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Report on Air Relations Between Canada and Other Countries

Prepared by:
International Agreements Divisions A & B,
International Agreements and Tariffs Directorate,
Industry Regulation and Determinations Branch,
Canadian Transportation Agency

Note: This report is for reference purposes only.

Please note that you are accessing the NON-CONFIDENTIAL VERSION of the report. As such, while the existence of Confidential and ad referendum documents is noted, the information presented is publicly available information only.

To access summary information on specific countries, click on Air Agreements and Designated Air Carriers.

Table of Contents

  1. Explanatory Notes
  2. Air Agreements and Designated Air Carriers
  3. Airports identified for the carriage of international cargo shipments

1. Explanatory Notes

This report contains non-confidential information for each country. The existence of confidential documents is noted however the detailed contents are not disclosed. Please note that ad referendum information is generally regarded as confidential.

The information for each country is divided into four sections: Date of Agreement (contains the legal title of the agreement), Other Instruments, (identifies documents associated with the agreement), Characterization of Agreement (contains a brief summary of the main features of the air agreement including traffic rights, designation, tariffs and capacity); and, Routes and Associated Rights (specifies routes and the rights available where this information is not confidential).

2. Air Agreements and Designated Air Carriers

For further non-classified information on the actual treaty documents for each country, please consult the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Web site at the following address: http://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca

Please Note: Countries included in the "Agreement on Air Transport Between Canada and the European Community and Its Member States" are identified as "EU".

Country Designated
Canadian
Airline(s)
Designated Foreign
Airline(s)
Algeria Air Canada (code-sharing services) Air Algérie
Antigua* Air Canada
West Jet
Sunwing Airlines
 
Argentina Air Canada Aerolineas Argentinas
Aruba Air Canada
WestJet
 
Australia Air Canada Qantas
Austria (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Austrian Airlines
Bahamas* Air Canada
West Jet
 
Barbados Air Canada
WestJet
Sunwing
 
Belgium (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Brussels Airlines
Brazil Air Canada VARIG-Vaiçao
Varig Logistica
TAM Linhas Aéreas S.A.
Bulgaria (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Balkan Bulgarian Airlines 1
Chile Air Canada Lan Airlines S.A.
China Air Canada
Cargojet

Air China
China Eastern
Shanghai Airlines Co., Ltd.
Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Colombia Air Canada1 Avianca1
Costa Rica Air Canada Lineas Aereas Costarricensas, S.A. (LACSA)
Croatia Skyservice
Air Canada
 
Cuba Air Canada
Air Transat
WestJet
Sunwing Airlines
Cubana
Cyprus (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Czech Republic (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Czech Airlines
Denmark (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Dominican Republic Air Canada
Air Transat
Skyservice
WestJet
Sunwing
Canjet
Dominicana 1
Egypt Air Canada Egypt Air
Egyptair Cargo1
El Salvador Air Canada  
Estonia (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Ethiopia Air Canada Ethiopian Airlines
European Community (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Fiji Air Canada Air Pacific
Finland (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Finnair
France (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Air France
Aeris
Corsair
Air St. Pierre
Germany (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Lufthansa
Condor Flugdienst
LTU International Airways
Lufthansa Cargo AG
Air Berlin
Greece (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Olympic Airlines
Grenada Air Canada1  
Guatemala Air Canada  
Guyana Air Canada TravelSpan GT Inc.
E-Jet-Inc.
Haiti Air Canada  
Hong Kong Air Canada Cathay Pacific
Hungary (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline MALEV Hungarian Airlines
Iceland   Icelandair
India Air Canada Air India
Jet Airways
Indonesia Air Canada Garuda
Ireland (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Aer Lingus
Israel** Air Canada El Al
Italy (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Alitalia
Air Italy SpA
Airone
Cargoitalia SpA
Ivory Coast Air Canada Ivoire Aero Services (IAS)
Jamaica Air Canada
Sunwing Airlines
WestJet
Skyservice
Air Transat
Air Jamaica
Japan Air Canada Japan Airlines
All Nippon
Jordan Air Canada Royal Jordanian
Korea Air Canada Korean Airlines
Asiana Airlines
Kuwait Air Canada Kuwait Airways Corporation
Jazeera Airways Company
Lebanon Air Canada1 Middle East Airlines1
Latvia (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Lithuania (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Luxemburg (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Cargolux Airlines
Malaysia Air Canada Malaysia Airlines
Malta (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Mexico Air Canada
Air Transat
Skyservice
Sunwing
WestJet
Cargojet
Mexicana
AeroMexico
Morocco Air Canada Royal Air Maroc
Netherlands (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline KLM
Martinair
TUI Airlines Netherlands B.V.
Netherlands Antilles Air Canada
WestJet1
 
New Zealand Air Canada Air New Zealand
Nicaragua Air Canada  
Norway Air Canada Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Pakistan Air Canada Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
Panama Air Canada
WestJet
Air Transat
Copa Airlines
Peru Air Canada Lan Peru
TACA Peru
Philippines Air Canada Philippine Airlines
Poland (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline LOT Polish Airlines
Portugal (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline TAP Air Portugal
SATA International
Romania (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline TAROM S.A.
Russia Air Canada
Skyservice
Aeroflot
Transaero
Saint Lucia Air Canada
West Jet
Sunwing Airlines
 
Saudi Arabia Air Canada  
Serbia Skyservice
Air Canada
 
Singapore Air Canada Singapore Airlines Limited
Jett8 Airlines Private Limited
Singapore Airlines Cargo (Private) Limited
Slovakia (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
Slovenia (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline  
South Africa Air Canada South African Airways
Spain (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Iberia
Spanair
Air Comet
St. Kitts & Nevis Air Canada  
Sweden (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS)
Switzerland Air Canada
Air Transat
Swiss International Air Lines
Edelweiss Air AG
Belair Airlines
Taiwan** Air Canada China Airlines
EVA Airways
Thailand Air Canada Thai Airways
Trinidad & Tobago Air Canada
WestJet
Caribbean Airlines
Tunisia Air Canada Tunisair
Turkey Air Canada Turkish Airlines
Ukraine Air Canada Air Ukraine
AeroSvit
Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines
United Arab Emirates Air Canada Etihad Airways
Emirates Airlines
United Kingdom (EU)*** Any Canadian Airline British Airways
Virgin Atlantic
British Midland
Airfreight Express Ltd.
Trade Winds
Thomas Cook
Astraeus Ltd.
Globespan Airways Ltd.
United States of America Various Various
Venezuela Air Canada VIASA
Aeropostal
Vietnam Air Canada  

1 Although there is no agreement nor arrangement in place, the carrier holds temporary extra   bilateral authorities.
* 1949 Canada-UK Air Services Agreement, by succession
** Other instrument in lieu of an Agreement

*** Designated Foreign Airlines are listed for each country which is party to the "Agreement on Air Transport Between Canada and the European Community and Its Member States" on this web page only. An Airline that was designated by a country of the E.U. (Member State) under a previous bilateral agreement is considered to be designated to provide service under the Canada-European Community Agreement.

3. Airports identified for the carriage of international cargo shipments coming from and destined for points outside the territory of Canada

  • Mirabel (1982)
  • Hamilton (1987)
  • Windsor (1993)
  • Gander (2000)
  • Winnipeg (2004)
  • Edmonton (2006)
  • Calgary (2007)
  • Moncton (2008)
  • Abbotsford (2008)
  • Vancouver (2008)
  • Toronto Pearson (2008)
  • Halifax Stanfield (2008)
  • Prince George (2008)
  • London (2008)

The program enables the Canadian Transportation Agency to authorize any foreign air carrier to use these airports to transship international air cargo, even if these airlines are not licensed to serve the points in Canada or abroad and rights are not provided in Canada's air transport agreements. In addition, air carriers are able to combine such cargo transshipments with other services for which they may be licensed.

Last Modified: 2010-04-22