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Conversion between U.S. and Canadian Pilot Licences

IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES FOR LICENSING

Under the Agreement for the Promotion of Aviation Safety dated 12 June 2000 between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada
August 31, 2006

Chapter III - SPECIAL CONDITIONS

(a) These procedures address the airplane category of aircraft and the private, commercial, and airline transport pilot levels of licences or certificates including the following ratings or qualifications: instrument rating, class ratings of Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL) and Airplane Multi-Engine Land (AMEL), type rating, and night qualification issued under 14 CFR Part 61 and CARs Part IV. 

(b) FAA certificated pilots who apply for conversion to a TCCA pilot licence must first obtain the appropriate TCCA medical certificate Category 1 or 3 - issued under CARs Part IV, Subpart 4, Medical Requirements before a TCCA pilot licence can be issued.  TCCA licensed pilots who apply for conversion to an FAA pilot certificate must obtain the appropriate FAA medical certificate -- FAA First-, Second-, and Third-Class airman medical certificates -- issued under 14 CFR Part 67 before the FAA pilot certificate can be issued. 

(c) TCCA does not issue an airline transport pilot licence with an ASEL rating.  A FAA certificated airline transport pilot with an ASEL rating but no AMEL rating will be eligible for issuance of a TCCA Commercial Pilot Licence with ASEL rating.

(d) The conversion conditions are contained in the Appendix to this document.

(e) Once a licence or certificate is converted, pilots must meet the recency and operational requirements of the State of Licence conversion in order to exercise the privileges of the licence, certificate and ratings obtained through the conversion process.  However, for purposes of this agreement:

(1) Pilots holding a FAA pilot certificate converted from a TCCA pilot licence may also meet the requirements of 14 CFR §61.56 (flight review) if they passed a TCCA pilot licence or rating skill test within the previous twenty-four (24) calendar months of exercising the privileges of the FAA pilot certificate. 

(2) Pilots holding a FAA pilot certificate with an instrument rating converted from a TCCA pilot licence with an instrument rating may also meet the requirements of 14 CFR §61.57 (c) and (d) if they passed a TCCA instrument rating skill test within the preceding 12 calendar months of exercising privileges of the FAA instrument rating.

(3) Pilots holding a TCCA pilot licence with an instrument rating converted from a FAA certificate with an instrument rating may also meet the requirements of CAR 421.49 [Renewal of Instrument Rating] by having passed an FAA instrument proficiency check [14 CFR - §61.57 (d)] within the previous 24 months in an airplane or an approved flight simulation device.

Date modified:
2010-05-03