Foreign Students

Over the past few years, flight training in Canada has become more attractive to foreign students. The Canadian licence is well respected world-wide, and due to rigorous training requirements, is in most cases easily converted to a licence from another country. For example, on the basis of your Canadian Private Pilot Licence, you may obtain a US Private Pilot Licence with no additional flight or ground testing. With the Canadian dollar (now approximately $0.84 US) and with the North American Free Trade Agreement in place, the large cost differental between training in the US and in Canada has all but disappeared. Flight training in Canada is a bargain when compared to the cost of training in other countries.

Currently, Kamloops airport does not require the payment of landing fees and no air traffic control fees are charged. Housing in Kamloops is much less expensive compared to major centers, and transportation is affordable and convenient. We would be happy to help arrange for housing should you need. While the range of options is great, as a rough approximation, you should expect to pay about $800/month for lodging, food and transportation while living in Kamloops. For additional information on the city, please visit the Kamloops web page.

While you are not required to be a Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant to hold a Canadian licence, you will likely be required to hold a student visa to train in Canada. We will be happy to assist you in obtaining your visa where we can. For further information on obtaining a student visa, please contact Immigration Canada where you will find booklets and application forms for downloading in Adobe Acrobat format.

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