The Canadian aircraft fleet, by the numbers
A snapshot of every civil aircraft on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, 33,600 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 single20,925
Experimental / homebuilt4,126
Turbine helicopter2,049
Turboprop1,904
Piston twin1,496
Jet1,449
Glider / sailplane591
Piston helicopter562
Where Canada's aircraft are registered
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Ontario
8,742
aircraft registered · 26.0% of Canada
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Registered aircraft by province
Ontario8,742
Quebec6,364
Alberta5,580
British Columbia4,884
Manitoba1,836
Saskatchewan1,822
Nova Scotia476
Yukon343
Nunavut26
When Canada's aircraft were built
1910s3
1920s10
1930s91
1940s2,422
1950s2,083
1960s4,245
1970s6,404
1980s4,435
1990s3,691
2000s4,966
2010s3,339
2020s1,841
The most common types in Canada
Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,415 registered in Canada →Cessna 150 & 1521,357 registered in Canada →Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon1,185 registered in Canada →Piper PA-28 (Cherokee, Warrior, Archer)1,155 registered in Canada →Piper Cub (J-3, PA-11, PA-18 Super Cub)890 registered in Canada →Cessna 182 Skylane751 registered in Canada →Airbus / Aerospatiale AS350 AStar674 registered in Canada →Citabria, Decathlon & Scout492 registered in Canada →Zenair / Zenith478 registered in Canada →Bell 206 JetRanger441 registered in Canada →Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan)431 registered in Canada →Van's RV series409 registered in Canada →
Source: Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026, 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. Province boundaries from svg-maps (CC BY 4.0).