List of defunct airlines of Canada

This is a list of defunct airlines of Canada.

Airline	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Hub airport(s) or headquarters	Time activity Notes
30000 Island Air				Parry Sound Harbour	2000 – ???? Charter rental & leasing service Operated DHC-2 Beaver
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Abbotsford Air Services		ABE	ABBY AIR	Abbotsford	???? – ????
Adastra Aviation		ADD	ADASTRA	Abbotsford
Advance Air Charters		ADV	ADVANCE	Calgary	1993 – 1995 Operated Douglas DC-8
Aerial Recon Surveys				Whitecourt	1985 – 2006 Renamed Airborne Energy Solutions Operated Cessna 177, Robinson R44
Aero Activities Limited				Barker Field Maple Airport	1949 – 1957 Belongings to Marion Alice Orr Sold in 1957
Aero Bee Airlines				Montréal Trudeau	2012 – 2012 Founded by Russ Payson Operated Boeing 737 800
Aéro Golfe					1988 – 2000 Renamed Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Aero Link				Toronto Pearson	1997 – 2000 Operated Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Piper Twin Comanche
AeroTaxi		QAT	AIR QUASAR	Québec City	1990 – 1992
Aero Trades Western	VM	ATW	AERO TRADES	Winnipeg Richardson	1979 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-4, Convair 580, Fokker F-27
Aerokon Aviation				Whitehorse	1984 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter
Aeropro		APO	AEROPRO	Québec City	1998 – 2010 Still operates as maintenance facility in Quebec City
Air 500		BRM	BOOMERANG	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 2007
Air 2000 Canada	2T	CMM		Toronto Pearson	1988 – 1988 Renamed Canada 3000
Air Alliance	3J	AAQ	LIAISON	Québec City	1988 – 1999 to Air Nova
Air Alliance					2002 – 2006
Air Alma	QB	AAJ	AIR ALMA	Alma	1980 – 2002 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Navajo Established as Alma Air Services
Air Amos				Amos	1964 – 1964
Air Atlantic	9A	ATL	DASH	Saint John	1985 – 1998 Feeder airline for Canadian Pacific Airlines and later Canadian Airlines International
Air Atonabee	OU	OUL	CITY EXPRESS	Peterborough	1980 – 1984 Renamed City Express Operated Saunders ST-27,
Air Baffin		BFF	AIR BAFFIN	Iqaluit	1990 – 1997 Renamed Air Nunavut
Air BC	ZX	ABL	AIRCOACH	Vancouver	1980 – 1987 To Air Canada Connector
Air Bras D'Or		BRL	BRASD'OR		1986 – 1987 Operated Twin Otter
Air Brazeau				Rouyn-Noranda	1973 – 1978 Established as Northwestern Airways. Renamed Quebec Aviation
Air Caledonia		ACM	WEST CAL	Vancouver	1984 – 1989 Operated PBY Catalina
Air Canada Connector	AC			Halifax	2001 – 2002, Merged with Air Canada Regional under the new name Air Canada Jazz
Air Canada Jazz	QK	JZA	JAZZ	Halifax	2001 – 2011 Renamed Air Canada Express
Air Canada Regional	QK	ARN		Halifax	2001 – 2002, Merged with Air Canada Connector under the new name Air Canada Jazz
Air Canada Tango	AC	ACA		Montréal Trudeau	2001 – 2004 Low-cost subsidiary branch of Air Canada
Air Caravane	EN	ACR	CARAVANE	Montréal Trudeau	1973 – 1981 Renamed/merged to: Air Cardinal Operated C-47, DC-3, Vickers Viscount
Air Cardinal				Montréal Trudeau	1981 – 1987 Established as Air Caravane Operated Vickers Viscount
Air Caribou				Fermont	???? – 1984 Acquired and merged into Air Saguenay Operated DHC-3 Otter
Air Charter Systems	CS	CSW	CHARTER SYSTEMS	Montréal-Mirabel	1986 – 1988 Rebirth in 1997 as International Cargo Charter and operating until 2003
Air Club International	HB	CLI	AIR CLUB	Montréal-Mirabel	1993 – 1998 Charter airline to Europe
Air Columbus Vacations					2002 – 2003 Operated Boeing 727
Air Commonwealth Alberta				Edmonton	1969 – 1979 Operated DC-3
Air Dogrib				Yellowknife Water Aerodrome	1978 – 1982 Operated Floatplane
Air Dorval		ADT	AIR DORVAL	Dorval	???? – ????
Air Fecteau	JG	AFH	FECTO	Senneterre	1936 – 1967 Merged with La Sarre Air Services to form Propair
Air Gaspé	QJ			Sept-Îles	1951 – 1986 Established in 1951 as Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines. Became a subsidiary of Quebecair in 1973
Air Georgian	ZX	GGN	GEORGIAN	Toronto Pearson	1994 – 2020 Assets sold to Pivot Airlines Regional, charters, cargo Subsidiary of Air Canada Express
Air Integra		AII	INTEGRA	Halifax	1987 – 1993 Operated Cessna 414
Air Labrador	WJ	LAL	LAB AIR	Goose Bay	1948 – 2017 Regional, charters. Merged with Innu Mikun Airlines to form Air Borealis
Air Liaison	Q9	LIZ	LIAISON	Baie-Comeau	2001 – 2012 To Skyjet MG
Air Link Express		FSR			1979 – 1999
Air Madeleine		MLN	AIR MADELEINE	Rimouski	1982 – 1996
Air Manan					1994 – 2005
Air Manitoba	7N	NAM	MANITOBA	Winnipeg Lyncrest	1990 – 1994 Established as Northland Air Manitoba Operated C-46, DC-3, HS 748, Dash 8
Air Maritime					1982 – 1984 Subsidiary of Eastern Provincial Airlines. To Canadian Airlines Operated Hawker Siddeley 748
Air Melançon				Sainte-Anne-du-Lac Water Aerodrome	1957 – 2017 Operated DHC-2 Beaver seaplane Acquired by Air Tarmac
Air Mikisew	V8		AURORA	Fort McMurray	1961 (as Contact Air) – 2011 Grounded in 2010 and permanently closed by 2011
Air Montréal	F8	AMO	AIR MONTREAL	Montréal Trudeau	1994 – 2000 Activities taken over by GoAir CityLink Operated Cessna Citation II, Embraer Brasilia, Fairchild Metroliner
Air Muskoka		AMS	AIR MUSKOKA	Muskoka	1975 – 2004
Air Niagara	NX			St. Catharines Niagara	1986 – 1994 Operated Convair 580, Fokker F28
Air Niagara Express	DB	DBD	AIR NIAGARA	St. Catharines Niagara	1978 – 1998 Operated Cessna 550 Citation, Convair 340, Convair 440, Convair 580, Fokker F28
Air Nord-Ouest				Québec City	1970 – 2005 Operated Cessna 185
Air Norterra	3F	ANX	NORTERRA	Yellowknife	1998 – Renamed Canadian North
Air Nova	QK	ARN	NOVA	Halifax	1986 – 2001 Merged into Air Canada Connector
Air Ontario				London	1961 – 1987 Merged into Air Canada Connector
Air Ontario	GX	ONT	ONTARIO	London	1987 – 2001 To Air Canada Jazz as Air Canada Connector
Air Ottawa				Ottawa	1990 – 1998 Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain
Air Park Aviation		APA	CAN-AM		1981 – 1982 Exploration charter work Operated DHC-3 Otter
Air Saguenay				Chutes-des-Passes, Lac Sébastien	1960 – 2019 Regional, charters, floatplanes
Air Sandy		SNY	AIR SANDY		1990s – ? Operated Piper Navajo
Air Sask	7W	ASK	AIR SASK	Saskatoon	1991 – 2000 Established as La Ronge Aviation in 1958. Merged with Athabaska Airways to form Transwest Air
Air Satellite	6O	ASJ	SATELLITE	Baie-Comeau	1968 – 2008 To Exact Air
Air Schefferville	9V	ASF	SCHEFF	Schefferville	1981 – 2004 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beech 99
Air Southwest		ASW	AIR SOUTHWEST	Chilliwack	1983 – 2005
Air Toronto	CS	CNE	CONNECTOR	Toronto Pearson	1984 – 1992 Established as Commuter Express To Air Canada Connector Operated Jetstream 31
Air Wemindji		W9M			1987 – 2003
Air West				Nanaimo Harbour	1970s Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Air West		AWT	AIR WEST		1982 – 2005
Air Windsor				Windsor	1970 – 1979 Established as Gordon Airways in 1963
Airco Charters				Edmonton City Centre	1987 – 2012 Operated Piper Navajo
AirGava		AGV	AIR GAVA	Schefferville	1973 – 1981 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, C-47
Airspeed Aviation	5S	SPD	SPEEDLINE	Abbotsford	1986 – 2009 Acquired by Orca Airways
Airtransit				Victoria STOLport Ottawa Rockcliffe	1973 – 1975 A wholly owned subsidiary of Air Canada
Airwave Transport		AWV		Toronto Pearson	1989 – 2001
Airwest Airlines	ZX		Vancouver		1964 – 1980 To Air Canada Regional Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Aklavik Flying Services				Aklavik	1947 – 1976 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Aeronca Champion, Piper Super Cruiser, Waco Standard
Alberta Citylink		ABK	ALBERTA CITYLINK	Medicine Hat	1996 – 2004 Owned by Bar XH Air
Alberta Express					1986 – 1986 Renamed Alta Flights
Alberta Northern Airlines				Calgary	1981 – 1989
Alert Bay Air Services	BF				1958 – 1978 Renamed Gulf Air Aviation
Algoma Airways		AGG	ALGOMA	Sault Ste. Marie	1970s – 1990s Operated Piper Super Cub, King Air 200
All West Freight					1996 – 2012
AllCanada Express		CNX	CANEX	Toronto Pearson	1992 – 2005
Alma Air Services				Alma	1960 – 1980 Established as Metrolitan Air Services in 1959 Renamed Air Alma
Alpenglow Aviation				Golden	1999 – 2010 Scenic tours and charter flights Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 185, Cessna 206
Alta Flights	AL	ALZ		Edmonton	1986 – 2014 Established as Alberta Express To Sunwest Aviation
Amigo Airways				Vancouver	1999 – 2006 Acquired by Seair Seaplanes
Amos Air Service				Amos	1934 – 1940 Operated Curtiss Robin C-1
Angus Aviation		AZZ	ANGUS		1970s – 1990s Operated King Air A100
Antarctic Airways					1987 – 1988 Operated one DC-4, two DHC-6 Twin Otter Flights to and onward Antarctica
Arctic Air				Fort Simpson	1964 – 1974 Renamed Simpson Air Operated DC-3, Beech King Air
Arctic Sunwest Charters		ASC	ARCTIC SUNWEST	Yellowknife	1989 – 2013 Acquired by the Ledcor Group of Companies and re-branded as Summit Air
Arctic Wings				Churchill	1953 – 1956 Merged with Central Northern Airways to form Transair
Arrow Airways				The Pas	1935 – 1942 Founded by Jack Hone To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fokker Universal
Ashuanipi Aviation				Wabush	1975 – 2006 Merged to Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver floatplane
Associated Air Lines				Vancouver	1952 – 1953
Associated Air Taxi					1956 – 1953 Founded by Robert B. Gayer Amalgamated with Port Alberni Airways in 1948 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines
Associated Airways					1955 – 1955 Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines Operated Avro York, Lockheed 14 Super Electra
Associated Helicopters				Vancouver	1961 – 1979 Subsidiary of Associated Airways Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47
Astoria Airlines	S3	AOI	ASTORIA	Montréal Trudeau	1995 – 1995 Operated Boeing 737-200 Very short-lived airline operating in the summer of 1995
Athabaska Airways	9T	ABS			1955 – 2000 Founded by Floyd Glass Merged with Air Sask to form Transwest Air
Atlantair		ATB	STARLITE		1981 – 1981
Atlantic Central Airlines	CN				1960 – 1979 Operated C-49 Skytrain
Atlantic Island Airways	UZ	AIW	TARTAN	Summerside	1994 – 1995 Operated Fokker F28
Atlas Aviation					1947 – 1972 Renamed Kenting Aviation Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Atonabee Airways					1971 – 1979 Renamed Air Atonabee
Austin Airways		AAW	AUSTIN	Timmins	1934 – 1987 To Air Ontario
Aviation Boreal					1989 – 2004 Operated DC-3, Piper Navajo
Aviation Business Flights				Vancouver	1985 – 1994 Renamed WestEx
Aviation Quebec Labrador	QC	QLA	QUEBEC LABRADOR	Sept-Îles	1983 – 2003 Operated Embraer Bandeirante
Avionair		ANU	AVIONAIR		1981 – 1999 Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain Renamed Starlink Aviation
Awood Air	8D	AWO	AWOOD AIR	Victoria	1962 – 2000 Operated HS 748, Beech King Air
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B C Yukon Air Service				Watson Lake	1953 – 1979 Established as Northern British Columbia Air Service Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-3 Otter, BN Islander
B.C. Air Lines				Vancouver	1943 – 1969 Established as Westinghouse Airways Renamed PWA Operated Grumman Mallard, DHC-2 Beaver, Luscombe 8, Republic Seabee
B.C. Airways					1928 – 1933 Operated Ford Trimotor
B.N.P. Airways				Vancouver	1958 – 1964 Operated Grumman Goose
Bar XH Air		BXH	PALLISER	Medicine Hat	1974 – 2012 Merged to Integra Air
Baxter Aviation	6B			Nanaimo Harbour	1985 – 2007 Acquired by West Coast Air
Baie Comeau Air Services				Matane	1955 – 1973 Renamed Golfe Air Quebec Operated Beech 18, DC-3, BN Islander, Trislander
Bay Chaleur Air	VY			Bathurst	2002 – 2002 Operated Beech 1900D
BCWest Air				Abbotsford	2007 – 2008 Closed in October 2008 due to unresolved shareholder dispute
Bearskin Lake Air Service	JV	BLS	BEARSKIN	Sioux Lookout	1963 – 1977 Renamed Bearskin Airlines Operated DC-3, Beech 99, Piper Navajo
Beaver Air Services				The Pas	1982 – 2006 Renamed Missinippi Airways Operated Cessna Caravan
Bella Coola Air				Bella Coola	1996 – 2017 Charter operations
Big River Air					1984 – 2007 Renamed Air Roberval.
Big Salmon Air					1988 – 2006
BMR Aviation				Langley	1980 – 2005 Operated DC-7
Boreal Airways					1947 – 1957 Merged with Mont Laurier Aviation to form Nordair
Bow Helicopters				Calgary	1971 – 1979 Established as Bullock Helicopters Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell Helicopters, Aérospatiale Alouettes
Bradley Air Services	7F	FAB	FIRST AIR	Carp	1946 – 1996 Renamed/merged to First Air
Bradley Air Services		BAR	BRADLEY		2004 – 2006
British Columbia Air Lines				Vancouver	1943 – 1970 Operated Grumman Goose, Stinson 108, DHC-2 Beaver
British Columbia Airways				Vancouver	1927 – 1928 Operated Ford Trimotor which crashed on 25 August 1928
Brock Air Services		BRD	BROCK AIR	Kingston Rogers	1978 – ???? Charters and Medevac
Brooker-Wheaton Aviation		BWB	BROOKER-WHEATON	Edmonton	1970 – 1992 Renamed Morningstar Air Express
Buffalo Narrows Airways				Buffalo Narrows	1976 – 1977 Renamed Courtesy Air
Bullock Helicopters				Calgary	1964 – 1967 Founded by Bruce and Evan James Bullock Operated Bell 47G, Bell 204 Rebranded to Bow Helicopters
Burrard Air	6E	BXA	BURRARD	Vancouver	1982 – 1986 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter
Business Flights	CZ	BFA	CHINOOKAIR		1978 – 2000 Established as Chinook Air
Bute Air				Vancouver	???? – ???? Operated BN Islander, Piper Cheyenne, Piper Navajo
Buzzard Air					1984 – 1990
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Calumet Air Service				Saskatoon	1935 – 1980 Founded by Paul and Nick Jankovich To Air BC Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver
Campbell Air					1981 – 1997
CanAC			CANAIR	Toronto Pearson	1989 – 1997
Canada Jetlines	AU	CJL	JETBUS	Toronto Pearson	2022 – 2024
Canada 3000	2T	CMM	ELITE	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 2001 Formerly Canada 2000 Canada 3000 Cargo sold to Cargojet and 2005 revival failed
Canada 3000 Cargo					2001 – 2004 Established as Royal Cargo Airlines Renamed Cargojet Airways
Canada Trans-Continental Airways					1927 – 1928
Canada West Air		CWA	CANADA WEST	Vancouver	1986 – 1990
Canada West Airlines		CWA	CANADIAN WESTERN AIRLINES	Edmonton	2002 – 2004 Formed by ex-Canada 3000 staff, along with tour operator Canada West Holidays Merged with Aero Falcon in 2004
Canadian Airlines	CP	CDN	CANADIAN	Calgary	1987 – 2001 To Air Canada
Canadian Airways				Winnipeg Richardson	1926 – 1941 Established as Western Canadian Airways Acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines
Canadian Colonial Airways				Montreal Saint-Hubert	1929 – 1942 Originally formed as a subsidiary of American based Colonial Airlines, known at the time as Canadian Colonial Airways. After becoming defunct they were later rebranded as a Canadian company, Colonial Airlines Operated Fairchild FC-2
Canadian Metro Airlines				London	1938 – 1975 To Propair Operated Dash 8
Canadian Pacific Air Lines	CP	CPC	EMPRESS	Vancouver	1942 – 1987 Known as CP Air, to Canadian Airlines International The callsign is still used by Canadian North
Canadian Regional Airlines	KI	CDR	CANADIAN REGIONAL	Calgary	1993 – 2000 To Air Canada Connector
Canadian Transcontinental Airways				Montreal Saint-Hubert	1927 – 1938 Operated the first Post Office air mail delivery
Canadian Western Airlines	W2	CWA	CANADA WESTERN	Vancouver	2001 – 2004 Operated Swearingen Metroliner, Cessna 401
CanAir Cargo		CWW	CANAIR		1990 – 1997 Acquired by Royal Airlines Operated Convair 580, Short 330
CanJet	C6	CJA	CANJET	Halifax	2002 – 2015
CanJet Airlines	C6	CJA	CANJET.COM	Halifax	1999 – 2001 Reorganized on 15 May 2001 as CanJet Airlines (2001) Ltd Merged into Canada 3000 in August 2001.
Capital Air Surveys					1969 – 1983
Capreol and Austin Air Services				Toronto Bishop	1934 – 1934 Founded by Jack and Chuck Austin Renamed Austin Airways
Cargaard Aviation				Ottawa	1988 – 2002 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Fugro Aviation Canada Operated CASA C-212
Cargo North				Thunder Bay	2012 – 2015 Renamed North Star Air
Carl Millard				Toronto Pearson	1954 – 1962 Renamed Millardair
Carter Air Services					1962 – 1999
Cassidair Services					1956 – 1965 Renamed Pacific Coastal Airlines
Centennial Airlines		CNS	CENTENNIAL		2004 – 2004
Central Air Transport				Sioux Lookout	1978 – 1996 Renamed Gold Belt Air Transport Operated DHC-3 Otter
Central Airways		CEN	CENTRAL AIRWAYS		1961 – 1961
Central British Columbia Airlines				Prince George	1946 – 1953 Renamed Pacific Western Airlines
Central Canada Air Lines				Kenora	1926 – 1926 Operated Curtiss HS
Central Northern Airways					1947 – 1956 Merged with Arctic Wings to form Transair
Chaparal Charters				Montréal Trudeau	1982 – 1984 Acquired by Air Inuit Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DC-3
Cherry Red Airline				Prince Albert	1928 – 1932
Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation		DES	CHILCOTIN	Williams Lake	1977 – 1992 Operated BN Islander
Chimo Air Service				Red Lake	1994 – 2018 Operated Beech D18S, Cessna 180, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter, Noorduyn Norseman
Citizen Airways		VAX	VANTAGE		???? – ????
City Express	OU	OUL	CITY EXPRESS	Peterborough	1971 – 1991 Established as Air Atonabee in 1971
Coast Western Airlines					1988 – 2004
Coastal Cargo					1955 – 1959 Operated C-46
Colibri Aviation		CAE	HUMMINGBIRD		1970s – 1980s Operated Cessna Citation I
Collingwood Air		BLE	BLUEBIRD		1988 – 1996 Established as Collingwood Aviation Centre Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Colonial Airlines				Montreal	1942 – 1956 Formed from Canadian Colonial Airways Acquired by Eastern Air Lines
Commander Air Charter		CML	COMMANDAIR		???? – ???? Charter operator
Commando Air Transport				Red Lake	1996 – 2000 Operated C-46
Confortair		CON	CONFORT	Sept-Îles	1987 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo
Conifair Aviation	RO	ROY	CONIFAIR	Red Lake	1979 – 1992 Rename to Royal Airlines Operated Douglas C-54
Connolly-Dawson Airways				Whitehorse	1957 – 1975 Merged with Yukon Flying Service and Range Airways to form Great Northern Airways Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Douglas DC-3
Contact Airways				Fort McMurray	1961 – 1995 Renamed Air Mikisew
Corporate Express		CPB	PENTA	Calgary	1975 – 2009
Cougar Air		CAJ	COUGAR AIR		1978 – 1979
CoVal Air		CVL	COVAL	Campbell River	1982 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185 Skywagon
Cree Airways		CRE	CREE AIR	Edmonton	???? – ???? Operated Cessna 421
Crownair		CRW	REGAL		1989 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8
Curtiss-Reid Flying Service				Saint-Félicien	1928 – 1950 Founded by Wilfrid Thomas Reid Operated Republic Seabee, Douglas C-54 1950 C-54 crash
Cypress Airlines	R6	CYS	SKYBIRD	Vancouver	1987 – 1997 Operated Convair 340
Cypress Jetprop Charter				Vancouver	1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 440, Hawker Siddeley HS.125, Convair R4Y
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Deraps Aviation					1988 – 2011 Merged into Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Direquair				Chibougamau	1975 – 1981 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Discovery Air				Toronto Pearson	2006 – 2018 Founded by David Taylor
Dominion Aerial Exploration Company				Roberval Water Aerodrome	1922 – 1926 Founded by Harold S. Quigley Operated Curtiss HS, N.T.2B Reorganised into Canadian Airways Company
Dominion Pegasus Helicopters				King City	1973 – 1979 Merged into Okanagan Helicopters Operated Robinson R22
Dorval Air Transport					1954 – 1958 Engaged on Canadian Dew Line operations Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas C-47
Downair					1973 – 1973 Operated Lockheed L-1049
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Eagle Aviation				Silver Falls Water Aerodrome	1986 – 1995 Operated Beech D18S, DHC-3 Otter
Earlton Airways				Earlton	1969 – 1998 Third-level carrier Operated Swearingen Merlin, Piper Navajo
Eastern Canada Air Lines				Moncton	1936 – 1938
Eastern Flying Service		SPR	SPEEDAIR		1956 – 1988 Acquired by Provincial Airlines
Eastern Provincial Airways	PV	EPA	PROVINCIAL	Gander	1949 – 1987 To Canadian Airlines International
Eldorado Aviation				Edmonton	1978 – 1985 Operated C-46, C-47, C-54, Boeing 737
Eldorado Radium Silver Express				Edmonton City Centre Port Radium	1935 – 1982 To Eldorado Aviation
Enerjet	EG	ENJ	ENERJET AIR	Calgary	2009 – 2019 2021 Rebranded as Lynx Air
Enterprise Air					1993 – 2005 Renamed Triumph Airways Operated DC-3, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo
Expeditair					1988 – 1999 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Express Air		WEW		Saskatoon	2000 – 2020 Operated Beech 1900D
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Fairchild Aerial Surveys					1922 – 1923 Founded by Sherman Fairchild Operated Fokker D.VII
Fecteau Transport Aerien				Senneterre	1936 - 1973 Renamed Air Fecteau
First Air	7F	FAB	FIRST AIR	Ottawa Yellowknife Iqaluit	1973 - 2019 Merged into Canadian North 1 November 2019
First Nations Transportation				Gimli	2003 - 2009
Flair Air	F8	FLE		Edmonton	2005 – 2017 Acquired NewLeaf Airways and renamed Flair Airlines Operated 727-200, 737-400
FlyToo				Calgary	2017 – Never started
Forest Industries Flying Tankers (FIFT)					1959 – 1962 Operated 4 Martin JRM Mars
Fortunair	FX	FXE	AIR FUTURE	Montreal, Toronto	1993 – 1995
Fugro Aviation Canada				Ottawa	2002 – 2012 Rebranded CGG Aviation Canada Operated CASA C-212, Cessna 208
Futura Airlines		FUT	FUTURA		1975 – 1979 Operated Aero Commander 680, Douglas C-47
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Gagnon Air Service					1969 – 1970 Merged with Saguenay Air Service to form Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver
Gander Aviation		GAN	GANAIR	Gander	1960 – 1979 Founded by William Bennett Operated Beech Queen Air, DHC-3 Otter
Garrison Aviation		AHM	AIR HURON		1976 – 1979
Gateway Aviation	WG			Edmonton City Centre	1952 – 1979 Operated DC-3, Convair 640, DHC Otter, Twin Otter, HS 748
Georgian Express					2004 – 2007 Acquired by Cargojet Operated Cessna Caravan, Beech 1900
Geoterrex				Ottawa	1972 – 1988 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Cargaard Aviation Operated PBY Catalina, DHC-3 Otter, CASA C-212, Cessna 404
Gilbert's Flying Service					1931 – 1932 Renamed West Coast Air Services
Gillies Flying Service				Buttonville	1948 – 1963 Renamed Toronto Airways
Ginger Coote Airways					1938 – 1942 Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fairchild 51, Noorduyn Norseman
Globemaster Air Cargo	G5			Edmonton St. Albert	2003 – 2004
GoAir Citylink					1998 – 2011 Operated Embraer Brasilia
Gogal Air Services				Snow Lake Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2012 Operated Noorduyn Norseman
Gold Belt Air Transport		GBT	GOLDBELT	Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1988 – 1997 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter
Golden Voyagairs					1971 – 1973 Operated Douglas DC-6B Travel club
Golfe Air Quebec	EM	GAQ	GOLFAIR		1973 – 1982 Established as Baie Comeau Air Services in 1955 Operated Beech 18, BN Islander, DC-3, Twin Otter
Gordon Airways					1961 – 1970 Renamed Air Windsor Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Pacer, Piper Aztec
Grand Island Aviation					1986 – 2000 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 185
Gray Rocks Air Service				Montreal Saint-Hubert	1921 – 1938 Founded by Tom Wheeler Renamed Wheeler Airlines
Great Lakes Air Service					1961 – 1967 Established as Great Lakes Airlines Renamed Air Ontario
Great Lakes Airlines				Sarnia Chris Hadfield	1967 – 1981 To Air Ontario
Great Northern Airways				Whitehorse	1965 – 1972 Formed by the merger of Connolly-Dawson Airways, Yukon Flying Service, Range Airways Acquired by Trans North Air Operated DC-3, Piper Aztec, Fairchild F-27
Great Western Airways					1928 – 1929 Founded by Emil Sick and Frederick McCall Absorbed Purple Label Airlines Operated Stinson Detroiter
Greater Toronto Airways				Toronto Bishop	2014 – 2018 Renamed FlyGTA Airlines
Green Airways				Red Lake	1950 – 2017 Founded by G.H. Green Operated floatplane DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman
Greyhound Air				Winnipeg Richardson	1996 - 1997 Rebranded to KF Cargo in 2015
Gulf Air Aviation					1978 – 1980 Established as Alert Bay Air Services To Air BC
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Haida Airlines				Vancouver	1980 – 1980 To Air BC
Hanna Air				Silva Bay	1997 – 1997 Founded by Mark Segar Renamed Pacific Spirit Air
Harmony Airways	HQ	HMY	HARMONY	Vancouver	2002 - 2007
Harrison Airways		HAA	HARRISON	Vancouver	1960 – 1979 Operated Convair 440, C-47, DC-3, F-11 Husky, Vickers Viscount
Hawkair	BH	BHA	HAWKAIR	Terrace-Kitimat	1994 – 2016 Regional airline On November 18, 2016, declared bankruptcy and suspended operations
Helijet Airways				Vancouver	1986 – 2000 Renamed Helijet International
HMY Airways	HQ	HMY		Vancouver	2002 – 2004 Renamed Harmony Airways
Holidair		STP	STAMPEDE	Edmonton	1988 – 1990 Operated DC-8-50, Lockheed Tristar
Hollinger Ungava Transport				Dorval	1948 – 1954 Operated Douglas C-47A, Curtiss C-46, PBY Catalina, Gulfstream I, DHC-2 Beaver
Hooker Air Service	HS			Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1970 – 1979 Operated Beech D18S, Bellanca Aircruiser, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Horne Air				Hornepayne Water Aerodrome	1981 – 2013 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Hudson Bay Air Transport				Flin Flon	1939 – 1982 Operated Grumman Mallard
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ICC Air Cargo Canada		CIC	AIR TRADER	Montréal-Mirabel	1998 – 2002 Also listed as ICC International Cargo Charter
Ilford-Riverton Airways		RIP	ILFORD	Winnipeg Richardson	1953 – 1986 Established as Ilford Airways Renamed Northland Air Manitoba in 1986 and Air Manitoba in 1991 Operated DC-3, C-46, HS 748
Innu Mikun Airlines				Goose Bay	1998 – 2017 Regional airline, charters Merged with Air Labrador in 2017 to form Air Borealis
Intair	ND	INT	INTAIR	Toronto Pearson	1989 – 1991 Established by City Express as a successor to Skycraft Air Transport
Integra Air		AAI		Lethbridge	1998 – 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters
Inter City Airways				Oshawa	1986 – 1986 Operated HS 748
Inter-Canadien	ND	ICN	INTER-CANADIEN	Montréal Trudeau	1986 – 1999 To Canadian Airlines International
International Jet Air	E6			Calgary	1971 – 1977 Wholly-owned Allarco subsidiary Operated Douglas C-47A, Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jet Commander
Interprovincial Airlines					1995 – 1998 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Island Express Air		IAX	ABBY AIR	Abbotsford	2009-2020
Island Valley Airways				Langley	1998 – 1999 Founded by Brent Kerr Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Island Westair					1998 – 2005
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Jackson Air Services		JCK	JACKSON		???? – ???? Operated DHC-3 Otter, Piper Navajo
Jetall	8J	JTL	FIREFLY		1987 – 1996
Jetsgo	SG	JGO	JETSGO	Montréal Trudeau	2001 – 2005 Operated Fokker 100 Entered in bankruptcy protection
Johanneson Flying Services				Stevenson Aerodrome	1932 – 1951 Taken over by Parsons Airways Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth, Cessna Crane, Cessna 140, Noorduyn Norseman
Juan Air		WON	JUAN AIR	Victoria	1972 – 2007 Acquired by Pacific Sky Aviation Operated Piper Navajo
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Kamloops Air Service				Kamloops	early 1950s Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines
Kasper Aviation				Thunder Bay	2015 – 2016 Charter carrier
KD Air	XC	KDC	KAY DEE	Qualicum Beach	1990 – 2019 Charter carrier Operated Piper Navajo
Keir Air Transport					1967 – 1969 Renamed Air Commonwealth Alberta Operated Douglas C-47A
Kelner Airways		FKL	KELNER	Pickle Lake	1989 – 1993 Cargo and passengers carrier Renamed Wasaya Airways Operated DHC-3 Otter, Hawker Siddeley HS 748
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter	KW	KFA	FLIGHTCRAFT	Kelowna	1974 – 2015 Rebranded to KF Cargo Operated Convair 580
Kenting Atlas Aviation					1972 – 1975 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Keystone Air Service	BZ	KEE	KEYSTONE	Winnipeg St. Andrews	1985 – 2015 Operating certificate suspended, closed and liquidated assets.
Keywinds Air				Little Grand Rapids	2001 – 2004 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Klahanie Air				Fort Langley	1976 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Knee Lake Air Service				Knee Lake	1988 – 2005 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Knighthawk Air Express	4I	KNX	KNIGHT FLIGHT	Calgary	1993 – 2005 Operated Dassault Falcon 20
Kootenay Airways				Cranbrook	1986 – 2003 Operated Cessna 180
Kootenay Direct Airlines				Nelson	2006 – 2009 Charters
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La Loche Airways				La Loche	2005 – 2006 Operated Beech King Air, Piper PA-31
La Ronge Aviation				La Ronge	1960 – 1991 Renamed Air Sask Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cessna 180, Cessna 185
La Sarre Air Services				La Sarrre	1946 – 1961 Merged with Air Fecteau to form Propair Operated DHC-4 Caribou
Labrador Air Safari					1974 – 2006 Acquired by Air Saguenay
Labrador Airways	WJ	LAL	LAB AIR	Goose Bay	1971 – 1989 Renamed Air Labrador
Lac Saint-Jean Aviation					1966 – 1972 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Alouette II
Lamb Air				The Pas	1934 – 1981 Operated C-46
Lariviere Air Services				Schefferville	1961 – 1973 Renamed AirGava Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Latham Island Airways				Yellowknife Water Aerodrome	1988 – 1991 To Air Tindi
Laurentian Air Services				Schefferville	1936 – 1998 Operated DC-3, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Laurentide Air Services				Angliers	1922 – 1925 Operated Vickers Viking, Curtiss HS
Laval Aviation				Laval	1980 – 2010 Operated DHC-3
Leavens Bros Air Services				Barker Field	1935 – 1958 Renamed Leavens Bros in 1953
Lethbridge Air Services				Lethbridge	1966 – 1969 Founded by Stubb Ross Renamed Time Air Operated Piper Cub, Beech 18
Lethbridge Aircraft Company				Lethbridge	1920 – 1922 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Curtiss JN-4 Canuk
Lethbridge Commercial Airways				Lethbridge	1927 – 1928 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1
Little Red Air Service		LRA	LITTLE RED	Fort Vermilion	1986 – 2006 Air ambulance service Acquired by Nor-Alta Aviation Operated Cessna 206, Beech King Air, BN Islander
Lome Airways					1948 – 1959 Operated Avro 689 Tudor 5, DHC-2 Beaver
Lynx Air	Y9	DAT	DAUNTLESS	Calgary	Apr 2022 - Feb 2024 Successor to Enerjet. Filed for creditor protection
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M&C Aviation				Prince Albert	1930 – 1947 To Norcanair (Saskatchewan Government Airways)
Mackenzie Air				Edmonton	1975 – 1979 Charter carrier Operated BN Islander
MacKenzie Air Services				Edmonton City Centre	1932 – 1942 To Canadian Pacific Airlines Operated Bellanca Aircruiser
Maestro	5G	SSV	SKYTOUR	Québec City	2006 – 2007 Charter carrier Operated Boeing 757-200ER
Mandair				Kenora	1992 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter
Maple Air Services		MAD	MAPLE AIR	Maple	? – 1987 Operated Piper Cherokee
Maritime Central Airways				Moncton	1941 – 1963 Nordair was a subsidiary Operated DC-4
Maritime Global Airways		MGM		Halifax	1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 580
Matane Air Services				Matane	1947 – 1965 Acquired by Quebecair Operated Lockheed 10 Electra, DC-3
May Airlines					1919 – 1924
McMurray Air Service				Uranium City Water Aerodrome	1947 – 1969 Founded by Edgar Jones Acquired by Gateway Aviation Operated Stinson 108, Republic Seabee, Noorduyn Norseman, Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech 18
Metrolitan Air Services				Alma	1959 – 1960 Renamed Alma Air Services
Miksoo Aviation				Meadow Lake	1975 – 1979 Operated Beech 18
Millardair	MA	MAD	MILLARDAIR	Toronto Pearson	1962 – 1990 Operated C-47 Continued as aircraft maintenance and servicing firm Millard Air Incorporated (Millardair MRO) 1990-2012
Minerve Canada	MR	MRV	ALOUETTE	Montréal-Mirabel	1986 – 1989 Division of the French airline which merged into Air Outre-Mer and became AOM French Airlines Operated Douglas DC-8, MD-80
Ministic Air		MNS	MINSTIC	Winnipeg Richardson	1981 – 2008 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech King Air, Beech 1900
Minto Airways				Edmonton	1982 – 1986 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Beech D18S
Miramichi Air Service		MIR	MIRAMICHI	Douglastown Airfield	1970 – 1975 Aerial spraying Operated Grumman TBF Avenger
Mober Aviation				Drummondville	1970 – 1984 Operated DHC Beaver, C-47
Mont Laurier Aviation				Roberval	1947 – 1957 Merged with Boreal Airways to form Nordair Operated DC-3, DC-4
Montmagny Air Service				Montmagny	1952 – 1993 Founded by Marius Lachaine and acquired by Gilles Couillard in 1954. Sold to Gaston Gosselin in 1980. Operated Aeronca Sedan, Cessna 180
Montreal Air Services				Montreal	1955 – 1978 Operated PBY Catalina, C-46, DC-3, Super Constellation
Montreal & Dominion Skyways				Montreal	1935 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Morgan Air Services					1983 – 2010 Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 401
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NAC Air	C9	HMR	HAMMER	Thunder Bay	2000 – 2008 North American Charters was 100% First Nations owned
Nahanni Air Services		NAH	NAHANNI	Norman Wells	1970 – 1986 Renamed North-Wright Air in 1986 and North-Wright Airways in 1998
Nationair Canada	NX	NXA	NATION AIRWAYS	Montréal-Mirabel	1986 – 1993 Owned by Nolisair
National Aviation				Prince Albert	1989 – 2009 Established as PA Aviation Operated Beech King Air, Cessna 172, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca
Nav Air Charter		FCV		Victoria	1979 – 2005 Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II
New Air & Tours				Calgary	2006 – 2008 Rebranded as Enerjet before starting
Newfoundland Aero Sales and Services				St. John's	1948 – 1949 Acquired by Eastern Provincial Airways
Newfoundland Air Transport				Deer Lake	1961 – 1979 Renamed Newfoundland & Labrador Air Transport
Newfoundland Airways				Gander	1948 – 1983 To Air Labrador
NewLeaf	F8			Winnipeg	2016 – 2017 Acquired by Flair Air
NextJet Canada				Kitchener	2016 – 2016 Virtual carrier
Nipawin Air Services				Nipawin	1961 – 1979 Renamed Osprey Wings Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Norcanair				Prince Albert	1947 – 2005 Originally M&C Aviation then Time Air
Nordair	ND	NDR	NORDAIR	Montréal Trudeau, Montréal-Mirabel	1947 – 1987 Formed by the merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation Acquired by Canadian Pacific Airlines Merged into Canadian Airlines and Inter-Canadien Operated Lockheed L-1049H
Nordair Metro	3N				1985 – 1988 Mergend into Quebecair Operated Convair 580
NorOntair	NR	NOA	NORONTAIR	Sault Ste. Marie	1971 – 1996 Airline operations of Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
North American Airlines		NTM	NORTHAM		1978 – 2004 Operated Swearingen Merlin, Beech King Air, Piper Navajo
North Canada Air				Prince Albert	1930 – 1965 See also M&C Aviation, Time Air
North Cariboo Flying Service		NCB	NORTH CARIBOU		1957 – 2007 Rebranded North Cariboo Air Operated Aeronca Champion, Piper Navajo
North Pacific Seaplanes				Prince Rupert Water Aerodrome	1995 – 2013 Operated DHC-3 Otter
North Vancouver Air	VL	NRV	NORVAN	Vancouver	1994 – 2003 Acquired by Regency Express Operated Aeronca Champion, Jetstream 31, Piper Navajo, Beech King Air
North-Wright Air				Norman Wells	1986 – 1998 Established as Nahanni Air Services Renamed North-Wright Airways
Northern British Columbia Air Service				Watson Lake	1936 – 1953 Renamed BC Yukon Air Service
Northern Dene Airways	U7	NKA	NORCANAIR	Prince Albert	1992 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech King Air, Swearingen Metroliner
Northern Hawk Aviation				Vancouver	2003 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech King Air
Northern Mountain Airlines					1959 – 1971 Merged with Thunderbird Airlines to form Northern Thunderbird Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Grumman Goose
Northern Sky Aviation				High Level	1989 – 2000
Northern Wings (Les Ailes du Nord)	WS			Sept-Îles	1946 – 1981 To Quebecair Operated Douglas DC-3, Fokker Friendship, Hawker Siddeley HS 748
Northland Airlines					1961 – 1986 Merged with Ilford Riverton Airways to form Northland Air Manitoba Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Barkley-Grow T8P-1, Beech 18, Lockheed Lodestar
Northland Air Manitoba	7N	NAM	NORVAN	Vancouver	1986 – 1991 Formed by the merger of Northland Airlines and Ilford Riverton Airways Rebranded Air Manitoba Operated HS 748, DC-3
Northward Airlines	NN			Edmonton	1972 – 1980 Established as Northward Aviation in 1966. Operated Saunders ST-27, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Northwest Territorial Airways (NWT Air)	NV	NWT	TERRITORIAL	Yellowknife	1962 – 1998 To First Air Operated L-188 Electra
Northwinds Northern		NWN	NORTHWINDS		1988 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, Cessna 402, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca
Notre-Dame Air Transport			GO PREMIUM		1958 – 1964 Operated Convair 340
Nunasi-Central Airlines		NUM	NUNASI	Kenora	1984 – 1987 Established as Ontario Central Airlines Renamed Nunasi-Northland Airlines Operated DC-3
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Odyssey International	OL	ODY	ODYSSEY	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 1990 Name, aircraft and some employees were merged with Nationair, and operated as a separate division of Nolisair for a short period
OK Heli-Logging				Vancouver	1970 – 1979 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 214
Okanagan Air Services				Kelowna	1947 – 1949 Renamed Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47
Omineca Air Services				Burns Lake	1956 – 1980 Founded by Bill Harrison Became subsidiary of Air BC Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185
Ontario Central Airlines		NUN	NUNASI	Kenora	1947 – 1984 Renamed Nunasi-Central Airlines in 1984 then Nunasi-Northland Airlines in 1987
Ontario Express	9X	OEL	PARTNER	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 1998 To Air Canada Regional
Ontario Northern Airways				Jellicoe	1960 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Ontario Worldair				Toronto Pearson	1978 – 1981 Operated Boeing 707
Orca Airways	OR	ORK	ORCA	Vancouver	2005 – 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters Operated Piper Navajo
Osnaburgh Airways				Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1986 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Otonabee Airways	OU	OUL		Peterborough	1971 – 1980 Founded by Joseph Csumrick Renamed Air Atonabee Operated Saunders ST-27
Owen Sound Air Services				Toronto Pearson	1973 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-3
OWG	N5	NRL	NOLINOR	Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto Pearson	2020 – 2025 Virtual airline and division of Nolinor Aviation
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Pacific Airways					1925 – 1928 Founded by D. R. MacLaren on 10 February 1925 Acquired by Western Canada Airways on 1 May 1928
Pacific Coastal Airlines	PG			Nanaimo	1960 – 1980 Operated BN Islander, DC-3
Pacific Spirit Air					1997 – 2001 Established as Hanna Air
Pacific Western Airlines	PA	PWA	PAC WEST	Vancouver	1946 – 1987 To Canadian Airlines Operated DC-3
Pacific Wings Airlines					2004 – 2006 Acquired by West Coast Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Parsons Air Services					1974 – 1989 Operated Beech D18S
Parsons Airways				Kenora	1952 – 1979 Acquired Johanneson Flying Services and renamed Kenora Air Service Operated Cessna 170, Cessna 180
Parsons Airways Northern		FAP		Flin Flon	1955 – 1984 Operated U-1 Otter, DHC-3 Otter
Pat Bay Air				Victoria Water Aerodrome	2005 – 2015 Floatplane charters
Patricia Airways and Exploration				Sioux Lookout	1926 – 1928 Founded by H.A. Oaks, G.A. Thompson, S. Tomlinson Renamed Patricia Airways
Peace Air				Sioux Lookout	1968 – 2007 Established as Peace River Air Services in 1962 Operated BN Islander, Jetstream 31
Pegasus Airlifts				Malton	1962 – 1973 Merged with Dominion Helicopters in 1973 to form Dominion Pegasus Helicopters Operated Bell 47J, Bell 206
Pem-Air	PD	PEM	PEM-AIR	Pembroke	1970 – 2002
Peninsula Air Services				Hamilton	1965 – 1979
Peregrine Air Charter				Vancouver	1987 – 1998 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Fokker F28
Plumridge Air					2006 – 2017 Operated seaplane DHC-2 Beaver
Points North Air Services				Points North	1988 – 2003 Operated DHC-3 Otter, C-47, Cessna 402, Cessna Caravan
Points of Call Canada	PM	PTS	POINTSCALL	Edmonton	1988 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8
Polaris Charter Company				Yellowknife	1946 – 1953 Founded by Maxwell W. Ward Operated DH.83 Fox Moth To Wardair
Port Alberni Airways				Yellowknife	1947 – 1948 Founded by Jack Moul and Slim Knights Merged into Associated Air Taxi
Powell Air		PWL	POWELL AIR	Powell River	1975 – 1987 Merged with Air BC's Port Hardy operations to form Pacific Coastal Airlines Operated Convair 440
Powell River Airways				Vancouver	1959 – 1965 Renamed Airwest Airlines Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Prairie Airways				Moose Jaw	1935 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated de Havilland Puss Moth, Beechcraft S18D, Barkley-Grow T8P-1, Waco ZQC-6
Premair					1992 – 1992 Operated Piper Navajo
Prince Edward Air		CME	COMET	Charlottetown	1989 – 2010 Operational control was transferred to SkyLink Express Operated Beech 99
Pronto Airways		WEW	PRONTO	Prince Albert	2006 – 2015 Scheduled passenger service Absorbed by West Wind Aviation
Prospecting Airways					1928 – 1929 Aerial prospecting
Provincial Airlines	PB	SPR	SPEEDAIR	St. John's	1980 – 2016 Rebranded as PAL Airlines
Provincial Express		PRV	PROVINCIAL	St. John's	1988 – 2005 Operated Cessna Caravan
Ptarmigan Airways	5P	PTA	PTARMIGAN	Yellowknife	1965 – 1995 Acquired by First Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Purple Label Airlines					1928 – 1928 Absorbed by Great Western Airways Operated Stinson Detroiter
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Quebec Airways					1935 – 1942 Operated Boeing 247, de Havilland Dragon, Fairchild 71 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Quebec Aviation		QBC	QUEBEC AVIATION		1979 – 1987 Establish as Northwestern Airways, to Inter-Canadien
Quebecair	QB	QBA	QUEBECAIR	Montréal Trudeau	1946 – 1987 Established as Rimouski Airlines Acquired by CP Air in 1986 Consolidated within Canadian Airlines in 1987
Quebecair Express	QO	QAE		Québec City	2003 – 2005
Queen Charlotte Airlines				Vancouver Water	1946 – 1955 Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines Operated Supermarine Stranraer
QuikAir	Q9			Calgary	2001 – 2006
QuikAire Cargo				Toronto Buttonville	1994 – 1996 Founded by Dan Rocheleau Rebranded SkyLink Express Operated Cessna Caravan, Cessna Grand Caravan
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Rainy Lake Airways				Fort Frances Water Aerodrome	1954 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman
Ramsey Airways				Greater Sudbury	1992 – 1994 Founded by Robert Merrilees Operated DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 180
Range Airways				Calgary	1964 – 1965 Merged with Connolly-Dawson Airways and Yukon Flying Service to form Great Northern Airways
Red Lake Airways				Kenora	1987 – 2007 Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna Skywagon
Regency Express	VL	NVR			1994 – 2002 Acquired North Vancouver Air and formed Sonicblue Airways
Regionair		RGR	REGIONAIR		1981 – 1984 Merged into Quebecair Operated HS 748
Regionair	RH	GIO			1992 – 2001
Regional 1 Airlines		TSH		Calgary	2004 – 2014 Established as Westpoint Airlines Rebranded R1 Airlines
Reindeer Air Service				Inuvik	1960 – 1979 Founded by Frederick J. Carmichael Operated Stinson Voyager, DC-3, C-46, Beech 18
Rigel Airways				Resolute Bay	1982 – 1994 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Rimouski Airlines				Montréal Trudeau	1947 – 1953 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, C-46, DC-3
Roots Air	6J	SSV	SKYTOUR	Toronto Pearson	2000 – 2001 Part of Roots Canada ceased operations when ownership was acquired by Air Canada
Ross Air Service				Sandy Bay	2001 – 2011 Operated Cessna Skywagon
Royal Aviation	QN	ROY	ROY	Montréal Trudeau	1991 – 2001 Acquired by Canada 3000
Royal Aviation Express		RXP	ROY EXPRESS		1997 – 2001 Operated Boeing 737
Royal Cargo Airlines	QN	ROY		Montreal Dorval	1999 – 2001 Operated Boeing 727-100C, Boeing 737-200F Renamed Canada 3000 Cargo
RoyalAir				Montreal Dorval	1968 – 1969 To Quebecair Operated Boeing 727, Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter
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Sabourin Lake Airways	9S		SABAIR		1959 – 1996 Operated Beech 99, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Samaritan Air Service		HLO	HALO	Buttonville	1989 – 1999 Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25
Sapawe Air				Atikokan Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Sarnia Airlines				Sarnia	1960 – 1960 Operated a single de Havilland Dove
Saskatchewan Government Airways				Prince Albert	1947 – 1965 To Norcanair
Sealand Helicopters		SEA	SEALAND	St. John's	1977 – 1987 Merged to form CHC Helicopter in 1987
Saguenay Air Service				Lac Sébastien Water Aerodrome	1960 – 1970 Merged with Gagnon Air Service to form Air Saguenay Operated DHC-3 Otter
Sea Air Services					1983 – 2001 Operated DHC-2 Turbo Beaver
Selkirk Air				Selkirk Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman, Partenavia P.68 Observer
Sept-Iles Helicopter Services				Vancouver	? – 1979 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell JetRanger
Silver Pine Air Services				Pine Falls	1960 – 1986 Operated Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter
Skeena Air Transport				Prince Rupert	1950 – 1954 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines
Sky Freighters				Victoria	1995 – 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3
Sky Regional Airlines	KV	SKV	MAPLE	Toronto Pearson Montréal–Trudeau	2010 – 2021 Aircraft transferred to Jazz. Operator of Air Canada Express
Skycraft Air Transport	9F	SKG	SKYCRAFT-CANADA	Oshawa	1977 – 1989 Rebirth in 1989 and operating until 1994.
Skyservice Airlines	5G	SSV	SKYTOUR	Toronto Pearson	1986 - 2010 Differs from existing Skyservice Business Aviation being the same owners
Skywalker Airlines				Toronto Bishop	1986 – 1988 Division of Inter-City Airways
Skyxpress		KLO	KLONDIKE	Calgary	2001 - 2008
Skyward Aviation	K9	SGK	SKYWARD	Thompson	1986 – 2005 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Beech 1900
Slave Air				Slave Lake	1988 – 2006 Air Ambulance services To CanWest Air Operated Beech B200 King Air, DHC-2 Beaver
Sonicblue Airways	VL			Vancouver	1982 – 2006 Ceased operations
Sontair		STI	SONTAIR	Chatham-Kent	1969 – 2006 Operated King Air 200, King Air, Cessna Caravan
Soundair		EJC	SOUNDAIR	Toronto Pearson	1973 – 1997 Acquired Aero Trades Western, Owen Sound Air Services. Operated DC-3, DC-4, Convair 580, Fokker F-27
Soundair Express				Toronto Pearson	1989 – 1990 Established as Soundair Operated Convair 580
South Moresby Air Charters				Masset Water Aerodrome	1989 – 1990 Founded by Sheila and Marvin Boyd Acquired by Inland Air Charters Operated DHC-2 Beaver
South West Air		SWC	SAINT CLAIR		1999– 1999
Southern Air Transport					1939 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Southern Alberta Air Lines				Lethbridge	1927 – 1931 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth
Southern Alberta Airlines				Lethbridge	1924 – 1924 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1
Southern Frontier Airlines				Calgary	1978 – 1978 To Time Air
Sowind Air		SOW	SOWIND	Little Grand Rapids	1991 – 2001 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, DHC-3 Otter
Spartan Air Services					1946 – 1972 Aerial survey Operated Avro Anson, Lockheed Ventura, P-38 Lightning, DC-3, Bell 47, Piasecki H-21
Sporthawk International				Toronto Pearson	1996– 2001
St. Andrews Airways	CW	SDA	SAINT ANDREWS	Winnipeg	1970 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, de Havilland Heron, Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter
St. Felicien Air Services				Toronto Bishop	1957 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, DC-3, DHC-2 Beaver, Noorduyn Norseman
Stage Air				Penticton	2001 – 2001 Operated Piper Navajo, Cessna Caravan
Stanair					1952 – 1969 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Fairchild F-27
Starratt Airways				Hudson	1932 – 1942 To Canadian Pacific Airlines
Steinwands Transport				Rae/Edzo	1977 – 1985 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Sunwest Home Aviation		CNK	CHINOOK	Rae Edzo	1986 – 2006 Renamed Sunwest Aviation
Sunwest International Aviation Services				Toronto Pearson	1996– 2001 Operated Beech King Air, Learjet 55
Sunwing	WG	SWG	SUNWING	Toronto Pearson	2005 – 2025 Merged with WestJet
Superior Airways				Fort William	1940– 1979 Operated Douglas DC-3, Bellanca 31-40
Survair	SS			Ottawa	1971– 1978 Operated Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Sustut Air				Smithers	2006 – 2013 Operated Skyvan, Cessna 208
Swanberg Air				Grande Prairie	2000 - 2011 Ceased due to the death of the founder Sylvan Swanberg
Swiftair Cargo		SCL	SWIFTAIR	Abbotsford	1980 – 1982 Operated Douglas DC-8
Swoop	WO	WSW	SWOOP	Abbotsford, Hamilton (ON)	2018 – 2023 Re-integrated into WestJet
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Tagish Air Services				Vancouver	1988 – 2004
Tal Air Charters	JEL	YYZ	JETEL	Toronto Pearson	1994 – 2003 Operated Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
Tamalik Air				CFB Goose Bay	1994 – 2003 Associated to Air Labrador Operated DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Tempus Air	OB	TEM		Hamilton	1985 – 1988 Operated Convair 580
Terr Air				Ross River	1973 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, F-11 Husky, Hughes 500
Terra Surveys				Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier	1966 – 1972 Reorganized in Geoterrex, acquired by Cargaard Aviation
The Sarcee Club				Calgary	1971 – 1972 Operated a single Vickers 757 Viscount
Thomas Cook Airlines Canada	MT	TCX	KESTREL	Montreal, Quebec	2010 - 2013 Ended contract with Jazz
Thunderbird Airlines					1965 – 1971 Merged with Northern Mountain Airlines to form Northern Thunderbird Air Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessnas
Timberline Air		TMR	TIMBER	Chilliwack	1998 – 1998 Operated Beech King Air
Time Air	KI	TAF	TIME AIR	Lethbridge	1966 - 1993 To Canadian Regional Airlines
Timmins Aviation				Montreal	1960 – 1962 Operated Beech 18, Beech Bonanza, Piaggio P.136 Royal Gull, de Havilland Dove
TK Air Charters				Prince Rupert	1995 – 2003 Operated Piper Navajo, Cessna 150, Cessna 337
Torontair		TOR	TORONTAIR	Buttonville	1963 – 1979 Established as Gillies Flying Service Renamed Torontair Operated Beech King Air, Beech 99, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Toronto Helicopters				Toronto	? – 1979 Merged with Okanagan Helicopters and Sealand Helicopters to form Canadian Helicopters
Trans Canada Couriers				Montréal Trudeau	1960 – 1973 Acquired by Purolator Inc. and renamed Purolator Courier Corporation Operated Boeing 727, DC-9
Trans Fair				Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan	1978 – 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3, Beech 18, Convair 240
Trans North Air				Whitehorse	1967 – 1979 Operated Douglas C-47D
Trans North Turbo Air				Whitehorse	1967 – 1979 Renamed Trans North Helicopters Operated Cessna 402
Trans Provincial Air Carriers				Whitehorse	1960 – 1974 Renamed Trans Provincial Airlines (TPA)
Trans Provincial Airlines (TPA)	CD	TDY		Prince Rupert	1974 – 1993 Established as Trans Provincial Air Carriers Acquired by Harbour Air Seaplanes
Trans-Canada Air Lines				Montréal Saint-Hubert	1937 – 1965 Now Air Canada Operated Lockheed L-1049C
Trans-Gaspesian Air Lines				Sept-Îles	1951 – 1966 Operated L.10 Electra, Beech 18, G-44 Widgeon, DHC-2 Beaver, Piper Apache, Cessna 180
Trans-Labrador Airlines				Schefferville	1956 – 1963 Operated PBY Catalina, C-46, C-47
Trans-Mountain Air Service				Campbell River	1968 – 1973 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Transair	TZ	TTZ		Winnipeg Richardson	1956 – 1979 Founded by the merger of Central Northern Airways and Arctic Wings; acquired by Pacific Western Airlines in 1979
Transport Aerien Sept-Iles				Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan	1972 – 1983 Renamed Trans Fair Operated DC-3, DC-4, Convair 240
Transport des Monts Aviation				Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Aerodrome	1979 – 1988 Operated Douglas C-47
Transwest Air	9T	ABS	ATHABASKA	Prince Albert	2000– 2021
Trillium Air		XXX	N	Waterloo	1999 – 2002 Operated Jetstream 31
Trippier Air Service				Ear Falls Water Aerodrome	1984 – 2005 Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Trinity Helicopters				Yellowknife	???? – 2013 Acquired by the Ledcor Group and rebranded as Summit Helicopters
Triton Airlines		DRC	TRITON AIR	St. John's	1993 – 1994 Founded by Jason and Javis Roberts Operated Boeing 737
Triumph Airways		TUI		Oshawa	2005 – 2011 Established as Enterprise Air in 1993 Operated Basler BT-67
Tyee Airways	6T	TYE	TYEE AIR	Sechelt	1961 – 1992 Operated BN Islander, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
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United Air Transport					1933 – 1939 Renamed Yukon Southern Air Transport Operated Ford Trimotor
Universal Helicopters				St. John's	1963 – 2020
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Vacationair	VN	VAC	VACATIONAIR	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 1990 Established as Gray Coach Lines
Val Air	VK			Montréal Trudeau	2003 – 2004
Venture Air				Thompson	1995 – 2004 Renamed Central Flyway Air
Vic Turner Ltd					1966 – 1971 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
Victoria Flying Services				Victoria Water Aerodrome	1959 – 1970 Founded by William Sylvester Acquired by Nils Christensen Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Vision Airways Corporation	V6	VSN	VISION	Timmins	? – 1994
Vistajet	5V	VJT	VISTA	Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor	1997 – 1997
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Wabusk Air	WU	WABUSK		Moosonee	1997 – 2019 Air operator's certificate cancelled by Transport Canada Operated Beech 90, Beech King Air, Piper Navajo As of March 2023 there are five aircraft still registered to 164061 BC Ltd.
Waglisla Air (Wagair)	3V	SEH	SEA HAWK	Vancouver	1982 – 1995 Went in receivership Operated Piper Navajo, Beech 99, FH-227
Wagner Aviation				Kingston Norman Rogers	1968 – 1974 Operated Beech 18, BN Islander, Cessna 150, Cessna Skyhawk, Cessna 402
Wardair	WD	WDA	WARDAIR	Edmonton	1952 – 1990 Established as Polaris Charter Company at Yellowknife in 1946 Acquired by Canadian Airlines
Waweig Air				Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome	2001 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter
West Coast Air	8O	YWZ	COAST AIR	Vancouver Harbour	1996 – 2015 Floatplanes, scheduled and charters service Acquired by Harbour Air Seaplanes in 2010
West Coast Air Services					1978 – 1980 Established as Gilbert's Flying Service in 1931 To Air BC Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter
WestCan International Airlines				Edmonton	2007 – 2010 Operated Boeing 727-100C
West Wind Aviation		WEW	WESTWIND	Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker	1983 – 2021 Scheduled passenger service, charters, MEDIVAC (air ambulance).
Western Canada Airways				Lac du Bonnet	1926 – 1930 To Canadian Airways
Western Express Airlines		WES	WESTEX	Vancouver	1994 – 2006 Established as Aviation Business Flights Operated Super King Air, Cessna Caravan, Fairchild F-27, IAI Westwind, Learjet 31A, Swearingen Merlin II
Western Straits Air				Campbell River Water Aerodrome	1986 – 1996 Acquired by CoVal Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185
Westinghouse Airways				Victoria	1945 – 1954 To B.C. Air Lines Operated Republic Seabee, Luscombe 8
WestJet Link	8P	PCO	PASCO	Calgary	2018 – 2024 Merged back into WestJet Encore Operated Saab 340
Westpoint Airlines		WTP	WESTPOINT	Calgary	2003 – 2004 Renamed Regional 1 Airlines Operated Dash-8, DHC-6 Twin Otter
Wheeler Airlines (1938)				Montréal Saint-Hubert	1938 – 1960 Founded by Tom Wheeler Established as Gray Rocks Air Service in 1921 Renamed Wheeler Airlines (1960) Heavy transport division to Nordair Operated Beech 18, Boeing-Stearman 75, C-46, C-47, Cessna 180, Grumman Avenger, Westland Whirlwind
Wheeler Airlines (1960)				Montréal Saint-Hubert	1960 – 1967 Founded by Tom Wheeler Established as Wheeler Airlines (1938) in 1921 Taken over by Nordair
Whitehorse Flying Services				Whitehorse	1949 – 1954 Bush plane service To Central British Columbia Airlines Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Noorduyn Norseman
Whiteshell Air Service				Lac du Bonnet (North) Water Aerodrome	1968 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter
Wild Country Airways				Red Lake Water Aerodrome	1996 – 2006 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman
Wilderness Seaplanes				Bella Coola	1959 – 1998 Merged into Pacific Coastal Airlines Operated Beech King Air, BN Islander, Piper Navajo
Windoak Air Service				Vancouver	1982 – 1993 Renamed Harbour Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver
Wings					1942 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines
Winnport	W8	WNT		Winnipeg Richardson	1998 – 2002 Winnipeg-based air cargo company flying to China Renamed Cargojet Airways Operated Boeing 727
World-Wide Airways				Montréal Trudeau	1947 – 1966 Founded by Donald McVicar Operated C-46, C-47, C-54, L-1049
Worldways Canada	WG	WWC	WORLDWAYS CANADA	Toronto Pearson	1973 – 1991 Registered in Nova Scotia in 1985 Operated Douglas DC-8
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Yellow Bird Air				Vancouver	1968 – 1984 Acquired by Burrard Air Operated Douglas DC-3
Yellowknife Airways				Vancouver	1949 – 1951 Founded by Maxwell William Ward and George Pigeon Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Yukon Airways & Exploration Company				Dawson City	1927 – 1929
Yukon Southern Air Transport					1939 – 1942 Established as United Air Transport Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Ford Trimotor
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Zip	3J	WZP	ZIPPER	Calgary	2002 – 2004 Operations return to regular Air Canada routes
Zoom Airlines	Z4	OOM	ZOOM	Ottawa	2002 – 2008 Named acquired for the new XPO Airlines in 2009