airlines | ZX | | Vancouver | | 1964 – 1980 To Air Canada Regional Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Aklavik Flying Services | | | | Aklavik | 1947 – 1976 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Aeronca Champion, Piper Super Cruiser, Waco Standard |
| Alberta Citylink | | ABK | ALBERTA CITYLINK | Medicine Hat | 1996 – 2004 Owned by Bar XH Air |
| Alberta Express | | | | | 1986 – 1986 Renamed Alta Flights |
| Alberta Northern Airlines | | | | Calgary | 1981 – 1989 |
| Alert Bay Air Services | BF | | | | 1958 – 1978 Renamed Gulf Air Aviation |
| Algoma Airways | | AGG | ALGOMA | Sault Ste. Marie | 1970s – 1990s Operated Piper Super Cub, King Air 200 |
| All West Freight | | | | | 1996 – 2012 |
| AllCanada Express | | CNX | CANEX | Toronto Pearson | 1992 – 2005 |
| Alma Air Services | | | | Alma | 1960 – 1980 Established as Metrolitan Air Services in 1959 Renamed Air Alma |
| Alpenglow Aviation | | | | Golden | 1999 – 2010 Scenic tours and charter flights Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 185, Cessna 206 |
| Alta Flights | AL | ALZ | | Edmonton | 1986 – 2014 Established as Alberta Express To Sunwest Aviation |
| Amigo Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1999 – 2006 Acquired by Seair Seaplanes |
| Amos Air Service | | | | Amos | 1934 – 1940 Operated Curtiss Robin C-1 |
| Angus Aviation | | AZZ | ANGUS | | 1970s – 1990s Operated King Air A100 |
| Antarctic Airways | | | | | 1987 – 1988 Operated one DC-4, two DHC-6 Twin Otter Flights to and onward Antarctica |
| Arctic Air | | | | Fort Simpson | 1964 – 1974 Renamed Simpson Air Operated DC-3, Beech King Air |
| Arctic Sunwest Charters | | ASC | ARCTIC SUNWEST | Yellowknife | 1989 – 2013 Acquired by the Ledcor Group of Companies and re-branded as Summit Air |
| Arctic Wings | | | | Churchill | 1953 – 1956 Merged with Central Northern Airways to form Transair |
| Arrow Airways | | | | The Pas | 1935 – 1942 Founded by Jack Hone To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fokker Universal |
| Ashuanipi Aviation | | | | Wabush | 1975 – 2006 Merged to Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver floatplane |
| Associated Air Lines | | | | Vancouver | 1952 – 1953 |
| Associated Air Taxi | | | | | 1956 – 1953 Founded by Robert B. Gayer Amalgamated with Port Alberni Airways in 1948 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines |
| Associated Airways | | | | | 1955 – 1955 Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines Operated Avro York, Lockheed 14 Super Electra |
| Associated Helicopters | | | | Vancouver | 1961 – 1979 Subsidiary of Associated Airways Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47 |
| Astoria Airlines | S3 | AOI | ASTORIA | Montréal Trudeau | 1995 – 1995 Operated Boeing 737-200 Very short-lived airline operating in the summer of 1995 |
| Athabaska Airways | 9T | ABS | | | 1955 – 2000 Founded by Floyd Glass Merged with Air Sask to form Transwest Air |
| Atlantair | | ATB | STARLITE | | 1981 – 1981 |
| Atlantic Central Airlines | CN | | | | 1960 – 1979 Operated C-49 Skytrain |
| Atlantic Island Airways | UZ | AIW | TARTAN | Summerside | 1994 – 1995 Operated Fokker F28 |
| Atlas Aviation | | | | | 1947 – 1972 Renamed Kenting Aviation Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Atonabee Airways | | | | | 1971 – 1979 Renamed Air Atonabee |
| Austin Airways | | AAW | AUSTIN | Timmins | 1934 – 1987 To Air Ontario |
| Aviation Boreal | | | | | 1989 – 2004 Operated DC-3, Piper Navajo |
| Aviation Business Flights | | | | Vanvouver | 1985 – 1994 Renamed WestEx |
| Aviation Quebec Labrador | QC | QLA | QUEBEC LABRADOR | Sept-Îles | 1983 – 2003 Operated Embraer Bandeirante |
| Avionair | | ANU | AVIONAIR | | 1981 – 1999 Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain Renamed Starlink Aviation |
| Awood Air | 8D | AWO | AWOOD AIR | Victoria | 1962 – 2000 Operated HS 748, Beech King Air |
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| B C Yukon Air Service | | | | Watson Lake | 1953 – 1979 Established as Northern British Columbia Air Service Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-3 Otter, BN Islander |
| B.C. Air Lines | | | | Vancouver | 1943 – 1969 Established as Westinghouse Airways Renamed PWA Operated Grumman Mallard, DHC-2 Beaver, Luscombe 8, Republic Seabee |
| B.C. Airways | | | | | 1928 – 1933 Operated Ford Trimotor |
| B.N.P. Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1958 – 1964 Operated Grumman Goose |
| Bar XH Air | | BXH | PALLISER | Medicine Hat | 1974 – 2012 Merged to Integra Air |
| Baxter Aviation | 6B | | | Nanaimo Harbour | 1985 – 2007 Acquired by West Coast Air |
| Baie Comeau Air Services | | | | Matane | 1955 – 1973 Renamed Golfe Air Quebec Operated Beech 18, DC-3, BN Islander, Trislander |
| Bay Chaleur Air | VY | | | Bathurst | 2002 – 2002 Operated Beech 1900D |
| BCWest Air | | | | Abbotsford | 2007 – 2008 Closed in October 2008 due to unresolved shareholder dispute |
| Bearskin Lake Air Service | JV | BLS | BEARSKIN | Sioux Lookout | 1963 – 1977 Renamed Bearskin Airlines Operated DC-3, Beech 99, Piper Navajo |
| Beaver Air Services | | | | The Pas | 1982 – 2006 Renamed Missinippi Airways Operated Cessna Caravan |
| Bella Coola Air | | | | Bella Coola | 1996 – 2017 Charter operations |
| Big River Air | | | | | 1984 – 2007 Renamed Air Roberval. |
| Big Salmon Air | | | | | 1988 – 2006 |
| BMR Aviation | | | | Langley | 1980 – 2005 Operated DC-7 |
| Boreal Airways | | | | | 1947 – 1957 Merged with Mont Laurier Aviation to form Nordair |
| Bow Helicopters | | | | Calgary | 1971 – 1979 Established as Bullock Helicopters Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell Helicopters, Aérospatiale Alouettes |
| Bradley Air Services | 7F | FAB | FIRST AIR | Carp | 1946 – 1996 Renamed/merged to First Air |
| Bradley Air Services | | BAR | BRADLEY | | 2004 – 2006 |
| British Columbia Air Lines | | | | Vancouver | 1943 – 1970 Operated Grumman Goose, Stinson 108, DHC-2 Beaver |
| British Columbia Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1927 – 1928 Operated Ford Trimotor which crashed on 25 August 1928 |
| Brock Air Services | | BRD | BROCK AIR | Kingston Rogers | 1978 – ???? Charters and Medevac |
| Brooker-Wheaton Aviation | | BWB | BROOKER-WHEATON | Edmonton | 1970 – 1992 Renamed Morningstar Air Express |
| Buffalo Narrows Airways | | | | Buffalo Narrows | 1976 – 1977 Renamed Courtesy Air |
| Bullock Helicopters | | | | Calgary | 1964 – 1967 Founded by Bruce and Evan James Bullock Operated Bell 47G, Bell 204 Rebranded to Bow Helicopters |
| Burrard Air | 6E | BXA | BURRARD | Vancouver | 1982 – 1986 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter |
| Business Flights | CZ | BFA | CHINOOKAIR | | 1978 – 2000 Established as Chinook Air |
| Bute Air | | | | Vancouver | ???? – ???? Operated BN Islander, Piper Cheyenne, Piper Navajo |
| Buzzard Air | | | | | 1984 – 1990 |
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| Calumet Air Service | | | | Saskatoon | 1935 – 1980 Founded by Paul and Nick Jankovich To Air BC Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Campbell Air | | | | | 1981 – 1997 |
| CanAC | | | CANAIR | Toronto Pearson | 1989 – 1997 |
| Canada Jetlines | AU | CJL | JETBUS | Toronto Pearson | 2022 – 2024 |
| Canada 3000 | 2T | CMM | ELITE | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 2001 Formerly Canada 2000 Canada 3000 Cargo sold to Cargojet and 2005 revival failed |
| Canada 3000 Cargo | | | | | 2001 – 2004 Established as Royal Cargo Airlines Renamed Cargojet Airways |
| Canada Trans-Continental Airways | | | | | 1927 – 1928 |
| Canada West Air | | CWA | CANADA WEST | Vancouver | 1986 – 1990 |
| Canada West Airlines | | CWA | CANADIAN WESTERN AIRLINES | Edmonton | 2002 – 2004 Formed by ex-Canada 3000 staff, along with tour operator Canada West Holidays Merged with Aero Falcon in 2004 |
| Canadian Airlines | CP | CDN | CANADIAN | Calgary | 1987 – 2001 To Air Canada |
| Canadian Airways | | | | Winnipeg Richardson | 1926 – 1941 Established as Western Canadian Airways Acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines |
| Canadian Colonial Airways | | | | Montreal Saint-Hubert | 1929 – 1942 Originally formed as a subsidiary of American based Colonial Airlines, known at the time as Canadian Colonial Airways. After becoming defunct they were later rebranded as a Canadian company, Colonial Airlines Operated Fairchild FC-2 |
| Canadian Metro Airlines | | | | London | 1938 – 1975 To Propair Operated Dash 8 |
| Canadian Pacific Air Lines | CP | CPC | EMPRESS | Vancouver | 1942 – 1987 Known as CP Air, to Canadian Airlines International The callsign is still used by Canadian North |
| Canadian Regional Airlines | KI | CDR | CANADIAN REGIONAL | Calgary | 1993 – 2000 To Air Canada Connector |
| Canadian Transcontinental Airways | | | | Montreal Saint-Hubert | 1927 – 1938 Operated the first Post Office air mail delivery |
| Canadian Western Airlines | W2 | CWA | CANADA WESTERN | Vancouver | 2001 – 2004 Operated Swearingen Metroliner, Cessna 401 |
| CanAir Cargo | | CWW | CANAIR | | 1990 – 1997 Acquired by Royal Airlines Operated Convair 580, Short 330 |
| CanJet | C6 | CJA | CANJET | Halifax | 2002 – 2015 |
| CanJet Airlines | C6 | CJA | CANJET.COM | Halifax | 1999 – 2001 Reorganized on 15 May 2001 as CanJet Airlines (2001) Ltd Merged into Canada 3000 in August 2001. |
| Capital Air Surveys | | | | | 1969 – 1983 |
| Capreol and Austin Air Services | | | | Toronto Bishop | 1934 – 1934 Founded by Jack and Chuck Austin Renamed Austin Airways |
| Cargaard Aviation | | | | Ottawa | 1988 – 2002 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Fugro Aviation Canada Operated CASA C-212 |
| Cargo North | | | | Thunder Bay | 2012 – 2015 Renamed North Star Air |
| Carl Millard | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1954 – 1962 Renamed Millardair |
| Carter Air Services | | | | | 1962 – 1999 |
| Cassidair Services | | | | | 1956 – 1965 Renamed Pacific Coastal Airlines |
| Centennial Airlines | | CNS | CENTENNIAL | | 2004 – 2004 |
| Central Air Transport | | | | Sioux Lookout | 1978 – 1996 Renamed Gold Belt Air Transport Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Central Airways | | CEN | CENTRAL AIRWAYS | | 1961 – 1961 |
| Central British Columbia Airlines | | | | Prince George | 1946 – 1953 Renamed Pacific Western Airlines |
| Central Canada Air Lines | | | | Kenora | 1926 – 1926 Operated Curtiss HS |
| Central Northern Airways | | | | | 1947 – 1956 Merged with Arctic Wings to form Transair |
| Chaparal Charters | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 1982 – 1984 Acquired by Air Inuit Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DC-3 |
| Cherry Red Airline | | | | Prince Albert | 1928 – 1932 |
| Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation | | DES | CHILCOTIN | Williams Lake | 1977 – 1992 Operated BN Islander |
| Chimo Air Service | | | | Red Lake | 1994 – 2018 Operated Beech D18S, Cessna 180, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Citizen Airways | | VAX | VANTAGE | | ???? – ???? |
| City Express | OU | OUL | CITY EXPRESS | Peterborough | 1971 – 1991 Established as Air Atonabee in 1971 |
| Coast Western Airlines | | | | | 1988 – 2004 |
| Coastal Cargo | | | | | 1955 – 1959 Operated C-46 |
| Colibri Aviation | | CAE | HUMMINGBIRD | | 1970s – 1980s Operated Cessna Citation I |
| Collingwood Air | | BLE | BLUEBIRD | | 1988 – 1996 Established as Collingwood Aviation Centre Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Colonial Airlines | | | | Montreal | 1942 – 1956 Formed from Canadian Colonial Airways Acquired by Eastern Air Lines |
| Commander Air Charter | | CML | COMMANDAIR | | ???? – ???? Charter operator |
| Commando Air Transport | | | | Red Lake | 1996 – 2000 Operated C-46 |
| Confortair | | CON | CONFORT | Sept-Îles | 1987 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo |
| Conifair Aviation | RO | ROY | CONIFAIR | Red Lake | 1979 – 1992 Rename to Royal Airlines Operated Douglas C-54 |
| Connolly-Dawson Airways | | | | Whitehorse | 1957 – 1975 Merged with Yukon Flying Service and Range Airways to form Great Northern Airways Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Douglas DC-3 |
| Contact Airways | | | | Fort McMurray | 1961 – 1995 Renamed Air Mikisew |
| Corporate Express | | CPB | PENTA | Calgary | 1975 – 2009 |
| Cougar Air | | CAJ | COUGAR AIR | | 1978 – 1979 |
| CoVal Air | | CVL | COVAL | Campbell River | 1982 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185 Skywagon |
| Cree Airways | | CRE | CREE AIR | Edmonton | ???? – ???? Operated Cessna 421 |
| Crownair | | CRW | REGAL | | 1989 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8 |
| Curtiss-Reid Flying Service | | | | Saint-Félicien | 1928 – 1950 Founded by Wilfrid Thomas Reid Operated Republic Seabee, Douglas C-54 1950 C-54 crash |
| Cypress Airlines | R6 | CYS | SKYBIRD | Vancouver | 1987 – 1997 Operated Convair 340 |
| Cypress Jetprop Charter | | | | Vancouver | 1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 440, Hawker Siddeley HS.125, Convair R4Y |
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| Deraps Aviation | | | | | 1988 – 2011 Merged into Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
| Direquair | | | | Chibougamau | 1975 – 1981 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
| Discovery Air | | | | Toronto Pearson | 2006 – 2018 Founded by David Taylor |
| Dominion Aerial Exploration Company | | | | Roberval Water Aerodrome | 1922 – 1926 Founded by Harold S. Quigley Operated Curtiss HS, N.T.2B Reorganised into Canadian Airways Company |
| Dominion Pegasus Helicopters | | | | King City | 1973 – 1979 Merged into Okanagan Helicopters Operated Robinson R22 |
| Dorval Air Transport | | | | | 1954 – 1958 Engaged on Canadian Dew Line operations Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas C-47 |
| Downair | | | | | 1973 – 1973 Operated Lockheed L-1049 |
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| Eagle Aviation | | | | Silver Falls Water Aerodrome | 1986 – 1995 Operated Beech D18S, DHC-3 Otter |
| Earlton Airways | | | | Earlton | 1969 – 1998 Third-level carrier Operated Swearingen Merlin, Piper Navajo |
| Eastern Canada Air Lines | | | | Moncton | 1936 – 1938 |
| Eastern Flying Service | | SPR | SPEEDAIR | | 1956 – 1988 Acquired by Provincial Airlines |
| Eastern Provincial Airways | PV | EPA | PROVINCIAL | Gander | 1949 – 1987 To Canadian Airlines International |
| Eldorado Aviation | | | | Edmonton | 1978 – 1985 Operated C-46, C-47, C-54, Boeing 737 |
| Eldorado Radium Silver Express | | | | Edmonton City Centre Port Radium | 1935 – 1982 To Eldorado Aviation |
| Enerjet | EG | ENJ | ENERJET AIR | Calgary | 2009 – 2019 2021 Rebranded as Lynx Air |
| Enterprise Air | | | | | 1993 – 2005 Renamed Triumph Airways Operated DC-3, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo |
| Expeditair | | | | | 1988 – 1999 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Express Air | | WEW | | Saskatoon | 2000 – 2020 Operated Beech 1900D |
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| Fairchild Aerial Surveys | | | | | 1922 – 1923 Founded by Sherman Fairchild Operated Fokker D.VII |
| Fecteau Transport Aerien | | | | Senneterre | 1936 - 1973 Renamed Air Fecteau |
| First Air | 7F | FAB | FIRST AIR | Ottawa Yellowknife Iqaluit | 1973 - 2019 Merged into Canadian North 1 November 2019 |
| First Nations Transportation | | | | Gimli | 2003 - 2009 |
| Flair Air | F8 | FLE | | Edmonton | 2005 – 2017 Acquired NewLeaf Airways and renamed Flair Airlines Operated 727-200, 737-400 |
| FlyToo | | | | Calgary | 2017 – Never started |
| Forest Industries Flying Tankers (FIFT) | | | | | 1959 – 1962 Operated 4 Martin JRM Mars |
| Fortunair | FX | FXE | AIR FUTURE | Montreal, Toronto | 1993 – 1995 |
| Fugro Aviation Canada | | | | Ottawa | 2002 – 2012 Rebranded CGG Aviation Canada Operated CASA C-212, Cessna 208 |
| Futura Airlines | | FUT | FUTURA | | 1975 – 1979 Operated Aero Commander 680, Douglas C-47 |
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| Gagnon Air Service | | | | | 1969 – 1970 Merged with Saguenay Air Service to form Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Gander Aviation | | GAN | GANAIR | Gander | 1960 – 1979 Founded by William Bennett Operated Beech Queen Air, DHC-3 Otter |
| Garrison Aviation | | AHM | AIR HURON | | 1976 – 1979 |
| Gateway Aviation | WG | | | Edmonton City Centre | 1952 – 1979 Operated DC-3, Convair 640, DHC Otter, Twin Otter, HS 748 |
| Georgian Express | | | | | 2004 – 2007 Acquired by Cargojet Operated Cessna Caravan, Beech 1900 |
| Geoterrex | | | | Ottawa | 1972 – 1988 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Cargaard Aviation Operated PBY Catalina, DHC-3 Otter, CASA C-212, Cessna 404 |
| Gilbert's Flying Service | | | | | 1931 – 1932 Renamed West Coast Air Services |
| Gillies Flying Service | | | | Buttonville | 1948 – 1963 Renamed Toronto Airways |
| Ginger Coote Airways | | | | | 1938 – 1942 Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fairchild 51, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Globemaster Air Cargo | G5 | | | Edmonton St. Albert | 2003 – 2004 |
| GoAir Citylink | | | | | 1998 – 2011 Operated Embraer Brasilia |
| Gogal Air Services | | | | Snow Lake Water Aerodrome | 2004 – 2012 Operated Noorduyn Norseman |
| Gold Belt Air Transport | | GBT | GOLDBELT | Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome | 1988 – 1997 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter |
| Golden Voyagairs | | | | | 1971 – 1973 Operated Douglas DC-6B Travel club |
| Golfe Air Quebec | EM | GAQ | GOLFAIR | | 1973 – 1982 Established as Baie Comeau Air Services in 1955 Operated Beech 18, BN Islander, DC-3, Twin Otter |
| Gordon Airways | | | | | 1961 – 1970 Renamed Air Windsor Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Pacer, Piper Aztec |
| Grand Island Aviation | | | | | 1986 – 2000 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 185 |
| Gray Rocks Air Service | | | | Montreal Saint-Hubert | 1921 – 1938 Founded by Tom Wheeler Renamed Wheeler Airlines |
| Great Lakes Air Service | | | | | 1961 – 1967 Established as Great Lakes Airlines Renamed Air Ontario |
| Great Lakes Airlines | | | | Sarnia Chris Hadfield | 1967 – 1981 To Air Ontario |
| Great Northern Airways | | | | Whitehorse | 1965 – 1972 Formed by the merger of Connolly-Dawson Airways, Yukon Flying Service, Range Airways Acquired by Trans North Air Operated DC-3, Piper Aztec, Fairchild F-27 |
| Great Western Airways | | | | | 1928 – 1929 Founded by Emil Sick and Frederick McCall Absorbed Purple Label Airlines Operated Stinson Detroiter |
| Greater Toronto Airways | | | | Toronto Bishop | 2014 – 2018 Renamed FlyGTA Airlines |
| Green Airways | | | | Red Lake | 1950 – 2017 Founded by G.H. Green Operated floatplane DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Greyhound Air | | | | Winnipeg Richardson | 1996 - 1997 Rebranded to KF Cargo in 2015 |
| Gulf Air Aviation | | | | | 1978 – 1980 Established as Alert Bay Air Services To Air BC |
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| Haida Airlines | | | | Vancouver | 1980 – 1980 To Air BC |
| Hanna Air | | | | Silva Bay | 1997 – 1997 Founded by Mark Segar Renamed Pacific Spirit Air |
| Harmony Airways | HQ | HMY | HARMONY | Vancouver | 2002 - 2007 |
| Harrison Airways | | HAA | HARRISON | Vancouver | 1960 – 1979 Operated Convair 440, C-47, DC-3, F-11 Husky, Vickers Viscount |
| Hawkair | BH | BHA | HAWKAIR | Terrace-Kitimat | 1994 – 2016 Regional airline On November 18, 2016, declared bankruptcy and suspended operations |
| Helijet Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1986 – 2000 Renamed Helijet International |
| HMY Airways | HQ | HMY | | Vancouver | 2002 – 2004 Renamed Harmony Airways |
| Holidair | | STP | STAMPEDE | Edmonton | 1988 – 1990 Operated DC-8-50, Lockheed Tristar |
| Hollinger Ungava Transport | | | | Dorval | 1948 – 1954 Operated Douglas C-47A, Curtiss C-46, PBY Catalina, Gulfstream I, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Hooker Air Service | HS | | | Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome | 1970 – 1979 Operated Beech D18S, Bellanca Aircruiser, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
| Horne Air | | | | Hornepayne Water Aerodrome | 1981 – 2013 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Hudson Bay Air Transport | | | | Flin Flon | 1939 – 1982 Operated Grumman Mallard |
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| ICC Air Cargo Canada | | CIC | AIR TRADER | Montréal-Mirabel | 1998 – 2002 Also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter |
| Ilford-Riverton Airways | | RIP | ILFORD | Winnipeg Richardson | 1953 – 1986 Established as Ilford Airways Renamed Northland Air Manitoba in 1986 and Air Manitoba in 1991 Operated DC-3, C-46, HS 748 |
| Innu Mikun Airlines | | | | Goose Bay | 1998 – 2017 Regional airline, charters Merged with Air Labrador in 2017 to form Air Borealis |
| Intair | ND | INT | INTAIR | Toronto Pearson | 1989 – 1991 Established by City Express as a successor to Skycraft Air Transport |
| Integra Air | | AAI | | Lethbridge | 1998 – 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters |
| Inter City Airways | | | | Oshawa | 1986 – 1986 Operated HS 748 |
| Inter-Canadien | ND | ICN | INTER-CANADIEN | Montréal Trudeau | 1986 – 1999 To Canadian Airlines International |
| International Jet Air | E6 | | | Calgary | 1971 – 1977 Wholly-owned Allarco subsidiary Operated Douglas C-47A, Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jet Commander |
| Interprovincial Airlines | | | | | 1995 – 1998 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Island Express Air | | IAX | ABBY AIR | Abbotsford | 2009-2020 |
| Island Valley Airways | | | | Langley | 1998 – 1999 Founded by Brent Kerr Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Island Westair | | | | | 1998 – 2005 |
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| Jackson Air Services | | JCK | JACKSON | | ???? – ???? Operated DHC-3 Otter, Piper Navajo |
| Jetall | 8J | JTL | FIREFLY | | 1987 – 1996 |
| Jetsgo | SG | JGO | JETSGO | Montréal Trudeau | 2001 – 2005 Operated Fokker 100 Entered in bankruptcy protection |
| Johanneson Flying Services | | | | Stevenson Aerodrome | 1932 – 1951 Taken over by Parsons Airways Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Cessna Crane, Cessna 140, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Juan Air | | WON | JUAN AIR | Victoria | 1972 – 2007 Acquired by Pacific Sky Aviation Operated Piper Navajo |
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| Kamloops Air Service | | | | Kamloops | early 1950s Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines |
| Kasper Aviation | | | | Thunder Bay | 2015 – 2016 Charter carrier |
| KD Air | XC | KDC | KAY DEE | Qualicum Beach | 1990 – 2019 Charter carrier Operated Piper Navajo |
| Keir Air Transport | | | | | 1967 – 1969 Renamed Air Commonwealth Alberta Operated Douglas C-47A |
| Kelner Airways | | FKL | KELNER | Pickle Lake | 1989 – 1993 Cargo and passengers carrier Renamed Wasaya Airways Operated DHC-3 Otter, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
| Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter | KW | KFA | FLIGHTCRAFT | Kelowna | 1974 – 2015 Rebranded to KF Cargo Operated Convair 580 |
| Kenting Atlas Aviation | | | | | 1972 – 1975 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Keystone Air Service | BZ | KEE | KEYSTONE | Winnipeg St. Andrews | 1985 – 2015 Operating certificate suspended, closed and liquidated assets. |
| Keywinds Air | | | | Little Grand Rapids | 2001 – 2004 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Klahanie Air | | | | Fort Langley | 1976 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Knee Lake Air Service | | | | Knee Lake | 1988 – 2005 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Knighthawk Air Express | 4I | KNX | KNIGHT FLIGHT | Calgary | 1993 – 2005 Operated Dassault Falcon 20 |
| Kootenay Airways | | | | Cranbrook | 1986 – 2003 Operated Cessna 180 |
| Kootenay Direct Airlines | | | | Nelson | 2006 – 2009 Charters |
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| La Loche Airways | | | | La Loche | 2005 – 2006 Operated Beech King Air, Piper PA-31 |
| La Ronge Aviation | | | | La Ronge | 1960 – 1991 Renamed Air Sask Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cessna 180, Cessna 185 |
| La Sarre Air Services | | | | La Sarrre | 1946 – 1961 Merged with Air Fecteau to form Propair Operated DHC-4 Caribou |
| Labrador Air Safari | | | | | 1974 – 2006 Acquired by Air Saguenay |
| Labrador Airways | WJ | LAL | LAB AIR | Goose Bay | 1971 – 1989 Renamed Air Labrador |
| Lac Saint-Jean Aviation | | | | | 1966 – 1972 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Alouette II |
| Lamb Air | | | | The Pas | 1934 – 1981 Operated C-46 |
| Lariviere Air Services | | | | Schefferville | 1961 – 1973 Renamed AirGava Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Latham Island Airways | | | | Yellowknife Water Aerodrome | 1988 – 1991 To Air Tindi |
| Laurentian Air Services | | | | Schefferville | 1936 – 1998 Operated DC-3, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Laurentide Air Services | | | | Angliers | 1922 – 1925 Operated Vickers Viking, Curtiss HS |
| Laval Aviation | | | | Laval | 1980 – 2010 Operated DHC-3 |
| Leavens Bros Air Services | | | | Barker Field | 1935 – 1958 Renamed Leavens Bros in 1953 |
| Lethbridge Air Services | | | | Lethbridge | 1966 – 1969 Founded by Stubb Ross Renamed Time Air Operated Piper Cub, Beech 18 |
| Lethbridge Aircraft Company | | | | Lethbridge | 1920 – 1922 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Curtiss JN-4 Canuk |
| Lethbridge Commercial Airways | | | | Lethbridge | 1927 – 1928 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1 |
| Little Red Air Service | | LRA | LITTLE RED | Fort Vermilion | 1986 – 2006 Air ambulance service Acquired by Nor-Alta Aviation Operated Cessna 206, Beech King Air, BN Islander |
| Lome Airways | | | | | 1948 – 1959 Operated Avro 689 Tudor 5, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Lynx Air | Y9 | DAT | DAUNTLESS | Calgary | Apr 2022 - Feb 2024 Successor to Enerjet. Filed for creditor protection |
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| M&C Aviation | | | | Prince Albert | 1930 – 1947 To Norcanair (Saskatchewan Government Airways) |
| Mackenzie Air | | | | Edmonton | 1975 – 1979 Charter carrier Operated BN Islander |
| MacKenzie Air Services | | | | Edmonton City Centre | 1932 – 1942 To Canadian Pacific Airlines Operated Bellanca Aircruiser |
| Maestro | 5G | SSV | SKYTOUR | Québec City | 2006 – 2007 Charter carrier Operated Boeing 757-200ER |
| Mandair | | | | Kenora | 1992 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Maple Air Services | | MAD | MAPLE AIR | Maple | ? – 1987 Operated Piper Cherokee |
| Maritime Central Airways | | | | Moncton | 1941 – 1963 Nordair was a subsidiary Operated DC-4 |
| Maritime Global Airways | | MGM | | Halifax | 1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 580 |
| Matane Air Services | | | | Matane | 1947 – 1965 Acquired by Quebecair Operated Lockheed 10 Electra, DC-3 |
| May Airlines | | | | | 1919 – 1924 |
| McMurray Air Service | | | | Uranium City Water Aerodrome | 1947 – 1969 Founded by Edgar Jones Acquired by Gateway Aviation Operated Stinson 108, Republic Seabee, Noorduyn Norseman, Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech 18 |
| Metrolitan Air Services | | | | Alma | 1959 – 1960 Renamed Alma Air Services |
| Miksoo Aviation | | | | Meadow Lake | 1975 – 1979 Operated Beech 18 |
| Millardair | MA | MAD | MILLARDAIR | Toronto Pearson | 1962 – 1990 Operated C-47 Continued as aircraft maintenance and servicing firm Millard Air Incorporated (Millardair MRO) 1990-2012 |
| Minerve Canada | MR | MRV | ALOUETTE | Montréal-Mirabel | 1986 – 1989 Division of the French airline which merged into Air Outre-Mer and became AOM French Airlines Operated Douglas DC-8, MD-80 |
| Ministic Air | | MNS | MINSTIC | Winnipeg Richardson | 1981 – 2008 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech King Air, Beech 1900 |
| Minto Airways | | | | Edmonton | 1982 – 1986 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Beech D18S |
| Miramichi Air Service | | MIR | MIRAMICHI | Douglastown Airfield | 1970 – 1975 Aerial spraying Operated Grumman TBF Avenger |
| Mober Aviation | | | | Drummondville | 1970 – 1984 Operated DHC Beaver, C-47 |
| Mont Laurier Aviation | | | | Roberval | 1947 – 1957 Merged with Boreal Airways to form Nordair Operated DC-3, DC-4 |
| Montmagny Air Service | | | | Montmagny | 1952 – 1993 Founded by Marius Lachaine and acquired by Gilles Couillard in 1954. Sold to Gaston Gosselin in 1980. Operated Aeronca Sedan, Cessna 180 |
| Montreal Air Services | | | | Montreal | 1955 – 1978 Operated PBY Catalina, C-46, DC-3, Super Constellation |
| Montreal & Dominion Skyways | | | | Montreal | 1935 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
| Morgan Air Services | | | | | 1983 – 2010 Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 401 |
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| NAC Air | C9 | HMR | HAMMER | Thunder Bay | 2000 – 2008 North American Charters was 100% First Nations owned |
| Nahanni Air Services | | NAH | NAHANNI | Norman Wells | 1970 – 1986 Renamed North-Wright Air in 1986 and North-Wright Airways in 1998 |
| Nationair Canada | NX | NXA | NATION AIRWAYS | Montréal-Mirabel | 1986 – 1993 Owned by Nolisair |
| National Aviation | | | | Prince Albert | 1989 – 2009 Established as PA Aviation Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 172, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca |
| Nav Air Charter | | FCV | | Victoria | 1979 – 2005 Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| New Air & Tours | | | | Calgary | 2006 – 2008 Rebranded as Enerjet before starting |
| Newfoundland Aero Sales and Services | | | | St. John's | 1948 – 1949 Acquired by Eastern Provincial Airways |
| Newfoundland Air Transport | | | | Deer Lake | 1961 – 1979 Renamed Newfoundland & Labrador Air Transport |
| Newfoundland Airways | | | | Gander | 1948 – 1983 To Air Labrador |
| NewLeaf | F8 | | | Winnipeg | 2016 – 2017 Acquired by Flair Air |
| NextJet Canada | | | | Kitchener | 2016 – 2016 Virtual carrier |
| Nipawin Air Services | | | | Nipawin | 1961 – 1979 Renamed Osprey Wings Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Norcanair | | | | Prince Albert | 1947 – 2005 Originally M&C Aviation then Time Air |
| Nordair | ND | NDR | NORDAIR | Montréal Trudeau, Montréal-Mirabel | 1947 – 1987 Formed by the merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation Acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines Merged into Canadian Airlines and Inter-Canadien Operated Lockheed L-1049H |
| Nordair Metro | 3N | | | | 1985 – 1988 Mergend into Quebecair Operated Convair 580 |
| NorOntair | NR | NOA | NORONTAIR | Sault Ste. Marie | 1971 – 1996 Airline operations of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| North American Airlines | | NTM | NORTHAM | | 1978 – 2004 Operated Swearingen Merlin, Beech King Air, Piper Navajo |
| North Canada Air | | | | Prince Albert | 1930 – 1965 See also M&C Aviation, Time Air |
| North Cariboo Flying Service | | NCB | NORTH CARIBOU | | 1957 – 2007 Rebranded North Cariboo Air Operated Aeronca Champion, Piper Navajo |
| North Pacific Seaplanes | | | | Prince Rupert Water Aerodrome | 1995 – 2013 Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| North Vancouver Air | VL | NRV | NORVAN | Vancouver | 1994 – 2003 Acquired by Regency Express Operated Aeronca Champion, Jetstream 31, Piper Navajo, Beech King Air |
| North-Wright Air | | | | Norman Wells | 1986 – 1998 Established as Nahanni Air Services Renamed North-Wright Airways |
| Northern British Columbia Air Service | | | | Watson Lake | 1936 – 1953 Renamed BC Yukon Air Service |
| Northern Dene Airways | U7 | NKA | NORCANAIR | Prince Albert | 1992 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech King Air, Swearingen Metroliner |
| Northern Hawk Aviation | | | | Vancouver | 2003 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech King Air |
| Northern Mountain Airlines | | | | | 1959 – 1979 Merged with Thunderbird Airlines to form NT Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Grumman Goose |
| Northern Sky Aviation | | | | High Level | 1989 – 2000 |
| Northern Wings (Les Ailes du Nord) | WS | | | Sept-Îles | 1946 – 1981 To Quebecair Operated Douglas DC-3, Fokker Friendship, Hawker Siddeley HS 748 |
| Northland Airlines | | | | | 1961 – 1986 Merged with Ilford Riverton Airways to form Northland Air Manitoba Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Barkley-Grow T8P-1, Beech 18, Lockheed Lodestar |
| Northland Air Manitoba | 7N | NAM | NORVAN | Vancouver | 1986 – 1991 Formed by the merger of Northland Airlines and Ilford Riverton Airways Rebranded Air Manitoba Operated HS 748, DC-3 |
| Northward Airlines | NN | | | Edmonton | 1972 – 1980 Established as Northward Aviation in 1966. Operated Saunders ST-27, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Northwest Territorial Airways (NWT Air) | NV | NWT | TERRITORIAL | Yellowknife | 1962 – 1998 To First Air Operated L-188 Electra |
| Northwinds Northern | | NWN | NORTHWINDS | | 1988 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, Cessna 402, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca |
| Notre-Dame Air Transport | | | GO PREMIUM | | 1958 – 1964 Operated Convair 340 |
| Nunasi-Central Airlines | | NUM | NUNASI | Kenora | 1984 – 1987 Established as Ontario Central Airlines Renamed Nunasi-Northland Airlines Operated DC-3 |
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| Odyssey International | OL | ODY | ODYSSEY | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 1990 Name, aircraft and some employees were merged with Nationair, and operated as a separate division of Nolisair for a short period |
| OK Heli-Logging | | | | Vancouver | 1970 – 1979 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 214 |
| Okanagan Air Services | | | | Kelowna | 1947 – 1949 Renamed Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47 |
| Omineca Air Services | | | | Burns Lake | 1956 – 1980 Founded by Bill Harrison Became subsidiary of Air BC Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185 |
| Ontario Central Airlines | | NUN | NUNASI | Kenora | 1947 – 1984 Renamed Nunasi-Central Airlines in 1984 then Nunasi-Northland Airlines in 1987 |
| Ontario Express | 9X | OEL | PARTNER | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 1998 To Air Canada Regional |
| Ontario Northern Airways | | | | Jellicoe | 1960 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
| Ontario Worldair | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1978 – 1981 Operated Boeing 707 |
| Orca Airways | OR | ORK | ORCA | Vancouver | 2005 – 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters Operated Piper Navajo |
| Osnaburgh Airways | | | | Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome | 1986 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
| Otonabee Airways | OU | OUL | | Peterborough | 1971 – 1980 Founded by Joseph Csumrick Renamed Air Atonabee Operated Saunders ST-27 |
| Owen Sound Air Services | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1973 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-3 |
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| Pacific Airways | | | | | 1925 – 1928 Founded by D. R. MacLaren on 10 February 1925 Acquired by Western Canada Airways on 1 May 1928 |
| Pacific Coastal Airlines | PG | | | Nanaimo | 1960 – 1980 Operated BN Islander, DC-3 |
| Pacific Spirit Air | | | | | 1997 – 2001 Established as Hanna Air |
| Pacific Western Airlines | PA | PWA | PAC WEST | Vancouver | 1946 – 1987 To Canadian Airlines Operated DC-3 |
| Pacific Wings Airlines | | | | | 2004 – 2006 Acquired by West Coast Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Parsons Air Services | | | | | 1974 – 1989 Operated Beech D18S |
| Parsons Airways | | | | Kenora | 1952 – 1979 Acquired Johanneson Flying Services and renamed Kenora Air Service Operated Cessna 170, Cessna 180 |
| Parsons Airways Northern | | FAP | | Flin Flon | 1955 – 1984 Operated U-1 Otter, DHC-3 Otter |
| Pat Bay Air | | | | Victoria Water Aerodrome | 2005 – 2015 Floatplane charters |
| Patricia Airways and Exploration | | | | Sioux Lookout | 1926 – 1928 Founded by H.A. Oaks, G.A. Thompson, S. Tomlinson Renamed Patricia Airways |
| Peace Air | | | | Sioux Lookout | 1968 – 2007 Established as Peace River Air Services in 1962 Operated BN Islander, Jetstream 31 |
| Pegasus Airlifts | | | | Malton | 1962 – 1973 Merged with Dominion Helicopters in 1973 to form Dominion Pegasus Helicopters Operated Bell 47J, Bell 206 |
| Pem-Air | PD | PEM | PEM-AIR | Pembroke | 1970 – 2002 |
| Peninsula Air Services | | | | Hamilton | 1965 – 1979 |
| Peregrine Air Charter | | | | Vancouver | 1987 – 1998 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Fokker F28 |
| Plumridge Air | | | | | 2006 – 2017 Operated seaplane DHC-2 Beaver |
| Points North Air Services | | | | Points North | 1988 – 2003 Operated DHC-3 Otter, C-47, Cessna 402, Cessna Caravan |
| Points of Call Canada | PM | PTS | POINTSCALL | Edmonton | 1988 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8 |
| Polaris Charter Company | | | | Yellowknife | 1946 – 1953 Founded by Maxwell W. Ward Operated DH.83 Fox Moth To Wardair |
| Port Alberni Airways | | | | Yellowknife | 1947 – 1948 Founded by Jack Moul and Slim Knights Merged into Associated Air Taxi |
| Powell Air | | PWL | POWELL AIR | Powell River | 1975 – 1987 Merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines Operated Convair 440 |
| Powell River Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1959 – 1965 Renamed Airwest Airlines Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Prairie Airways | | | | Moose Jaw | 1935 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated de Havilland Puss Moth, Beechcraft S18D, Barkley-Grow T8P-1, Waco ZQC-6 |
| Premair | | | | | 1992 – 1992 Operated Piper Navajo |
| Prince Edward Air | | CME | COMET | Charlottetown | 1989 – 2010 Operational control was transferred to SkyLink Express Operated Beech 99 |
| Pronto Airways | | WEW | PRONTO | Prince Albert | 2006 – 2015 Scheduled passenger service Absorbed by West Wind Aviation |
| Prospecting Airways | | | | | 1928 – 1929 Aerial prospecting |
| Provincial Airlines | PB | SPR | SPEEDAIR | St. John's | 1980 – 2016 Rebranded as PAL Airlines |
| Provincial Express | | PRV | PROVINCIAL | St. John's | 1988 – 2005 Operated Cessna Caravan |
| Ptarmigan Airways | 5P | PTA | PTARMIGAN | Yellowknife | 1965 – 1995 Acquired by First Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Purple Label Airlines | | | | | 1928 – 1928 Absorbed by Great Western Airways Operated Stinson Detroiter |
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| Quebec Airways | | | | | 1935 – 1942 Operated Boeing 247, de Havilland Dragon, Fairchild 71 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
| Quebec Aviation | | QBC | QUEBEC AVIATION | | 1979 – 1987 Establish as Northwestern Airways, to Inter-Canadien |
| Quebecair | QB | QBA | QUEBECAIR | Montréal Trudeau | 1946 – 1987 Established as Rimouski Airlines Acquired by CP Air in 1986 Consolidated within Canadian Airlines in 1987 |
| Quebecair Express | QO | QAE | | Québec City | 2003 – 2005 |
| Queen Charlotte Airlines | | | | Vancouver Water | 1946 – 1955 Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines Operated Supermarine Stranraer |
| QuikAir | Q9 | | | Calgary | 2001 – 2006 |
| QuikAire Cargo | | | | Toronto Buttonville | 1994 – 1996 Founded by Dan Rocheleau Rebranded SkyLink Express Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Grand Caravan |
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| Rainy Lake Airways | | | | Fort Frances Water Aerodrome | 1954 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Ramsey Airways | | | | Greater Sudbury | 1992 – 1994 Founded by Robert Merrilees Operated DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 180 |
| Range Airways | | | | Calgary | 1964 – 1965 Merged with Connolly-Dawson Airways and Yukon Flying Service to form Great Northern Airways |
| Red Lake Airways | | | | Kenora | 1987 – 2007 Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna Skywagon |
| Regency Express | VL | NVR | | | 1994 – 2002 Acquired North Vancouver Air and formed Sonicblue Airways |
| Regionair | | RGR | REGIONAIR | | 1981 – 1984 Merged into Quebecair Operated HS 748 |
| Regionair | RH | GIO | | | 1992 – 2001 |
| Regional 1 Airlines | | TSH | | Calgary | 2004 – 2014 Established as Westpoint Airlines Rebranded R1 Airlines |
| Reindeer Air Service | | | | Inuvik | 1960 – 1979 Founded by Frederick J. Carmichael Operated Stinson Voyager, DC-3, C-46, Beech 18 |
| Rigel Airways | | | | Resolute Bay | 1982 – 1994 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Rimouski Airlines | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 1947 – 1953 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, C-46, DC-3 |
| Roots Air | 6J | SSV | SKYTOUR | Toronto Pearson | 2000 – 2001 Part of Roots Canada ceased operations when ownership was acquired by Air Canada |
| Ross Air Service | | | | Sandy Bay | 2001 – 2011 Operated Cessna Skywagon |
| Royal Aviation | QN | ROY | ROY | Montréal Trudeau | 1991 – 2001 Acquired by Canada 3000 |
| Royal Aviation Express | | RXP | ROY EXPRESS | | 1997 – 2001 Operated Boeing 737 |
| Royal Cargo Airlines | QN | ROY | | Montreal Dorval | 1999 – 2001 Operated Boeing 727-100C, Boeing 737-200F Renamed Canada 3000 Cargo |
| RoyalAir | | | | Montreal Dorval | 1968 – 1969 To Quebecair Operated Boeing 727, Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
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| Sabourin Lake Airways | 9S | | SABAIR | | 1959 – 1996 Operated Beech 99, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Samaritan Air Service | | HLO | HALO | Buttonville | 1989 – 1999 Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25 |
| Sapawe Air | | | | Atikokan Water Aerodrome | 2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Sarnia Airlines | | | | Sarnia | 1960 – 1960 Operated a single de Havilland Dove |
| Saskatchewan Government Airways | | | | Prince Albert | 1947 – 1965 To Norcanair |
| Sealand Helicopters | | SEA | SEALAND | St. John's | 1977 – 1987 Merged to form CHC Helicopter in 1987 |
| Saguenay Air Service | | | | Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome | 1960 – 1970 Merged with Gagnon Air Service to form Air Saguenay Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Sea Air Services | | | | | 1983 – 2001 Operated DHC-2 Turbo Beaver |
| Selkirk Air | | | | Selkirk Water Aerodrome | 2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman, Partenavia P.68 Observer |
| Sept-Iles Helicopter Services | | | | Vancouver | ? – 1979 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell JetRanger |
| Silver Pine Air Services | | | | Pine Falls | 1960 – 1986 Operated Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter |
| Skeena Air Transport | | | | Prince Rupert | 1950 – 1954 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines |
| Sky Freighters | | | | Victoria | 1995 – 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3 |
| Sky Regional Airlines | KV | SKV | MAPLE | Toronto Pearson Montréal–Trudeau | 2010 – 2021 Aircraft transferred to Jazz. Operator of Air Canada Express |
| Skycraft Air Transport | 9F | SKG | SKYCRAFT-CANADA | Oshawa | 1977 – 1989 Rebirth in 1989 and operating until 1994. |
| Skyservice Airlines | 5G | SSV | SKYTOUR | Toronto Pearson | 1986 - 2010 Differs from existing Skyservice Business Aviation being the same owners |
| Skywalker Airlines | | | | Toronto Bishop | 1986 – 1988 Division of Inter-City Airways |
| Skyxpress | | KLO | KLONDIKE | Calgary | 2001 - 2008 |
| Skyward Aviation | K9 | SGK | SKYWARD | Thompson | 1986 – 2005 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Beech 1900 |
| Slave Air | | | | Slave Lake | 1988 – 2006 Air Ambulance services To CanWest Air Operated Beech B200 King Air, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Sonicblue Airways | VL | | | Vancouver | 1982 – 2006 Ceased operations |
| Sontair | | STI | SONTAIR | Chatham-Kent | 1969 – 2006 Operated King Air 200, King Air, Cessna Caravan |
| Soundair | | EJC | SOUNDAIR | Toronto Pearson | 1973 – 1997 Acquired Aero Trades Western, Owen Sound Air Services. Operated DC-3, DC-4, Convair 580, Fokker F-27 |
| Soundair Express | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1989 – 1990 Established as Soundair Operated Convair 580 |
| South Moresby Air Charters | | | | Masset Water Aerodrome | 1989 – 1990 Founded by Sheila and Marvin Boyd Acquired by Inland Air Charters Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| South West Air | | SWC | SAINT CLAIR | | 1999– 1999 |
| Southern Air Transport | | | | | 1939 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
| Southern Alberta Air Lines | | | | Lethbridge | 1927 – 1931 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth |
| Southern Alberta Airlines | | | | Lethbridge | 1924 – 1924 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1 |
| Southern Frontier Airlines | | | | Calgary | 1978 – 1978 To Time Air |
| Sowind Air | | SOW | SOWIND | Little Grand Rapids | 1991 – 2001 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, DHC-3 Otter |
| Spartan Air Services | | | | | 1946 – 1972 Aerial survey Operated Avro Anson, Lockheed Ventura, P-38 Lightning, DC-3, Bell 47, Piasecki H-21 |
| Sporthawk International | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1996– 2001 |
| St. Andrews Airways | CW | SDA | SAINT ANDREWS | Winnipeg | 1970 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, de Havilland Heron, Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter |
| St. Felicien Air Services | | | | Toronto Bishop | 1957 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, DC-3, DHC-2 Beaver, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Stage Air | | | | Penticton | 2001 – 2001 Operated Piper Navajo, Cessna Caravan |
| Stanair | | | | | 1952 – 1969 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Fairchild F-27 |
| Starratt Airways | | | | Hudson | 1932 – 1942 To Canadian Pacific Airlines |
| Steinwands Transport | | | | Rae/Edzo | 1977 – 1985 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Sunwest Home Aviation | | CNK | CHINOOK | Rae Edzo | 1986 – 2006 Renamed Sunwest Aviation |
| Sunwest International Aviation Services | | | | Toronto Pearson | 1996– 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Learjet 55 |
| Superior Airways | | | | Fort William | 1940– 1979 Operated Douglas DC-3, Bellanca 31-40 |
| Survair | SS | | | Ottawa | 1971– 1978 Operated Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Sustut Air | | | | Smithers | 2006 – 2013 Operated Skyvan, Cessna 208 |
| Swanberg Air | | | | Grande Prairie | 2000 - 2011 Ceased due to the death of the founder Sylvan Swanberg |
| Swiftair Cargo | | SCL | SWIFTAIR | Abbotsford | 1980 – 1982 Operated Douglas DC-8 |
| Swoop | WO | WSW | SWOOP | Abbotsford, Hamilton (ON) | 2018 – 2023 Re-integrated into WestJet |
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| Tagish Air Services | | | | Vancouver | 1988 – 2004 |
| Tal Air Charters | JEL | YYZ | JETEL | Toronto Pearson | 1994 – 2003 Operated Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Tamalik Air | | | | CFB Goose Bay | 1994 – 2003 Associated to Air Labrador Operated DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Tempus Air | OB | TEM | | Hamilton | 1985 – 1988 Operated Convair 580 |
| Terr Air | | | | Ross River | 1973 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, F-11 Husky, Hughes 500 |
| Terra Surveys | | | | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier | 1966 – 1972 Reorganized in Geoterrex, acquired by Cargaard Aviation |
| The Sarcee Club | | | | Calgary | 1971 – 1972 Operated a single Vickers 757 Viscount |
| Thomas Cook Airlines Canada | MT | TCX | KESTREL | Montreal, Quebec | 2010 - 2013 Ended contract with Jazz |
| Thunderbird Airlines | | | | | 1965 – 1971 Merged with Northern Mountain Airlines to form NT Air Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessnas |
| Timberline Air | | TMR | TIMBER | Chilliwack | 1998 – 1998 Operated Beech King Air |
| Time Air | KI | TAF | TIME AIR | Lethbridge | 1966 - 1993 To Canadian Regional Airlines |
| Timmins Aviation | | | | Montreal | 1960 – 1962 Operated Beech 18, Beech Bonanza, Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull, de Havilland Dove |
| TK Air Charters | | | | Prince Rupert | 1995 – 2003 Operated Piper Navajo, Cessna 150, Cessna 337 |
| Torontair | | TOR | TORONTAIR | Buttonville | 1963 – 1979 Established as Gillies Flying Service Renamed Torontair Operated Beech King Air, Beech 99, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Toronto Helicopters | | | | Toronto | ? – 1979 Merged with Okanagan Helicopters and Sealand Helicopters to form Canadian Helicopters |
| Trans Canada Couriers | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 1960 – 1973 Acquired by Purolator Inc. and renamed Purolator Courier Corporation Operated Boeing 727, DC-9 |
| Trans Fair | | | | Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan | 1978 – 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3, Beech 18, Convair 240 |
| Trans North Air | | | | Whitehorse | 1967 – 1979 Operated Douglas C-47D |
| Trans North Turbo Air | | | | Whitehorse | 1967 – 1979 Renamed Trans North Helicopters Operated Cessna 402 |
| Trans Provincial Air Carriers | | | | Whitehorse | 1960 – 1974 Renamed Trans Provincial Airlines (TPA) |
| Trans Provincial Airlines (TPA) | CD | TDY | | Prince Rupert | 1974 – 1993 Established as Trans Provincial Air Carriers Acquired by Harbour Air Seaplanes |
| Trans-Canada Air Lines | | | | Montréal Saint-Hubert | 1937 – 1965 Now Air Canada Operated Lockheed L-1049C |
| Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines | | | | Sept-Îles | 1951 – 1966 Operated L.10 Electra, Beech 18, G-44 Widgeon, DHC-2 Beaver, Piper Apache, Cessna 180 |
| Trans-Labrador Airlines | | | | Schefferville | 1956 – 1963 Operated PBY Catalina, C-46, C-47 |
| Trans-Mountain Air Service | | | | Campbell River | 1968 – 1973 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Transair | TZ | TTZ | | Winnipeg Richardson | 1956 – 1979 Founded by the merger of Central Northern Airways and Arctic Wings; acquired by Pacific Western Airlines in 1979 |
| Transport Aerien Sept-Iles | | | | Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan | 1972 – 1983 Renamed Trans Fair Operated DC-3, DC-4, Convair 240 |
| Transport des Monts Aviation | | | | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Aerodrome | 1979 – 1988 Operated Douglas C-47 |
| Transwest Air | 9T | ABS | ATHABASKA | Prince Albert | 2000– 2021 |
| Trillium Air | | XXX | N | Waterloo | 1999 – 2002 Operated Jetstream 31 |
| Trippier Air Service | | | | Ear Falls Water Aerodrome | 1984 – 2005 Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Trinity Helicopters | | | | Yellowknife | ???? – 2013 Acquired by the Ledcor Group and rebranded as Summit Helicopters |
| Triton Airlines | | DRC | TRITON AIR | St. John's | 1993 – 1994 Founded by Jason and Javis Roberts Operated Boeing 737 |
| Triumph Airways | | TUI | | Oshawa | 2005 – 2011 Established as Enterprise Air in 1993 Operated Basler BT-67 |
| Tyee Airways | 6T | TYE | TYEE AIR | Sechelt | 1961 – 1992 Operated BN Islander, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter |
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| United Air Transport | | | | | 1933 – 1939 Renamed Yukon Southern Air Transport Operated Ford Trimotor |
| Universal Helicopters | | | | St. John's | 1963 – 2020 |
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| Vacationair | VN | VAC | VACATIONAIR | Toronto Pearson | 1988 – 1990 Established as Gray Coach Lines |
| Val Air | VK | | | Montréal Trudeau | 2003 – 2004 |
| Venture Air | | | | Thompson | 1995 – 2004 Renamed Central Flyway Air |
| Vic Turner Ltd | | | | | 1966 – 1971 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Victoria Flying Services | | | | Victoria Water Aerodrome | 1959 – 1970 Founded by William Sylvester Acquired by Nils Christensen Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Vision Airways Corporation | V6 | VSN | VISION | Timmins | ? – 1994 |
| Vistajet | 5V | VJT | VISTA | Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor | 1997 – 1997 |
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| Wabusk Air | WU | WABUSK | | Moosonee | 1997 – 2019 Air operator's certificate cancelled by Transport Canada Operated Beech 90, Beech King Air, Piper Navajo As of March 2023 there are five aircraft still registered to 164061 BC Ltd. |
| Waglisla Air (Wagair) | 3V | SEH | SEA HAWK | Vancouver | 1982 – 1995 Went in receivership Operated Piper Navajo, Beech 99, FH-227 |
| Wagner Aviation | | | | Kingston Norman Rogers | 1968 – 1974 Operated Beech 18, BN Islander, Cessna 150, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 402 |
| Wardair | WD | WDA | WARDAIR | Edmonton | 1952 – 1990 Established as Polaris Charter Company at Yellowknife in 1946 Acquired by Canadian Airlines |
| Waweig Air | | | | Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome | 2001 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter |
| West Coast Air | 8O | YWZ | COAST AIR | Vancouver Harbour | 1996 – 2015 Floatplanes, scheduled and charters service Acquired by Harbour Air Seaplanes in 2010 |
| West Coast Air Services | | | | | 1978 – 1980 Established as Gilbert's Flying Service in 1931 To Air BC Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| WestCan International Airlines | | | | Edmonton | 2007 – 2010 Operated Boeing 727-100C |
| West Wind Aviation | | WEW | WESTWIND | Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker | 1983 – 2021 Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance). |
| Western Canada Airways | | | | Lac du Bonnet | 1926 – 1930 To Canadian Airways |
| Western Express Airlines | | WES | WESTEX | Vancouver | 1994 – 2006 Established as Aviation Business Flights Operated Super King Air, Cessna Caravan, Fairchild F-27, IAI Westwind, Learjet 31A, Swearingen Merlin II |
| Western Straits Air | | | | Campbell River Water Aerodrome | 1986 – 1996 Acquired by CoVal Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185 |
| Westinghouse Airways | | | | Victoria | 1945 – 1954 To B.C. Air Lines Operated Republic Seabee, Luscombe 8 |
| Westpoint Airlines | | WTP | WESTPOINT | Calgary | 2003 – 2004 Renamed Regional 1 Airlines Operated Dash-8, DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Wheeler Airlines (1938) | | | | Montréal Saint-Hubert | 1938 – 1960 Founded by Tom Wheeler Established as Gray Rocks Air Service in 1921 Renamed Wheeler Airlines (1960) Heavy transport division to Nordair Operated Beech 18, Boeing-Stearman 75, C-46, C-47, Cessna 180, Grumman Avenger, Westland Whirlwind |
| Wheeler Airlines (1960) | | | | Montréal Saint-Hubert | 1960 – 1967 Founded by Tom Wheeler Established as Wheeler Airlines (1938) in 1921 Taken over by Nordair |
| Whitehorse Flying Services | | | | Whitehorse | 1949 – 1954 Bush plane service To Central British Columbia Airlines Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Whiteshell Air Service | | | | Lac du Bonnet (North) Water Aerodrome | 1968 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter |
| Wild Country Airways | | | | Red Lake Water Aerodrome | 1996 – 2006 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman |
| Wilderness Seaplanes | | | | Bella Coola | 1959 – 1998 Merged into Pacific Coastal Airlines Operated Beech King Air, BN Islander, Piper Navajo |
| Windoak Air Service | | | | Vancouver | 1982 – 1993 Renamed Harbour Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver |
| Wings | | | | | 1942 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
| Winnport | W8 | WNT | | Winnipeg Richardson | 1998 – 2002 Winnipeg-based air cargo company flying to China Renamed Cargojet Airways Operated Boeing 727 |
| World-Wide Airways | | | | Montréal Trudeau | 1947 – 1966 Founded by Donald McVicar Operated C-46, C-47, C-54, L-1049 |
| Worldways Canada | WG | WWC | WORLDWAYS CANADA | Toronto Pearson | 1973 – 1991 Registered in Nova Scotia in 1985 Operated Douglas DC-8 |
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| Yellow Bird Air | | | | Vancouver | 1968 – 1984 Acquired by Burrard Air Operated Douglas DC-3 |
| Yellowknife Airways | | | | Vancouver | 1949 – 1951 Founded by Maxwell William Ward and George Pigeon Operated DHC-2 Beaver |
| Yukon Airways & Exploration Company | | | | Dawson City | 1927 – 1929 |
| Yukon Southern Air Transport | | | | | 1939 – 1942 Established as United Air Transport Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Ford Trimotor |
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| Zip | 3J | WZP | ZIPPER | Calgary | 2002 – 2004 Operations return to regular Air Canada routes |
| Zoom Airlines | Z4 | OOM | ZOOM | Ottawa | 2002 – 2008 Named acquired for the new XPO Airlines in 2009 |