CPL Enrollment Requirments

• 18 years old
• Medical certificate category I
• PPL

CPL Privilege

• Fly for hire and reward in a single-engine Canadian registered aircraft
• Fly in good weather conditions
• Add any possible ratings to your license to extend your opportunities

The Commercial Pilot License is the minimum level to be paid as a pilot. You must have a Private Pilot License to start your training. Professional pilots in Canada often begin their careers on small airplanes.  You must add different ratings to your license depending on your career choice. If you prefer going to the airlines, you need a multi-IFR rating to become a First Officer on a twin-engine airplane.

CPL Requirements

• Ground School:
• 80-hour CPL ground school
• (self-study or in a classroom)
• Additional Experience
• 200 hours total time are needed , including     
• – 100 hours Pilot In Command and 20 hours of cross-country
• Flight training time
• 65 hours total time, including 
• – 30 hours solo
• (including 25 hours of general flying, 5 hours of night flying, and a cross country of 300NM)                         
• – 35 hours dual
• (including 20 hours of instrument time, 5 hours of night flying, and 5 hours of cross country)   
• – Written test (60% pass mark): i) Air Law ii) Navigation iii) Meteorology iv) Aeronautics General knowledge
• – Flight test

All your previous flight experience will count. 

Some solo time building will be required to achieve Transport Canada’s minimum experience.