Requirements for a Commercial Licence 

• Must be eighteen years of age
• Obtain a Category 1 Medical
• Accumulate 100 hours of flight time, of which
  • 55 hours must be with an instructor
  • 35 hours must be solo
• Attend 80 hours of commercial ground school
• Achieve 60% on a written examination (CPHEL)
• Demonstrate ability on a practical flight test
• Reference CARs 421.31

Requirements for Commercial Airplane Conversion

• Accumulate 60 hours of flight time, of which
  • 37 hours must be with an instructor
  • 23 hours must be solo
• Attend 20 hours of commercial helicopter ground school
• Achieve 60% on written examination (CHRAC)
• Demonstrate ability on a practical flight test
• Reference CARs 421.31