College of Professional Pilots of Canada

We are a non-profit, non-labour organization with the aim of unifying Canada’s professional pilots based on the common grounds of safety, professional standards, and continuous improvement.

Benefits of Membership

The College of Pilots is a non-profit organization that endeavours to support Canadian licenced pilots and their families.

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  • Mentorship Program
  • Other

For current professional pilots it could mean better prepared and trained flight crew. It would mean a professional designation. It would mean having a self governing body with disciplinary actions that would be taken in-house by a panel of peers, instead of a courthouse where discipline has been shown to be ineffective and inappropriate. It would reduce liability and better protect pilots and the public.

Other less tangible benefits are those of stewardship: leaving the industry in an improved state than you yourself had. We have all told stories of times where we experienced events that could have been better, possibly leading to unsafe or unfair conditions. It’s about getting back control of the vocation that you love and invested so much energy into. It’s about having a say on where it will move next and how our lives and families’ lives will benefit.

 

Mentorship Program

Mentorship Program

 

A long-standing mentorship program is an included benefit of membership in the College of Professional Pilots of Canada. Unlike other mentorship programs, we do not aim to monetize this service. We recognize a key component of professional development is the positive effects of guidance by peers, and pilot to pilot support at various career & life stages. The profession is built on, and by, the life and work of pilots around you. Sharing past experiences, decision-making rationales, and observations after a time amplifies benefits to both mentors and mentees.

 

The only requirements to participate, as a mentor or mentee, are that you be a College member in good standing, and agree to sign a Mentor-Mentee contract form.

We encourage pilots of all levels to indicate their participation. Having a mix of experience among mentors facilitates link-ups to suit their situation or inquiry. Whether it is taking the first step into the career, a major life change, a change-of-employer decision, or nearing retirement, getting another opinion or simply talking to someone who has gone through a similar situation can provide vital perspectives.

 

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