"Can I use my foreign pilots license to get a Canadian pilots license?
Yes. Transport Canada will issue a Canadian license provided:
the applicant shows a valid foreign license from a contracting state of the International Civil Aviation Organization (IACO)
evidence of the date of the last medical examination
payment of the $45.00 certificate fee
the applicant has not been previously denied a Canadian license on medical grounds."
http://www.tc.gc.ca/pacific/faq/avia...ersonnel.htm#3