The Canadian aircraft fleet, by the numbers
A snapshot of every civil aircraft on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, 33,595 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 single20,909
Experimental / homebuilt4,129
Turbine helicopter2,060
Turboprop1,905
Piston twin1,492
Jet1,447
Glider / sailplane592
Piston helicopter562
Where Canada's aircraft are registered
ON
Ontario
8,743
aircraft registered · 26.0% of Canada
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Registered aircraft by province
Ontario8,743
Quebec6,373
Alberta5,569
British Columbia4,887
Manitoba1,833
Saskatchewan1,820
Nova Scotia475
Yukon342
Nunavut25
When Canada's aircraft were built
1910s3
1920s10
1930s91
1940s2,419
1950s2,080
1960s4,241
1970s6,401
1980s4,433
1990s3,696
2000s4,965
2010s3,337
2020s1,849
The most common types in Canada
Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,412 registered in Canada →Cessna 150 & 1521,356 registered in Canada →Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon1,186 registered in Canada →Piper PA-28 (Cherokee, Warrior, Archer)1,156 registered in Canada →Piper Cub (J-3, PA-11, PA-18 Super Cub)889 registered in Canada →Cessna 182 Skylane748 registered in Canada →Airbus / Aerospatiale AS350 AStar678 registered in Canada →Citabria, Decathlon & Scout492 registered in Canada →Zenair / Zenith477 registered in Canada →Bell 206 JetRanger444 registered in Canada →Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan)430 registered in Canada →Van's RV series408 registered in Canada →
Source: Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 29, 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).