The Canadian aircraft fleet, by the numbers
A snapshot of every civil aircraft on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, 33,603 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 single20,928
Experimental / homebuilt4,136
Turbine helicopter2,039
Turboprop1,903
Piston twin1,499
Jet1,453
Glider / sailplane590
Piston helicopter559
Where Canada's aircraft are registered
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Ontario
8,758
aircraft registered · 26.1% of Canada
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Registered aircraft by province
Ontario8,758
Quebec6,342
Alberta5,589
British Columbia4,881
Manitoba1,845
Saskatchewan1,813
Nova Scotia476
Yukon344
Nunavut26
When Canada's aircraft were built
1910s3
1920s10
1930s91
1940s2,428
1950s2,088
1960s4,256
1970s6,401
1980s4,442
1990s3,697
2000s4,978
2010s3,337
2020s1,800
The most common types in Canada
Cessna 172 Skyhawk2,413 registered in Canada →Cessna 150 & 1521,358 registered in Canada →Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon1,190 registered in Canada →Piper PA-28 (Cherokee, Warrior, Archer)1,158 registered in Canada →Piper Cub (J-3, PA-11, PA-18 Super Cub)893 registered in Canada →Cessna 182 Skylane753 registered in Canada →Airbus / Aerospatiale AS350 AStar672 registered in Canada →Citabria, Decathlon & Scout493 registered in Canada →Zenair / Zenith477 registered in Canada →Bell 206 JetRanger444 registered in Canada →Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan)433 registered in Canada →Van's RV series413 registered in Canada →
Source: Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register, current to July 31, 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).