To get a Canadian ATP you require a type rating on a machine that requires two pilots, and the only ones in Canada that require this are the Super Puma and the S61 (and of course the 92). otherwise, the 212, S76, etc only require two pilots under IFR - but this is OK as a workaround.
This means that, effectively, you can only get an ATP from inside a company unless you have an ICAO licence with the type ratings and over 10 hours on type:
(5) Credits for Foreign Applicants
(a) Qualifying Flight Requirement
The holder of a license issued by a Contracting State shall be considered to have met the qualifying flight requirement specified in (3)(c)(iii), (3)(g)(iii), (3)(k)(ii), and (3)(l) above provided the applicant has acquired a minimum of 10 hours pilot-in-command flight time on the appropriate aircraft type during the 12 months preceding the application for rating;
Any holder of a Canadian CPL or ATP (with a type rating) can do the training (form available from TC)
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Last edited by paco; 23rd Aug 2005 at 04:06.