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
A
Abbotsford Air Services		ABE	ABBY AIR	Abbotsford	???? – ????^[3]
Adastra Aviation		ADD	ADASTRA	Abbotsford	^[4]
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^[5]
Aero Bee Airlines				Montréal Trudeau	2012 – 2012 Founded by Russ Payson Operated Boeing 737 800^[6]
Aéro Golfe					1988 – 2000 Renamed Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[7]
Aero Link				Toronto Pearson	1997 – 2000 Operated Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, Piper Twin Comanche^[8]
AeroTaxi		QAT	AIR QUASAR	Québec City	1990 – 1992^[9]
Aero Trades Western	VM	ATW	AERO TRADES	Winnipeg Richardson	1979 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-4, Convair 580, Fokker F-27^[10]
Aerokon Aviation				Whitehorse	1984 – 2004 Operated DHC-3 Otter^[11]
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 toAir Nova
Air Alliance					2002 – 2006^[12]
Air Alma	QB	AAJ	AIR ALMA	Alma	1980 – 2002 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Piper Navajo^[13] Established as Alma Air Services
Air Amos				Amos	1964 – 1964^[14]
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,^[15]
Air Baffin		BFF	AIR BAFFIN	Iqaluit	1990 – 1997 Renamed Air Nunavut
Air BC	ZX	ABL	AIRCOACH	Vancouver	1980 – 1987 ToAir Canada Connector
Air Bras D’Or		BRL	BRASD'OR		1986 – 1987 Operated Twin Otter^[16]
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 Jazz	QK	JZA	JAZZ	Halifax	2001 – 2011 Renamed Air Canada Express^[17]
Air Canada Regional	QK	ARN		Halifax	2001 – 2002 Renamed 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^[18]
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^[19]
Air Commonwealth Alberta				Edmonton	1969 – 1979 Operated DC-3^[20]
Air Dogrib				Yellowknife Water Aerodrome	1978 – 1982 Operated Floatplane^[21]
Air Dorval		ADT	AIR DORVAL	Dorval	???? – ????^[22]
Air Fecteau	JG	AFH	FECTO	Senneterre	1936 – 1967 Merged with La Sarre Air Services to form Propair^[23]
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^[24] Subsidiary of Air Canada Express
Air Integra		AII	INTEGRA	Halifax	1987 – 1993 Operated Cessna 414^[25]
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 ToSkyjet MG^[26]
Air Link Express		FSR			1979 – 1999^[27]
Air Madeleine		MLN	AIR MADELEINE	Rimouski	1982 – 1996^[28]
Air Manan					1994 – 2005^[29]
Air Manitoba	7N	NAM	MANITOBA	Winnipeg Lyncrest	1990 – 1994 Established as Northland Air Manitoba Operated C-46, DC-3, HS 748, Dash 8^[30]
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^[31]
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^[32]
Air Muskoka		AMS	AIR MUSKOKA	Muskoka	1975 – 2004^[33]
Air Niagara	NX			St. Catharines Niagara	1986 – 1994 Operated Convair 580, Fokker F28^[34]
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^[35]
Air Norterra	3F	ANX	NORTERRA	Yellowknife	1998 – Renamed Canadian North^[36]
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 ToAir Canada JazzasAir Canada Connector
Air Ottawa				Ottawa	1990 – 1998 Operated Piper Seneca, Piper Chieftain^[37]
Air Park Aviation		APA	CAN-AM		1981 – 1982 Exploration charter work Operated DHC-3 Otter^[38]
Air Saguenay				Chutes-des-Passes, Lac Sébastien	1960 – 2019 Regional, charters, floatplanes^[39]
Air Sandy		SNY	AIR SANDY		1990s – ? Operated Piper Navajo^[40]
Air Sask	7W	ASK	AIR SASK	Saskatoon	1991 – 2000 Established as La Ronge Aviation in 1958. Merged with Athabaska Airways to form Transwest Air^[41]
Air Satellite	6O	ASJ	SATELLITE	Baie-Comeau	1968 – 2008 ToExact Air
Air Schefferville	9V	ASF	SCHEFF	Schefferville	1981 – 2004 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Beech 99^[42]
Air Southwest		ASW	AIR SOUTHWEST	Chilliwack	1983 – 2005
Air Toronto	CS	CNE	CONNECTOR	Toronto Pearson	1984 – 1992 Established as Commuter Express ToAir Canada Connector Operated Jetstream 31^[43]
Air Wemindji		W9M			1987 – 2003^[44]
Air West				Nanaimo Harbour	1970s Operated DHC-2 Beaver
Air West		AWT	AIR WEST		1982 – 2005^[45]
Air Windsor				Windsor	1970 – 1979 Established as Gordon Airways in 1963^[46]
Airco Charters				Edmonton City Centre	1987 – 2012 Operated Piper Navajo^[47]
AirGava		AGV	AIR GAVA	Schefferville	1973 – 1981 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, C-47^[48]
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 ToAir Canada Regional Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[49]
Aklavik Flying Services				Aklavik	1947 – 1976 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Aeronca Champion, Piper Super Cruiser, Waco Standard^[50]
Alberta Citylink		ABK	ALBERTA CITYLINK	Medicine Hat	1996 – 2004 Owned by Bar XH Air
Alberta Express					1986 – 1986 Renamed Alta Flights^[51]
Alberta Northern Airlines				Calgary	1981 – 1989^[52]
Alert Bay Air Services	BF				1958 – 1978 Renamed Gulf Air Aviation^[53]
Algoma Airways		AGG	ALGOMA	Sault Ste. Marie	1970s – 1990s Operated Piper Super Cub, King Air 200^[54]^[55]
All West Freight					1996 – 2012^[56]
AllCanada Express		CNX	CANEX	Toronto Pearson	1992 – 2005
Alma Air Services				Alma	1960 – 1980 Established as Metrolitan Air Services in 1959 Renamed Air Alma^[57]
Alpenglow Aviation				Golden	1999 – 2010 Scenic tours and charter flights Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna 185, Cessna 206^[58]
Alta Flights	AL	ALZ		Edmonton	1986 – 2014 Established as Alberta Express ToSunwest Aviation
Amigo Airways				Vancouver	1999 – 2006 Acquired by Seair Seaplanes^[59]
Amos Air Service				Amos	1934 – 1940 Operated Curtiss Robin C-1^[60]
Angus Aviation		AZZ	ANGUS		1970s – 1990s Operated King Air A100^[61]
Antarctic Airways					1987 – 1988 Operated one DC-4, two DHC-6 Twin Otter Flights to and onward Antarctica^[62]
Arctic Air				Fort Simpson	1964 – 1974 Renamed Simpson Air Operated DC-3, Beech King Air^[63]
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^[64]
Arrow Airways				The Pas	1935 – 1942 Founded by Jack Hone To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fokker Universal^[65]
Ashuanipi Aviation				Wabush	1975 – 2006 Merged to Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver floatplane^[66]
Associated Air Lines				Vancouver	1952 – 1953^[67]
Associated Air Taxi					1956 – 1953 Founded by Robert B. Gayer Amalgamated with Port Alberni Airways in 1948 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines^[68]
Associated Airways					1955 – 1955 Acquired by Pacific Western Airlines Operated Avro York, Lockheed 14 Super Electra^[69]
Associated Helicopters				Vancouver	1961 – 1979 Subsidiary of Associated Airways Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47^[70]
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^[71]
Atlantair		ATB	STARLITE		1981 – 1981^[72]
Atlantic Central Airlines	CN				1960 – 1979 Operated C-49 Skytrain^[73]
Atlantic Island Airways	UZ	AIW	TARTAN	Summerside	1994 – 1995 Operated Fokker F28^[74]
Atlas Aviation					1947 – 1972 Renamed Kenting Aviation Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[75]
Atonabee Airways					1971 – 1979 Renamed Air Atonabee^[76]
Austin Airways		AAW	AUSTIN	Timmins	1934 – 1987 ToAir Ontario
Aviation Boreal					1989 – 2004 Operated DC-3, Piper Navajo^[77]
Aviation Business Flights				Vanvouver	1985 – 1994 Renamed WestEx^[78]
Aviation Quebec Labrador	QC	QLA	QUEBEC LABRADOR	Sept-Îles	1983 – 2003 Operated Embraer Bandeirante^[79]
Avionair		ANU	AVIONAIR		1981 – 1999 Operated Piper Navajo Chieftain Renamed Starlink Aviation^[80]
Awood Air	8D	AWO	AWOOD AIR	Victoria	1962 – 2000 Operated HS 748, Beech King Air^[81]
B
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^[82]
B.C. Air Lines				Vancouver	1943 – 1969 Established as Westinghouse Airways Renamed PWA Operated Grumman Mallard, DHC-2 Beaver, Luscombe 8, Republic Seabee^[83]
B.C. Airways					1928 – 1933 Operated Ford Trimotor^[84]
B.N.P. Airways				Vancouver	1958 – 1964 Operated Grumman Goose^[85]
Bar XH Air		BXH	PALLISER	Medicine Hat	1974 – 2012 Merged to Integra Air^[86]
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^[87]
Bay Chaleur Air	VY			Bathurst	2002 – 2002 Operated Beech 1900D^[88]
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^[89]
Beaver Air Services				The Pas	1982 – 2006 Renamed Missinippi Airways Operated Cessna Caravan^[90]
Bella Coola Air				Bella Coola	1996 – 2017 Charter operations^[91]
Big River Air					1984 – 2007 Renamed Air Roberval.^[92]
Big Salmon Air					1988 – 2006^[93]
BMR Aviation				Langley	1980 – 2005 Operated DC-7^[94]
Boreal Airways					1947 – 1957 Merged with Mont Laurier Aviation to form Nordair^[95]
Bow Helicopters				Calgary	1971 – 1979 Established as Bullock Helicopters Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell Helicopters, Aérospatiale Alouettes^[96]
Bradley Air Services	7F	FAB	FIRST AIR	Carp	1946 – 1996 Renamed/merged to First Air^[97]
Bradley Air Services		BAR	BRADLEY		2004 – 2006^[98]
British Columbia Air Lines				Vancouver	1943 – 1970 Operated Grumman Goose, Stinson 108, DHC-2 Beaver^[99]
British Columbia Airways				Vancouver	1927 – 1928 Operated Ford Trimotor which crashed on 25 August 1928^[100]
Brock Air Services		BRD	BROCK AIR	Kingston Rogers	1978 – ???? Charters and Medevac^[101]
Brooker-Wheaton Aviation		BWB	BROOKER-WHEATON	Edmonton	1970 – 1992 Renamed Morningstar Air Express
Buffalo Narrows Airways				Buffalo Narrows	1976 – 1977 Renamed Courtesy Air^[102]
Bullock Helicopters				Calgary	1964 – 1967 Founded by Bruce and Evan James Bullock Operated Bell 47G, Bell 204 Rebranded to Bow Helicopters^[103]
Burrard Air	6E	BXA	BURRARD	Vancouver	1982 – 1986 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter^[104]
Business Flights	CZ	BFA	CHINOOKAIR		1978 – 2000 Established as Chinook Air^[105]
Bute Air				Vancouver	???? – ???? Operated BN Islander, Piper Cheyenne, Piper Navajo^[106]
Buzzard Air					1984 – 1990^[107]
C
Calumet Air Service				Saskatoon	1935 – 1980 Founded by Paul and Nick Jankovich ToAir BC Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver^[108]
Campbell Air					1981 – 1997^[109]
CanAC			CANAIR	Toronto Pearson	1989 – 1997
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^[110]
Canada Trans-Continental Airways					1927 – 1928^[111]
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 ToAir 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 defuct they were later rebranded as a Canadian company, Colonial Airlines Operated Fairchild FC-2
Canadian Metro Airlines				London	1938 – 1975 ToPropair Operated Dash 8^[112]
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 ToAir Canada Connector
Canadian Transcontinental Airways				Montreal Saint-Hubert	1927 – 1938 Operated the first Post Office air mail delivery^[113]
Canadian Western Airlines	W2	CWA	CANADA WESTERN	Vancouver	2001 – 2004 Operated Swearingen Metroliner, Cessna 401^[114]
CanAir Cargo		CWW	CANAIR		1990 – 1997 Acquired by Royal Airlines Operated Convair 580, Short 330^[115]
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^[116]
Capreol and Austin Air Services				Toronto Bishop	1934 – 1934 Founded by Jack and Chuck Austin Renamed Austin Airways^[117]
Cargaard Aviation				Ottawa	1988 – 2002 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Fugro Aviation Canada Operated CASA C-212^[118]
Cargo North				Thunder Bay	2012 – 2015 Renamed North Star Air
Carl Millard				Toronto Pearson	1954 – 1962 Renamed Millardair^[119]
Carter Air Services					1962 – 1999^[120]
Cassidair Services					1956 – 1965 Renamed Pacific Coastal Airlines^[121]
Centennial Airlines		CNS	CENTENNIAL		2004 – 2004^[122]
Central Air Transport				Sioux Lookout	1978 – 1996 Renamed Gold Belt Air Transport Operated DHC-3 Otter^[123]
Central Airways		CEN	CENTRAL AIRWAYS		1961 – 1961^[124]
Central British Columbia Airlines				Prince George	1946 – 1953 Renamed Pacific Western Airlines^[125]
Central Canada Air Lines				Kenora	1926 – 1926 Operated Curtiss HS^[126]
Central Northern Airways					1947 – 1956 Merged with Arctic Wings to form Transair^[127]
Chaparal Charters				Montréal Trudeau	1982 – 1984 Acquired by Air Inuit Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, DC-3^[128]
Cherry Red Airline				Prince Albert	1928 – 1932
Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation		DES	CHILCOTIN	Williams Lake	1977 – 1992 Operated BN Islander^[129]
Chimo Air Service				Red Lake	1994 – 2018 Operated Beech D18S, Cessna 180, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-3-T Turbo-Otter, Noorduyn Norseman^[130]
Citizen Airways		VAX	VANTAGE		???? – ????^[131]
City Express	OU	OUL	CITY EXPRESS	Peterborough	1971 – 1991 Established as Air Atonabee in 1971
Coast Western Airlines					1988 – 2004^[132]
Coastal Cargo					1955 – 1959 Operated C-46^[133]
Colibri Aviation		CAE	HUMMINGBIRD		1970s – 1980s Operated Cessna Citation I^[134]^[135]
Collingwood Air		BLE	BLUEBIRD		1988 – 1996 Established as Collingwood Aviation Centre Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[136]
Colonial Airlines				Montreal	1942 – 1956 Formed from Canadian Colonial Airways Acquired by Eastern Air Lines
Commander Air Charter		CML	COMMANDAIR		???? – ???? Charter operator^[137]
Commando Air Transport				Red Lake	1996 – 2000 Operated C-46^[138]
Confortair		CON	CONFORT	Sept-Îles	1987 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo^[139]
Conifair Aviation	RO	ROY	CONIFAIR	Red Lake	1979 – 1992 Rename to Royal Airlines Operated Douglas C-54^[140]
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^[141]
Contact Airways				Fort McMurray	1961 – 1995 Renamed Air Mikisew^[142]
Corporate Express		CPB	PENTA	Calgary	1975 – 2009
Cougar Air		CAJ	COUGAR AIR		1978 – 1979^[143]
CoVal Air		CVL	COVAL	Campbell River	1982 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 185 Skywagon^[144]
Cree Airways		CRE	CREE AIR	Edmonton	???? – ???? Operated Cessna 421^[145]
Crownair		CRW	REGAL		1989 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8^[146]
Curtiss-Reid Flying Service				Saint-Félicien	1928 – 1950 Founded by Wilfrid Thomas Reid Operated Republic Seabee, Douglas C-54 1950 C-54 crash^[147]
Cypress Airlines	R6	CYS	SKYBIRD	Vancouver	1987 – 1997 Operated Convair 340^[148]
Cypress Jetprop Charter				Vancouver	1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 440, Hawker Siddeley HS.125, Convair R4Y^[149]
D
Deraps Aviation					1988 – 2011 Merged into Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter^[150]
Direquair				Chibougamau	1975 – 1981 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter^[151]
Discovery Air				Toronto Pearson	2006 – 2018 Founded by David Taylor^[152]
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^[153]
Dominion Pegasus Helicopters				King City	1973 – 1979 Merged into Okanagan Helicopters Operated Robinson R22^[154]
Dorval Air Transport					1954 – 1958 Engaged on Canadian Dew Line operations Operated Curtiss C-46, Douglas C-47^[155]
Downair					1973 – 1973 Operated Lockheed L-1049^[156]
E
Eagle Aviation				Silver Falls Water Aerodrome	1986 – 1995 Operated Beech D18S, DHC-3 Otter^[157]
Earlton Airways				Earlton	1969 – 1998 Third-level carrier Operated Swearingen Merlin, Piper Navajo^[158]
Eastern Canada Air Lines				Moncton	1936 – 1938
Eastern Flying Service		SPR	SPEEDAIR		1956 – 1988 Acquired by Provincial Airlines^[159]
Eastern Provincial Airways	PV	EPA	PROVINCIAL	Gander	1949 – 1987 ToCanadian Airlines International
Eldorado Aviation				Edmonton	1978 – 1985 Operated C-46, C-47, C-54, Boeing 737^[160]
Eldorado Radium Silver Express				Edmonton City Centre Port Radium	1935 – 1982 ToEldorado Aviation
Enerjet	EG	ENJ	ENERJET AIR	Calgary	2009 – 2019 2021 Rebranded as Lynx Air^[161]
Enterprise Air					1993 – 2005 Renamed Triumph Airways Operated DC-3, Cessna 310, Piper Navajo^[162]
Expeditair					1988 – 1999 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[163]
Express Air		WEW		Saskatoon	2000 – 2020 Operated Beech 1900D^[164]
F
Fairchild Aerial Surveys					1922 – 1923 Founded by Sherman Fairchild Operated Fokker D.VII^[165]
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^[166]
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^[167]
FlyToo				Calgary	2017 – Never started^[168]
Forest Industries Flying Tankers (FIFT)					1959 – 1962 Operated 4 Martin JRM Mars^[169]
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^[170]
Futura Airlines		FUT	FUTURA		1975 – 1979 Operated Aero Commander 680, Douglas C-47^[171]
G
Gagnon Air Service					1969 – 1970 Merged with Saguenay Air Service to form Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 180, DHC-2 Beaver^[172]
Gander Aviation		GAN	GANAIR	Gander	1960 – 1979 Founded by William Bennett Operated Beech Queen Air, DHC-3 Otter^[173]
Garrison Aviation		AHM	AIR HURON		1976 – 1979^[174]
Gateway Aviation	WG			Edmonton City Centre	1952 – 1979 Operated DC-3, Convair 640, DHC Otter, Twin Otter, HS 748^[175]
Georgian Express					2004 – 2007 Acquired by Cargojet Operated Cessna Caravan, Beech 1900^[176]
Geoterrex				Ottawa	1972 – 1988 Established as Terra Surveys, rebranded Cargaard Aviation Operated PBY Catalina, DHC-3 Otter, CASA C-212, Cessna 404^[177]^[178]
Gilbert's Flying Service					1931 – 1932 Renamed West Coast Air Services^[179]
Gillies Flying Service				Buttonville	1948 – 1963 Renamed Toronto Airways^[180]
Ginger Coote Airways					1938 – 1942 Acquired by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Operated Fairchild 51, Noorduyn Norseman^[181]^[182]
Globemaster Air Cargo	G5			Edmonton St. Albert	2003 – 2004
GoAir Citylink					1998 – 2011 Operated Embraer Brasilia^[183]
Gogal Air Services				Snow Lake Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2012 Operated Noorduyn Norseman^[184]
Gold Belt Air Transport		GBT	GOLDBELT	Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1988 – 1997 Operated BN Islander, DHC-3 Otter^[185]
Golden Voyagairs					1971 – 1973 Operated Douglas DC-6B Travel club^[186]
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^[187]
Gordon Airways					1961 – 1970 Renamed Air Windsor Operated Cessna 150, Cessna 172, Piper Pacer, Piper Aztec^[188]
Grand Island Aviation					1986 – 2000 Acquired by Air Saguenay Operated Cessna 185^[189]
Gray Rocks Air Service				Montreal Saint-Hubert	1921 – 1938 Founded by Tom Wheeler Renamed Wheeler Airlines^[190]
Great Lakes Air Service					1961 – 1967 Established as Great Lakes Airlines Renamed Air Ontario^[191]
Great Lakes Airlines				Sarnia Chris Hadfield	1967 – 1981 ToAir Ontario^[192]
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^[193]
Great Western Airways					1928 – 1929 Founded by Emil Sick and Frederick McCall Absorbed Purple Label Airlines Operated Stinson Detroiter^[194]
Greater Toronto Airways				Toronto Bishop	2014 – 2018 Renamed FlyGTA Airlines^[195]
Green Airways				Red Lake	1950 – 2017 Founded by G.H. Green Operated floatplane DHC-3 Otter, Noorduyn Norseman^[196]
Greyhound Air				Winnipeg Richardson	1996 - 1997 Rebranded to KF Cargo in 2015
Gulf Air Aviation					1978 – 1980 Established as Alert Bay Air Services ToAir BC^[197]
H
Haida Airlines				Vancouver	1980 – 1980 ToAir BC^[198]
Hanna Air				Silva Bay	1997 – 1997 Founded by Mark Segar Renamed Pacific Spirit Air^[199]
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^[200]
Hawkair	BH	BHA	HAWKAIR	Terrace-Kitimat	1994 – 2016 Regional airline On November 18, 2016, declared bankruptcy and suspended operations^[201]
Helijet Airways				Vancouver	1986 – 2000 Renamed Helijet International^[202]
HMY Airways	HQ	HMY		Vancouver	2002 – 2004 Renamed Harmony Airways^[203]
Holidair		STP	STAMPEDE	Edmonton	1988 – 1990 Operated DC-8-50, Lockheed Tristar^[204]
Hollinger Ungava Transport				Dorval	1948 – 1954 Operated Douglas C-47A, Curtiss C-46,^[205] PBY Catalina,^[206] Gulfstream I,^[207] DHC-2 Beaver
Hooker Air Service	HS			Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1970 – 1979 Operated Beech D18S,^[208] Bellanca Aircruiser,^[209] DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter
Horne Air				Hornepayne Water Aerodrome	1981 – 2013 Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[210]^[211]
Hudson Bay Air Transport				Flin Flon	1939 – 1982 Operated Grumman Mallard^[212]
I
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^[213]
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^[214]
Inter City Airways				Oshawa	1986 – 1986 Operated HS 748^[215]
Inter-Canadien	ND	ICN	INTER-CANADIEN	Montréal Trudeau	1986 – 1999 ToCanadian Airlines International
International Jet Air	E6			Calgary	1971 – 1977 Wholly-owned Allarco subsidiary Operated Douglas C-47A, Lockheed L-188 Electra, Jet Commander^[216]
Interprovincial Airlines					1995 – 1998 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[217]
Island Express Air		IAX	ABBY AIR	Abbotsford	2009-2020
Island Valley Airways				Langley	1998 – 1999 Founded by Brent Kerr Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[218]
Island Westair					1998 – 2005^[219]
J
Jackson Air Services		JCK	JACKSON		???? – ???? Operated DHC-3 Otter, Piper Navajo^[220]
Jetall	8J	JTL	FIREFLY		1987 – 1996^[221]
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^[222]^[223]
Juan Air		WON	JUAN AIR	Victoria	1972 – 2007 Acquired by Pacific Sky Aviation Operated Piper Navajo^[224]
K
Kamloops Air Service				Kamloops	early 1950s Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines^[225]
Kasper Aviation				Thunder Bay	2015 – 2016 Charter carrier^[226]
KD Air	XC	KDC	KAY DEE	Qualicum Beach	1990 – 2019 Charter carrier Operated Piper Navajo^[227]
Keir Air Transport					1967 – 1969 Renamed Air Commonwealth Alberta Operated Douglas C-47A^[228]
Kelner Airways		FKL	KELNER	Pickle Lake	1989 – 1993 Cargo and passengers carrier Renamed Wasaya Airways Operated DHC-3 Otter, Hawker Siddeley HS 748^[229]
Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter	KW	KFA	FLIGHTCRAFT	Kelowna	1974 – 2015 Rebranded to KF Cargo Operated Convair 580^[230]
Kenting Atlas Aviation					1972 – 1975 Acquired by Kenn Borek Air Operated Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[231]
Keystone Air Service	BZ	KEE	KEYSTONE	Winnipeg St. Andrews	1985 – 2015 Operating certificate suspended, closed and liquidated assets.^[232]
Keywinds Air				Little Grand Rapids	2001 – 2004 Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[233]^[234]
Klahanie Air				Fort Langley	1976 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[235]^[236]
Knee Lake Air Service				Knee Lake	1988 – 2005 Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[237]
Knighthawk Air Express	4I	KNX	KNIGHT FLIGHT	Calgary	1993 – 2005 Operated Dassault Falcon 20
Kootenay Airways				Cranbrook	1986 – 2003 Operated Cessna 180^[238]
Kootenay Direct Airlines				Nelson	2006 – 2009 Charters^[239]
L
La Loche Airways				La Loche	2005 – 2006 Operated Beech King Air, Piper PA-31^[240]
La Ronge Aviation				La Ronge	1960 – 1991 Renamed Air Sask Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter, Cessna 180, Cessna 185^[241]
La Sarre Air Services				La Sarrre	1946 – 1961 Merged with Air Fecteau to form Propair Operated DHC-4 Caribou^[242]
Labrador Air Safari					1974 – 2006 Acquired by Air Saguenay^[243]
Labrador Airways	WJ	LAL	LAB AIR	Goose Bay	1971 – 1989 Renamed Air Labrador^[244]
Lac Saint-Jean Aviation					1966 – 1972 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Alouette II^[245]
Lamb Air				The Pas	1934 – 1981 Operated C-46
Lariviere Air Services				Schefferville	1961 – 1973 Renamed AirGava Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[246]
Latham Island Airways				Yellowknife Water Aerodrome	1988 – 1991^[247] ToAir Tindi
Laurentian Air Services				Schefferville	1936 – 1998 Operated DC-3, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[248]
Laurentide Air Services				Angliers	1922 – 1925 Operated Vickers Viking, Curtiss HS^[249]^[250]
Laval Aviation				Laval	1980 – 2010 Operated DHC-3^[251]
Leavens Bros Air Services				Barker Field	1935 – 1958 Renamed Leavens Bros in 1953^[252]
Lethbridge Air Services				Lethbridge	1966 – 1969 Founded by Stubb Ross Renamed Time Air Operated Piper Cub, Beech 18^[253]
Lethbridge Aircraft Company				Lethbridge	1920 – 1922 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Curtiss JN-4 Canuk^[254]
Lethbridge Commercial Airways				Lethbridge	1927 – 1928 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1^[255]
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^[256]
Lome Airways					1948 – 1959 Operated Avro 689 Tudor 5, DHC-2 Beaver^[257]
Lynx Air	Y9	DAT	DAUNTLESS	Calgary	Apr 2022 - Feb 2024 Successor to Enerjet. Filed for creditor protection^[258]^[259]
M
M&C Aviation				Prince Albert	1930 – 1947 ToNorcanair (Saskatchewan Government Airways)
Mackenzie Air				Edmonton	1975 – 1979 Charter carrier Operated BN Islander^[260]
MacKenzie Air Services				Edmonton City Centre	1932 – 1942 ToCanadian 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^[261]
Maple Air Services		MAD	MAPLE AIR	Maple	? – 1987 Operated Piper Cherokee^[262]
Maritime Central Airways				Moncton	1941 – 1963 Nordair was a subsidiary Operated DC-4
Maritime Global Airways		MGM		Halifax	1996 – 1997 Operated Convair 580^[263]
Matane Air Services				Matane	1947 – 1965 Acquired by Quebecair Operated Lockheed 10 Electra, DC-3^[264]
May Airlines					1919 – 1924^[265]
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^[266]
Metrolitan Air Services				Alma	1959 – 1960 Renamed Alma Air Services^[267]
Miksoo Aviation				Meadow Lake	1975 – 1979 Operated Beech 18^[268]
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^[269]
Minto Airways				Edmonton	1982 – 1986 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Beech D18S^[270]
Miramichi Air Service		MIR	MIRAMICHI	Douglastown Airfield	1970 – 1975 Aerial spraying Operated Grumman TBF Avenger^[271]
Mober Aviation				Drummondville	1970 – 1984 Operated DHC Beaver, C-47^[272]
Mont Laurier Aviation				Roberval	1947 – 1957 Merged with Boreal Airways to form Nordair Operated DC-3, DC-4^[273]
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^[274]
Montreal Air Services				Montreal	1955 – 1978 Operated PBY Catalina, C-46, DC-3, Super Constellation^[275]
Montreal & Dominion Skyways				Montreal	1935 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines^[276]
Morgan Air Services					1983 – 2010 Operated Cessna 172, Cessna 401^[277]
N
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^[278]
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^[279]
Nav Air Charter		FCV		Victoria	1979 – 2005 Operated Mitsubishi MU-2, Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II^[280]
New Air & Tours				Calgary	2006 – 2008 Rebranded as Enerjet before starting^[281]
Newfoundland Aero Sales and Services				St. John's	1948 – 1949 Acquired by Eastern Provincial Airways^[282]
Newfoundland Air Transport				Deer Lake	1961 – 1979 Renamed Newfoundland & Labrador Air Transport^[283]
Newfoundland Airways				Gander	1948 – 1983 ToAir Labrador
NewLeaf	F8			Winnipeg	2016 – 2017 Acquired by Flair Air^[284]
NextJet Canada				Kitchener	2016 – 2016 Virtual carrier^[285]
Nipawin Air Services				Nipawin	1961 – 1979 Renamed Osprey Wings Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[286]
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^[287]
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^[288]
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^[289]
North Pacific Seaplanes				Prince Rupert Water Aerodrome	1995 – 2013 Operated DHC-3 Otter^[290]
North Vancouver Air	VL	NRV	NORVAN	Vancouver	1994 – 2003 Acquired by Regency Express Operated Aeronca Champion, Jetstream 31, Piper Navajo, Beech King Air^[291]
North-Wright Air				Norman Wells	1986 – 1998 Established as Nahanni Air Services Renamed North-Wright Airways^[292]
Northern British Columbia Air Service				Watson Lake	1936 – 1953 Renamed BC Yukon Air Service^[293]
Northern Dene Airways	U7	NKA	NORCANAIR	Prince Albert	1992 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech King Air, Swearingen Metroliner^[294]^[295]
Northern Hawk Aviation				Vancouver	2003 – 2005 Operated Piper Navajo, Beech King Air^[296]
Northern Mountain Airlines					1959 – 1979 Merged with Thunderbird Airlines to form NT Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Grumman Goose^[297]
Northern Sky Aviation				High Level	1989 – 2000^[298]
Northern Wings (Les Ailes du Nord)	WS			Sept-Îles	1946 – 1981 ToQuebecair Operated Douglas DC-3, Fokker Friendship, Hawker Siddeley HS 748^[299]
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^[300]
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^[301]
Northward Airlines	NN			Edmonton	1972 – 1980 Established as Northward Aviation in 1966. Operated Saunders ST-27, DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[302]
Northwest Territorial Airways (NWT Air)	NV	NWT	TERRITORIAL	Yellowknife	1962 – 1998 ToFirst Air Operated L-188 Electra
Northwinds Northern		NWN	NORTHWINDS		1988 – 1996 Operated BN Islander, Cessna 402, Piper Navajo, Piper Seneca^[303]
Notre-Dame Air Transport			GO PREMIUM		1958 – 1964 Operated Convair 340^[304]
Nunasi-Central Airlines		NUM	NUNASI	Kenora	1984 – 1987 Established as Ontario Central Airlines Renamed Nunasi-Northland Airlines Operated DC-3^[305]
O
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^[306]
Okanagan Air Services				Kelowna	1947 – 1949 Renamed Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell 47^[307]
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^[308]
Ontario Central Airlines		NUN	NUNASI	Kenora	1947 – 1984^[309] Renamed Nunasi-Central Airlines in 1984 then Nunasi-Northland Airlines in 1987
Ontario Express	9X	OEL	PARTNER	Toronto Pearson	1988 – 1998 ToAir Canada Regional
Ontario Northern Airways				Jellicoe	1960 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter^[310]
Ontario Worldair				Toronto Pearson	1978 – 1981 Operated Boeing 707^[311]
Orca Airways	OR	ORK	ORCA	Vancouver	2005 – 2018 Scheduled passenger service, charters Operated Piper Navajo^[312]
Osnaburgh Airways				Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome	1986 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter^[313]
Otonabee Airways	OU	OUL		Peterborough	1971 – 1980 Founded by Joseph Csumrick Renamed Air Atonabee Operated Saunders ST-27^[314]
Owen Sound Air Services				Toronto Pearson	1973 – 1984 Acquired by Soundair Operated DC-3^[315]
P
Pacific Airways					1925 – 1928 Founded by D. R. MacLaren on 10 February 1925 Acquired by Western Canada Airways on 1 May 1928^[316]
Pacific Coastal Airlines	PG			Nanaimo	1960 – 1980 Operated BN Islander, DC-3^[317]
Pacific Spirit Air					1997 – 2001 Established as Hanna Air^[318]
Pacific Western Airlines	PA	PWA	PAC WEST	Vancouver	1946 – 1987 ToCanadian Airlines Operated DC-3
Pacific Wings Airlines					2004 – 2006 Acquired by West Coast Air Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[319]
Parsons Air Services					1974 – 1989 Operated Beech D18S^[320]
Parsons Airways				Kenora	1952 – 1979 Acquired Johanneson Flying Services and renamed Kenora Air Service Operated Cessna 170, Cessna 180^[321]
Parsons Airways Northern		FAP		Flin Flon	1955 – 1984 Operated U-1 Otter, DHC-3 Otter^[322]
Pat Bay Air				Victoria Water Aerodrome	2005 – 2015 Floatplane charters^[323]
Patricia Airways and Exploration				Sioux Lookout	1926 – 1928 Founded by H.A. Oaks, G.A. Thompson, S. Tomlinson Renamed Patricia Airways^[324]^[325]
Peace Air				Sioux Lookout	1968 – 2007 Established as Peace River Air Services in 1962 Operated BN Islander, Jetstream 31^[326]
Pegasus Airlifts				Malton	1962 – 1973 Merged with Dominion Helicopters in 1973 to form Dominion Pegasus Helicopters Operated Bell 47J, Bell 206^[327]
Pem-Air	PD	PEM	PEM-AIR	Pembroke	1970 – 2002
Peninsula Air Services				Hamilton	1965 – 1979^[328]
Peregrine Air Charter				Vancouver	1987 – 1998 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Fokker F28^[329]
Plumridge Air					2006 – 2017 Operated seaplane DHC-2 Beaver^[330]
Points North Air Services				Points North	1988 – 2003 Operated DHC-3 Otter, C-47, Cessna 402, Cessna Caravan^[331]
Points of Call Canada	PM	PTS	POINTSCALL	Edmonton	1988 – 1990 Operated Douglas DC-8^[332]
Polaris Charter Company				Yellowknife	1946 – 1953 Founded by Maxwell W. Ward Operated DH.83 Fox Moth ToWardair^[333]
Port Alberni Airways				Yellowknife	1947 – 1948 Founded by Jack Moul and Slim Knights Merged into Associated Air Taxi^[334]
Powell Air		PWL	POWELL AIR	Powell River	1975 – 1987 Merged with Air BC to form Pacific Coastal Airlines Operated Convair 440
Powell River Airways				Vancouver	1959 – 1965 Renamed Airwest Airlines Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[335]
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^[336]
Premair					1992 – 1992 Operated Piper Navajo^[337]
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^[338] Absorbed by West Wind Aviation^[339]
Prospecting Airways					1928 – 1929 Aerial prospecting^[340]
Provincial Airlines	PB	SPR	SPEEDAIR	St. John's	1980 – 2016 Rebranded as PAL Airlines^[341]
Provincial Express		PRV	PROVINCAIL	St. John's	1988 – 2005 Operated Cessna Caravan^[342]
Ptarmigan Airways	5P	PTA	PTARMIGAN	Yellowknife	1965 – 1995 Acquired by First Air Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[343]
Purple Label Airlines					1928 – 1928 Absorbed by Great Western Airways Operated Stinson Detroiter^[344]
Q
Quebec Airways					1935 – 1942 Operated Boeing 247, de Havilland Dragon, Fairchild 71 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines^[345]
Quebec Aviation		QBC	QUEBEC AVIATION		1979 – 1987 Establish as Northwestern Airways, to Inter-Canadien^[346]
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^[347]
R
Rainy Lake Airways				Fort Frances Water Aerodrome	1954 – 1979 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, DHC-3 Otter, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman^[348]
Ramsey Airways				Greater Sudbury	1992 – 1994 Founded by Robert Merrilees Operated DHC-3 Otter, Cessna 180^[349]
Range Airways				Calgary	1964 – 1965 Merged with Connolly-Dawson Airways and Yukon Flying Service to form Great Northern Airways^[350]
Red Lake Airways				Kenora	1987 – 2007 Operated DHC-3 Otter, DHC-2 Beaver, Cessna Skywagon^[351]
Regency Express	VL	NVR			1994 – 2002 Acquired North Vancouver Air and formed Sonicblue Airways^[352]
Regionair		RGR	REGIONAIR		1981 – 1984 Merged into Quebecair Operated HS 748^[353]
Regionair	RH	GIO			1992 – 2001^[354]
Regional 1 Airlines		TSH		Calgary	2004 – 2014 Established as Westpoint Airlines Rebranded R1 Airlines^[355]
Reindeer Air Service				Inuvik	1960 – 1979 Founded by Frederick J. Carmichael Operated Stinson Voyager, DC-3, C-46, Beech 18^[356]^[357]
Rigel Airways				Resolute Bay	1982 – 1994 Operated DHC-6 Twin Otter^[358]
Rimouski Airlines				Montréal Trudeau	1947 – 1953 Operated de Havilland Dragon Rapide, C-46, DC-3^[359]
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^[360]
Royal Aviation	QN	ROY	ROY	Montréal Trudeau	1991 – 2001 Acquired by Canada 3000
Royal Aviation Express		RXP	ROY EXPRESS		1997 – 2001 Operated Boeing 737^[361]
Royal Cargo Airlines	QN	ROY		Montreal Dorval	1999 – 2001 Operated Boeing 727-100C, Boeing 737-200F Renamed Canada 3000 Cargo^[362]
RoyalAir				Montreal Dorval	1968 – 1969 ToQuebecair Operated Boeing 727, Douglas C-47A, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[363]
S
Sabourin Lake Airways	9S		SABAIR		1959 – 1996 Operated Beech 99, DHC-6 Twin Otter^[364]
Samaritan Air Service		HLO	HALO	Buttonville	1989 – 1999 Operated Learjet 24, Learjet 25^[365]
Sapawe Air				Atikokan Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[366]
Sarnia Airlines				Sarnia	1960 – 1960 Operated a single de Havilland Dove^[367]^[368]
Saskatchewan Government Airways				Prince Albert	1947 – 1965 ToNorcanair
Sealand Helicopters		SEA	SEALAND	St. John's	1977 – 1987^[369] 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^[370]
Sea Air Services					1983 – 2001 Operated DHC-2 Turbo Beaver^[371]
Selkirk Air				Selkirk Water Aerodrome	2004 – 2006 Operated DHC-2 Beaver, Beech 18, Noorduyn Norseman, Partenavia P.68 Observer^[372]
Sept-Iles Helicopter Services				Vancouver	? – 1979 Acquired by Okanagan Helicopters Operated Bell JetRanger^[373]
Silver Pine Air Services				Pine Falls	1960 – 1986 Operated Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter^[374]
Skeena Air Transport				Prince Rupert	1950 – 1954 Acquired by Central British Columbia Airlines^[375]
Sky Freighters				Victoria	1995 – 1998 Operated Douglas DC-3^[376]
Sky Regional Airlines	KV	SKV	MAPLE	Toronto Pearson Montréal–Trudeau	2010 – 2021 Aircraft transferred to Jazz.^[377] 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^[378]
Skyxpress		KLO	KLONDIKE	Calgary	2001 - 2008^[379]
Skyward Aviation	K9	SGK	SKYWARD	Thompson	1986 – 2005 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, Beech 1900^[380]
Slave Air				Slave Lake	1988 – 2006 Air Ambulance services ToCanWest Air Operated Beech B200 King Air, DHC-2 Beaver^[381]
Sonicblue Airways	VL			Vancouver	1982 – 2006 Ceased operations
Sontair		STI	SONTAIR	Chatham-Kent	1969 – 2006 Operated King Air 200, King Air, Cessna Caravan^[382]
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^[383]
Soundair Express				Toronto Pearson	1989 – 1990 Established as Soundair Operated Convair 580^[384]
South Moresby Air Charters				Masset Water Aerodrome	1989 – 1990 Founded by Sheila and Marvin Boyd Acquired by Inland Air Charters Operated DHC-2 Beaver^[385]
South West Air		SWC	SAINT CLAIR		1999– 1999^[386]
Southern Air Transport					1939 – 1942 To form Canadian Pacific Air Lines^[387]
Southern Alberta Air Lines				Lethbridge	1927 – 1931 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated de Havilland DH.60 Moth^[388]
Southern Alberta Airlines				Lethbridge	1924 – 1924 Founded by John Ender "Jock" Palmer Operated Standard J-1^[389]
Southern Frontier Airlines				Calgary	1978 – 1978^[390] ToTime Air
Sowind Air		SOW	SOWIND	Little Grand Rapids	1991 – 2001 Operated Embraer Bandeirante, DHC-3 Otter^[391]
Spartan Air Services					1946 – 1972 Aerial survey Operated Avro Anson, Lockheed Ventura, P-38 Lightning, DC-3, Bell 47, Piasecki H-21^[392]
Sporthawk International				Toronto Pearson	1996– 2001^[393]
St. Andrews Airways	CW	SDA	SAINT ANDREWS	Winnipeg	1970 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, de Havilland Heron, Beech 18, DHC-3 Otter^[394]
St. Felicien Air Services				Toronto Bishop	1957 – 1979 Operated Found FBA-2, DC-3, DHC-2 Beaver, Noorduyn Norseman^[395]
Stage Air				Penticton	2001 – 2001 Operated Piper Navajo, Cessna Caravan^[396]
Stanair					1952 – 1969 Operated DHC-3 Otter, Fairchild F-27^[397]