tonic please:
where are you from in canada?
if you're from quebec or ontario you could apply to one of the government subsidized flight training programs like CEGEP Chicoutimi (
www.cegep-chicoutimi.qc.ca/), Confederation College (
www.confederationc.on.ca) or Sault College (
www.saultc.on.ca)
those three programs make learning to fly some what affordable. i'm attending Confederation College's flight training program and i pay about $8500 total for the program (which includes the college diploma, CPL, PPL and float endorsement).
just some food for thought.