Whether you are interested in working as a full time professional pilot or you are a private pilot seeking to enhance your flying skills, a commercial licence is one of the most challenging but rewarding experiences a pilot can achieve. Most private pilots acquire the required minimum flight training times within a few years of flying although qualifying flight hours can be accumulated in much shorter periods of time if desired. Attaining this licence is a key step to obtaining employment in the aviation field and it also allows recipients to engage a number of advanced aviation qualification courses.

The prerequisites for a commercial pilot's licence as prescribed by Transport Canada are as follows:

• Applicants must be a minimum age of 18 years prior to the issuance of this licence. Training may begin prior to this age.
• Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, landed immigrant or a person lawfully admitted into Canada for flight training.
• The applicant must hold a valid Private Pilot Licence issued in Canada or by a contracting state prior to commencing the training.
• Prior to undergoing any Flight Tests or Written Examinations, the applicant must successfully complete a Category 1 Medical Examination performed by a Transport Canada approved Aviation Medical Examiner. (Ask staff for a list of Aviation Medical Examiner)

Training requirements for this licence are as follows:

Ground School

A minimum of 40 hours ground instruction is required. The commercial ground school course is generally held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for 3 hours from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Please check with our staff however to confirm course availability and timings.

Flight Training

A minimum of two hundred (200) hours consisting of:

• 35 Hours dual (with instructor); and
• 30 Hours Solo Note : These flight training times are based on Transport Canada minimums and more training may be required.

Graduation Requirements

• The applicant must obtain a minimum of 60% on all four sections of the Transport Canada written examination - (CPAER).
• The applicant must pass a Practical Flight Test conducted by a Transport Canada Designated Flight Test Examiner.
• The applicant must satisfy all training criteria as outlined in the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs).
• Two hundred (200) hours total flying experience is required including 100 hours as Pilot-In-Command prior to the issuance of this licence. Graduation Privilages of the Commercial Licence Holder The commercial pilot licence entitles the holder to fly as Pilot-In-Command or Co-Pilot of an aircraft operated in a commercial air service. The holder may also exercise the privileges of a Private Pilot Licence, VFR Over-The-Top, or Night Rating on any class and type of aero plane endorsed on their licence that is not required to be operated by more than one pilot.