employment in Canada

[delta x-ray]

Hi everybody,
Just a quick question. What are the chances of a foreigner in Canada becoming an airline pilot?

[YYZ]

Slim, the employment opportunities in Canada are worse than Europe.
You could be lucky though, who knows?

YYZ

[Canada Goose]

.......... and to add to YYZ's comments, do you have the right to live and work there ?? If not, forget it ! If so, then you'll have to work you way the time honoured route of building thousands of hours over many years before getting a whiff at a jet ! ........ which can be fun, just depends on how much time you have, or in my case, don't have !
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CG

[Flying Canuck]

Canada is completely different than the UK for employment. In the UK the chance of a low houred pilot getting a FO Jet Job is tough, but it can be done.

In Canada, to work with an airline, you need a full ATPL (the 1500 hour kind). A commercial license only accounts for 200ish, so you've got to get the other 1300 from somewhere.

West Jet, requires 4000 hours total time to apply, & I haven't seen Air Canada post for a pilot job, well actually I've never seen it.

You might also need to look at license conversion, I know to go Canada to JAA is expensive & quite the process, never looked into the other way around.

Good Luck in making it happen for you.

[delta x-ray]

Flying canuck,

Are you a member on flightlevel350.com by any chance?

[Flying Canuck]

Delta X-Ray, can't say that I am... I guess there's more than one of me...

[Fingersmac]

flying canuck... things have changed in the last few months.

air canada has begun hiring... have been for the last month.

they ask for 1000 hrs and no ATPL.

granted most that do get interviews will exceed those minimums.

check their website.