Visa Requirments for Flying and Training in CANADA
 

We get lots of questions about flying in Canada post 9/11. Here is some current info about student visas in Canada.


Who needs a student Visa in CANADA:

1) If you are coming to hour build or a flying holiday and have a Canadian Licence or an Canadian licence issued on the basis of your Foreign Licence, you can enter the country as a visitor or tourist for 6 months or less. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html

2) If you need to convert your licence to a Canadian Licence, you can visit the closest Transport Canada office when you arrive. For a PPL this takes 10-20 minutes and cost around $50 Canadian ($30 US funds). More conversion info at http://www.harvsair.com/training/conversions/index.htm

3) Going to Canada in order to train for any pilot Licence.

If the course is LESS then 6 months NO visa is required and you can enter Canada as a visitor. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/index.html

If the course is OVER 6 months and the a student visa IS required. Allow 1-2 months to process a student visa. More information on this at http://www.harvsair.com/training/new...t.html#foreign

Adam Penner
Harv's Air www.harvsair.com

Most respected flight school in Canada?
 

What is the most respected flight school in Canada?
I think in USA it is Flight Safety International,
In Denmark it's Luftfartsskolen......but what about Canada?

Selkirk College in BC or Seneca College in Ontario. Sault College along with Mount Royal are good schools too.

In the US many forget the University of North Dakota. An excellent school to say the least. I would put my money there.

The military is still the best place to train, but all of these schools mentioned do a good job in giving equal training standards.

schools in Canada
 

Hi all!

Do you know any good flight schools in Canada. Seems like its even cheaper than the US....I dont know of any school that offers JAA cert. over there. Do you know of any? Thanks!

/Milad Yazdi

Give me an e-mail I'm sure I've got a list of schools kicking about which should give you a start. Regards

simulator trng Canada
 

would like some info on A300-600 sim trng in canada, schools and locations

Learning in Canada?
 

Hello,

Due to the unfortuante death of both my parents I can now afford to learn to fly for a living. I have flown before (ATC) and cannot think of anything else that i would prefer to do! I have also always wanted to spend somtime in Canada so what I am thinking is to move to canada for a few months and start my Comercial training over there. Does anyone have any recomendations of schools or even whether it is a good idea? I am 29 is this too late to start? I am happy to invest my money and time but need advice on the best way to go. I have just orderd the book Clive Hughes "Guide to becoming a Professional Pilot" and I am looking forward to reading it.

I don`t want to fly airlines or large cargo aircraft, I would be happy just making a resionable living flying people/items locally, I might even concider buying my own (old) aircraft to build my hours up.

Do I sound mad? or are my ambitions possiable

Many thanks in advance

Jonnie (UK)

If it's what you want to do, then why not? There's older pilots than you around :) Have a chat with Adam Penner at Harv's Air Centre in Stenbach, Manitoba (near Winnipeg). His email is [email protected] (www.harvsair.com).

Good Luck!

Phil

Hi spackrackman,

Sorry to hear of your bad news...If you can afford to undertake a course of aviation training then it is quite possibly the most rewarding career available. That is true whether you want to fly the big stuff, become an instructor or just do it for fun.

I have heard from various people that there is a excellent school in Moncton, New Brunswick. I believe their website is www.mfc.nb.ca
and I think that they aree the only JAA approved school in Canada.

Best of luck

Yeah, Moncton Flight Centre are good guys, and NB is nice, so are worth a look. Harvsair do JAA stuff too, though, last I heard

Phil

Not quite. Harv's do not now and never have done any JAA training. They are one of the ever growing number of North American flight schools who have entered into a "training partnership" with a UK-based, JAA-approved school in an effort to convince (mislead?) the less discerning customer that he or she is getting JAA approved training. What you will get from Harv's is a TC course leading to a Canadian licence. Subsequently, you may go to Triple A Flying (the training partner) in the UK to 'convert' that licence to JAA - you could do exactly the same thing at any combination of Canadian/US/SA/etc and UK/JAA schools that you choose, probably at less overall cost. This is no different to the so-called 'JAA compliant' licence touted by the likes of UKFT in California.

As 'uniboy' said, the only JAA approved school in Canada is in Moncton, run by an ex-CAA Chief Flight Examiner who, presumably, knows how it should be done.

I stand connected :)

phil

It's been a while since I've looked at their website, but the last time I looked, it was an extremely honest website, detailing exactly what they offered, and exactly how they proposed that a JAA student could go about getting the required licenses and ratings. I was very impressed.

I have no connection with the school - I just found it very refreshing to see such an honest website. I'm not even an ex-student, so obviously take what I say with a pinch of salt and do your research first.

And yes, there are plenty of (other) schools out there whose marketing is an effort to mislead - I just happen to believe that this school isn't one of them.

FFF
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British Columbia
 

I am a low time CPL currently in Ontario. I did quite a bit of my training in BC. Flying in BC is absolutly incredible! If you want a Canadian experience in Flying than Vancouver Island is were you should be. Now that I'm back in Ont. I can safely say that flying out west made me a better pilot. Every day is a Met. lesson and mountain time will build confidence like nothing else. I would recommend Juan Air in Victoria. The school also runs a air taxi op. The owner/CFI is always interested in your training not just your money. Before you decide on anything do yourself a favour and check out the west cost.
Good luck eh!

spackrackman,

If you are, in any way, considering the Triple A option at Humberside - please Private Message me. I would be more than happy to let you know my (and others if required) experiences of this school.

If you don't need the JAA approved stuff, follow cyumni's advice and head out to BC, its the best place to visit and combine some great flying. Theres a school out at Boundary Bay airport, see www.proifr.com, with a good rep.

Quite agree - proifr are top notch

Phil

UKFT
 

Billie Bob,

I think you should check your facts as I completed my training with UKFT and got my JAA and FAA PPL.

The flight school is managed and run by a JAA examiner.

Vinil

Flight training in Canada
 

Hi there

Just wondering has anyone trained for a CPL - IR in canada that can recommend any good schools? Not necessarily ab - initio schools, just somewhere with a good reputation and decent job prospects afterwards.

Hoping to train out there with the aim of emmigrating to Canada to take up employment. What are the job prospects like for someone with CPL/IR and an instructors rating with hopes of flying commercially.

I currently hold a UK CAA PPL, i have read that this needs converted to a canadian PPL before CPL training can commence - is this true? The training appears to be reasonably priced at around an average of £20,000 equivilent??? Does that sound right?

I currently have an australian class one medical, but i think it is reasonably straight forward to convert over to the canadian class one, just have to shell out a bit more cash (like everything else in flying really!!).

Cheers

Gareth.

www.harvsair.com

great school, great prices - will be training with them later this year.