What I was pointing out that there is without doubt more Canadian pilots working ion other countries than pilots form other countries working in Canada.
If you want to stop foreign pilots in Canada, then how about stop Canadian being pilots in other countries, then watch the real mayhem as many experienced folks who also many of them don't take crap from some dodgy operators that seem to get away with it Canada. How many more unemployed pilots would there be.
Circular logic nonsense. The whole point of the original post was to try and mitigate ignorance surrounding the issue, obviously it didn't quite succeed.
The vast majority of Canadian pilots working overseas are not displacing native citizens of their host countries. They are in the places where expat pilots are needed to fill the gap. To use one example, Emirates Airline in the UAE has pilots from over 80 nations - including Canada - working for them. There are no Emirati pilots sitting around unemployed because more Canadians are working in the UAE than Emirati pilots in Canada. I promise. Likewise for any other of the carriers in the Middle East, China, Indonesia, etc.
Totally different in Canada. Lots of experienced pilots in Canada, companies like Sunwing just don't want to pay to train them on their equipment, but would rather take the Euro pilots who have paid for their own training. Good business move, of course. Keep costs as low as possible. But what is good for the narrow interests of one company, hardly benefits the whole.
So the farcical situation results, of qualified Canadian pilots collecting employment insurance from the government, while a corporation brings in foreigners to collect tax-free wages. And the market distorts, as the incumbents attempt to compete with the cost advantage enjoyed by Sunwing.
Protectionism you say? Is it not a rather important mandate of any government to try and protect its citizens? The government has failed spectacularly in that regard.
But the theory of Canadian expat pilots returning en masse to Canada is ridiculous, they couldn't afford the crap wages and high taxes. Besides, most wouldn't even be "qualified" to work at Sunwing, they way they have structured their job descriptions. So, no heavy captains coming to take those NG FO jobs.
