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Professional Training

Designed for students targeting an immediate airline-focused career, the CIATPL provides a structured, full-time route to a “frozen” ATPL. Students in the program can attempt the Transport Canada ATPL written exams during training, with results remaining valid (“frozen”) for five years, giving graduates time to build the required flight experience before applying for the full ATPL.

The integrated curriculum develops the proficiency required for Commercial Pilot training, multi-engine and Group 1 instrument training, and progression toward airline operations standards.

Unlike modular training, the integrated format is continuous and allows early introduction of airline-style competencies such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Crew Resource Management (CRM), Multi-Crew Co-operation (MCC), Scenario Based Training (SBT), and Line-Oriented Flight Training (LOFT)—supported by onsite ground, simulator, and aircraft training at Peterborough.

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Canadian Integrated Airline Transport Pilot Licence program (8119)

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Available on the Centennial College website

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Communication In Aviation English

Communication in Aviation English is designed to build students’ everyday and business-level oral and written English through six core communication elements: vocabulary expansion, pronunciation, grammar development, oral fluency, reading comprehension, and social interaction. Throughout the course, students strengthen spoken communication and overall confidence by working through aviation-connected examples, situations, and scenarios that reflect real operational and workplace environments. While the emphasis is on practical oral communication, the course integrates aviation-specific material to better prepare students for entry into Toronto Airways programs and for the communication demands of a future career in aviation.

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Program Overview

  • Hours of Study: 200

  • Prerequisite: Placement Test

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Modular Training

​The modular program is geared to those simply looking to learn to fly. Be it for an immediate pilot career, fun, or adding ratings such as instructing.

Private Pilot Licence

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.22

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Minimum age of 14 years old

  • 17 years old to hold licence

  • Have a valid Category 3 Medical

Course Outline:

  • Minimum 45 hours of flight time

    • 15 Solo hours

    • 30 Dual hours

  • 15 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 40 hours of Ground School

  • PPAER written exam | 60%+ to pass

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

Commercial Pilot Licence

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.30

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Minimum age of 17 years old

  • Have a valid Private Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 1 Medical

Course Outline:

  • Minimum 200 hours of flight time

    • 30 Solo hours

    • 35 Dual hours

  • 15 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 80 hours of Ground School

  • CPAER written exam | 60%+ to pass

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

Instructor Rating

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.69

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Have a valid Commercial Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 1 Medical

Course Outline:

  • Minimum 30 hours of flight time

    • With a Class 1 Instructor

    • 30 Dual hours

  • 10 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 25 hours of Ground School

    • With a Class 1 Instructor

  • AIRAF written exam | 70%+ to pass

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

Night Rating

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.42

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Have a valid Private Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 3 Medical

    • With no restrictions for colour vision​

Course Outline:

  • 20 hours of flight time

    • 5 Solo hours at night

    • 5 Dual hours at night

    • 10 Dual instrument hours

      • Half is simulator time

  • 5 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 10 Solo take-offs & landings

Multi-Engine Rating

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.38

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Have a valid Private Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 3 Medical

Course Outline:

  • 10 hours of flight time

    • Dual Multi-Engine Time

  • 5 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

Single-Engine Instrument Rating

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.46

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Have a valid Private Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 3 Medical

Course Outline:

  • 90 hours of flight time

    • 50 hours of cross-country time

      • As Pilot-In-Command

    • 40 hours of total instrument time

      • Maximum 20 hours in the simulator

  • 10 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 6 hours of Ground School

  • INRAT written exam | 70%+ to pass

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

Multi-Engine Instrument Rating

Canadian Aviation Regulation 421.46

Enrolment Prerequisites:

  • Have a valid Private Pilot Licence

  • Have a valid Category 3 Medical

Course Outline:

  • 90 hours of flight time

    • 50 hours of cross-country time

      • As Pilot-In-Command

    • 40 Hours of total isntrument time

      • Maximum 20 hours in the simulator

  • 10 hrs of Flight Briefings

  • 6 hours of Ground School

  • INRAT written exam | 70%+ to pass

  • Pass the Practical Flight Test

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