I believe the Canadians do issue PPLs of their own on the strength of an PPL issued in line with ICAO (i.e. JAR/CAA ones are acceptable) in the same manner as their southern neighbours.
You can do your ATPL via distance learning sat in a bunker in Afganistan if you so wish.
For a UK JAR CPL, your options are back here in Blighty, or there are a couple of flight schools in Florida with approval (just don't tell WWW!).
From taking the first ATPL written exam, you have 3 years to pass the IR, and 7 years from that date (or your last IR renewal) to 'unfreeze' your ATPL, the basic requirements for which is 1500hrs TT, plus 'X' hrs multi-crew and 100 hrs at night.
Someone please shout if I'm giving out duff gen - very bored today, reading about global weather systems!
Last edited by Gin Slinger; 3rd April 2002 at 13:58.