Re "utilize my US flying hours in Canada "
The flying training may be credited towards the Canadian private pilot licence following a positive review by the holder of a Canadian flight instructor rating. The foreign experience credit is described in standard
421.26(9) of the Canadian Aviation Regulations. The relevant paragraph is:
(c) An applicant who does not hold a Private or higher pilot licence–Aeroplane issued by a contracting state may be
credited foreign dual and solo aeroplane flight training time and aeroplane ground school time towards the
knowledge and experience requirements for the issue of a Private Pilot Licence–Aeroplane, if the applicant provides
certification from the holder of a Flight Instructor Rating–Aeroplane that all ground and flight training exercises
have been satisfactorily reviewed.
An appropriate training programme will be developed once your needs have been established. Transport provides a searchable database of flight training units (
link).
Re " freelancing flying school and no office,classrooms or office"
Normally Canadian citizens seeking flight training in US will be admitted with M-1 student status—a physical visa being unnecessary—and the flight training course must be pursued on a full-time basis meaning 18 or 22 clock-hours of attendance per week. Admission to US with M-1 status requires Canadians to physically possess an appropriate
Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status (I-20). That certificate can be issued only by an educational establishment that is certificated by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (
link). A flight school must be certificated by FAA under 14 CFR 141 to be eligible for certification by SEVP. There are of course exceptions, eg First Nations and Native Americans may freely cross the border to study or work etc pursuant to the
Jay Treaty, Canadians admitted under an E-class visa, and so on. See the guide
Nonimmigrants: Who Can Study? published by SEVP (pdf
link).
Note that TSA "
receives FAA airman registry data on a monthly basis, and uses an automated process to match FAA data against TSA Alien Flight Security Program (AFSP) data to determine if any foreign nationals received an FAA pilot’s license without first undergoing a TSA threat assessment." Note also that "
In November 2010, the Transportation Security Administration began working with the Immigration Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit (CTCEU) and the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US VISIT), to check US VISIT Arrival and Departure Information System (ADIS) against Alien Flight Security Program (AFSP) applicant data to determine applicants that may be in violation of U.S. immigration law." See comments in response to recommendations for executive action by DHS and TSA made in General Aviation Security
: Weaknesses Exist in TSA's Process for Ensuring Foreign Flight Students Do Not Pose a Security Threat. 12 Jul 2012. GAO-12-875 (
link).