The Canadian aircraft fleet, by the numbers
A snapshot of every civil aircraft on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — 33,574 aircraft in all. Here's how the Canadian fleet breaks down by type, by province and by the decade each aircraft was built.
Registered aircraft by type
Piston single20,929
Experimental / homebuilt4,134
Turbine helicopter2,033
Turboprop1,892
Piston twin1,502
Jet1,440
Glider / sailplane590
Piston helicopter560
Where Canada's aircraft are registered
ON
Ontario
8,755
aircraft registered · 26.1% of Canada
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Registered aircraft by province
Ontario8,755
Quebec6,342
Alberta5,585
British Columbia4,884
Manitoba1,833
Saskatchewan1,812
Nova Scotia469
Yukon342
Nunavut26
When Canada's aircraft were built
1910s3
1920s10
1930s91
1940s2,427
1950s2,090
1960s4,261
1970s6,400
1980s4,438
1990s3,696
2000s4,972
2010s3,326
2020s1,788
The most common types in Canada
Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,415 registered in Canada →Cessna 150 & 1521,359 registered in Canada →Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon1,192 registered in Canada →Piper PA-28 (Cherokee, Warrior, Archer)1,162 registered in Canada →Piper Cub (J-3, PA-11, PA-18 Super Cub)893 registered in Canada →Cessna 182 Skylane752 registered in Canada →Airbus / Aerospatiale AS350 AStar670 registered in Canada →Citabria, Decathlon & Scout492 registered in Canada →Zenair / Zenith477 registered in Canada →Bell 206 JetRanger441 registered in Canada →Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan)432 registered in Canada →Van's RV series411 registered in Canada →
Source: Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada — aircraft data only, never owner or personal information. Figures update as the register does. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.