Pilot – Career Portal for Air Canada Express Pilots (exclusively for candidates who are Air Canada Express pilots)

Pilot – Career Portal for Air Canada Express Pilots (exclusively for candidates who are Air Canada Express pilots)

This job posting is exclusively for pilots currently working for our carrier Air Canada Express (Jazz Aviation LP) who wish to apply for a pilot position at Air Canada. If you are not already employed by one of these companies, please apply for the pilot position (exclusively for candidates who are not Air Canada Express pilots) [38766].

Joining Air Canada means becoming part of an iconic Canadian symbol recently ranked best airline in North America. Launch your career by joining our diverse and dynamic team at the forefront of passenger air transport.

The top priority of an Air Canada pilot, whether captain, first officer, or relief pilot, is to ensure every flight safely, while ensuring passenger comfort and punctuality.

A typical pilot's work month includes about 80 flight hours, as well as other hours devoted to ground tasks such as flight plan preparation, aircraft preparation for departure, and post-flight reports. A workday can range from a long international flight to a series of short domestic flights. A pilot may also be assigned a reserve period during which they are "on call".

Air Canada pilots are based at one of our four bases: Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Priority for base assignment is given to pilots with the most seniority; therefore, you must be willing to relocate if necessary. Usually, pilots begin their career as a first officer on domestic routes or as a relief officer on long-haul international routes.

Qualifications

To become an Air Canada pilot, you must meet certain basic requirements:

• 2000 hours of fixed-wing flight time
• Ability to meet Air Canada and Transport Canada medical and visual acuity requirements to obtain a Category 1 medical certificate
• Holding a Canadian Airline Transport Pilot Licence, Group 1 multi-engine instrument rating
• Canadian passport
• Eligibility to obtain a Restricted Area Identity Card (RAIC)
• Eligibility to work in Canada and travel without restriction throughout Air Canada's network. Obtaining permits, visas, or other authorizations that may be required (sole responsibility of candidates applying for this position)

The number of applying pilots is far greater than the number of available positions; therefore, we give preference to candidates whose qualifications exceed the basic requirements. Desirable additional qualifications include, among others, the following:

• Diploma from a college or university obtained following a three- or four-year program of study.
• College diploma in aviation.
• At least two years of flight experience with the Air Canada Express carrier for which you currently work
• Commercial or military flight experience.
• Flight experience in a multi-crew jet or turboprop aircraft.

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is resolutely committed to diversity and inclusion, aiming to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding work environment that highlights the unique contribution of our employees to our company's success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals to build a diverse workforce representative of our customers and the communities where we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest. However, we will only contact candidates selected for the next step of the process.

We are aware that third-party companies offer coaching programs targeting interview questions for Air Canada pilots. Please be aware that Air Canada does not endorse any agencies preparing candidates for our interviews. We easily distinguish candidates who appear for interviews with answers prepared by such agencies and evaluate their candidacy accordingly. We regularly change interview questions. Pre-packaged answers will likely result in a poor evaluation of your aptitude for a pilot position at Air Canada.