Air Canada

[proud_dude]

Don't know if this is the right spot for this question, but does anyone know much about Air Canada.. I know you can pretty much only apply online now..
Thanks

 

[pilotyip]

Hiring for E-170/190, must be a canadian citizen

 

[psysicx]

Is getting citizenship hard?

 

[amcnd]

What bases are open? My wife is canadian and would love to move back.

 

[amcnd]

To fly for Air Canada, pilots must meet certain basic requirements:

• 1000 hours of fixed wing flying time
• Completion of schooling to the university entrance level. Ability to pass the Air Canada and Transport Canada medical and visual acuity requirements for a Category 1 medical certificate.
• Canadian Commercial Pilot licence, current Instrument Rating and Multi-Engine endorsement.
• Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status.

Pilot applications far exceed job vacancies, so preference is given to candidates with qualifications beyond the basic requirements. Examples of desirable additional qualifications include, but are not limited to:

• Canadian Airline Transport Pilot licence
• University degree or college diploma
• Aviation College diploma
• Military or commercial flight experience
• Jet and/or glass cockpit experience
• Additional language(s)

Air Canada is currently interviewing candidates who meet these requirements. If you are interested in a career as an Air Canada pilot, please submit and maintain your profile using the link at the end of this document.

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[captain caveman]

What does it take to turn a US ATP into a Canadian one?

 

[i'mbatman]

Is getting citizenship hard?

No Offense to any Canadians or other nationalities..............you are an AMERICAN....we live in the greatest country on earth........why you would give that up is beyond me regardless of some of the BS we deal with here............

 

[blade230]

What does it take to turn a US ATP into a Canadian one?

Hi, I just completed the same thing as I have Canadian citizenship.

If you already have an unrestricted FAA ATP:

1.) Obtain a Transport Canada Category 1 medical.

2.) Take all your logbooks to a Transport Canada office for auditing.
This can take up to a month, they must keep your logbooks.

3.) If they OK your books, and confirm you meet the Transport Canada minimums for the the ATPL, you have to write 3 exams. The SARON, SAMRA, and INRAT.

4.) Complete a Transport Canada Multi-engine-IFR flight test. (apprches/hlds./circle to lnd./single eng apprchs etc. etc.)

And that's it,

Currently most new hires are getting YYZ as it is the junior base, and of coarse everyone is getting the E175 / E190. Widebody relief pilot positions are expected to open up shortly.

Hope that helps.

 

[psysicx]

How much does that cost? And is obtaining citizenship hard?

 

[blade230]

How much does that cost? And is obtaining citizenship hard?

You have to live full time in Canada for a minimum of 3 years immediately prior to application for citizenship. Then it is much like the US of A ie. No criminal history/records, study the history of the country for the tests...... etc.etc.. Or be born in Canada obviously.

As to costs for Canadian ratings, that is totally relative to you. It depends on how many ground schools you need or don't need to prepare you for the exams, how may practice flights before the tests. So to answer that question......I can't.

 

[captain caveman]

How much does that cost? And is obtaining citizenship hard?

Physicx, it maybe a little difficult for the likes of you to become a Canadian citizen as they may have some reservations in admitting the mentally handicaped.

 

[captain caveman]

Thanks Blade320.

 

[Brown Cow]

Blame Canada, blame Canada......

 

[Brown Cow]

Everytime I see that name, my mind says "piss-axe" or something

 

[proud_dude]

no luck

I have my atpl, Canadian citizenship, 4000 hours, 700 pic turbine, and 4 years of 121 experience.. as well as a masters degree (non aviation).. applied a while ago (October) and still no response.. wonder what it takes. .I'm told nepetism (sp?) is useless now..

 

[pilotyip]

We had one of our pilots hired, DA-20 1000 hr PIC, 5000TT, worked at a BE-1900 cargo operator in Canada prior to coming to us, where he had been a check airman. Applied in July hired in Novemeber. He had lived in the US for 3 years prior to applying, he was Canadian citizen.

 

[proud_dude]

I have heard of similar stories.. I think they may also have a bit of a hidden agenda to try to hire younger guys so they will be there for the long haul. (even though age discrimination is illegal in Canada). I am 40, which may be a strike against me.

 

[Chewbacca]

No Offense to any Canadians or other nationalities..............you are an AMERICAN....we live in the greatest country on earth........why you would give that up is beyond me regardless of some of the BS we deal with here............

With a Canadian passport, you dont get shot overseas....

 

[pilotyip]

The Canadian do not make you give up your US passport, they allow dual citizenship, so you could be a Canadian and still get shot at as a American. Isn't that great.

 

[Phil O'Sopher]

No Offense to any Canadians or other nationalities..............you are an AMERICAN....we live in the greatest country on earth........why you would give that up is beyond me regardless of some of the BS we deal with here............

What are you giving up? You would be a citizen of both countries and have the right to live and work in both, or work in one and live in the other.

 

[flyingtexan]

why the hell would you leave the USA to go to canada.jeeeez may as well just go to france or belgium

 

[pilotyip]

Canada is a cool place my Grandparents came from Canada. Lots of relatives over there.