Canadian private aircraft registrations at a glance (as of December 31, 2020)

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Canadian private aircraft registrations at a glance (as of December 31, 2020)

26,598 of the 33,149Note 1 aircraft registered in Canada are for private purposes, including
24,345 airplanesNote 2
962 helicopters
652 gliders
461 balloons
178 gyroplanes

4 in 5 airplanes are privately registered.
2 in 5 helicopters are privately registered.

Cessna and Piper account for more than a third of all privately registered aircraft in Canada.

Top 7 manufacturers


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1. The information is grouped by Manufacturer (appearing as row headers), Count (appearing as column headers).
Manufacturer Count
Cessna 6,184
Piper 3,159
Van’s 546
Quad City 545
Beechcraft 498
Aeronca 434
Zenair 425

More than 80% of private aircraft are registered to owners in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta or British Columbia.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2. The information is grouped by Province (appearing as row headers), Percent (appearing as column headers).
Province Percent
Ontario 29.3%
Quebec 21.0%
Alberta 17.6%
British Columbia 15.5%
Saskatchewan 5.8%
Manitoba 5.3%
New Brunswick 1.5%
Nova Scotia 1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador 1.0%
Yukon 0.8%
Northwest Territories 0.4%
Prince Edward Island 0.2%
Nunavut 0.1%

Source: Transport Canada, Canadian Civil Aircraft Register.

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