Private helicopter charter in Canada

Sources:Canadian Aviation Regulations s. 700.02, air operator certificate, checked 19 October 2026Canadian Transportation Agency: FAQ, air licensing, checked 19 October 2026Helijet: scheduled flights, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, checked 19 October 2026SKY Helicopters: Vancouver city helicopter tour, checked 19 October 2026Alpine Helicopter: Three Sisters Peaks tour, checked 19 October 2026Helijet: Pacific Heliport Services, Vancouver and Victoria harbour heliport landing and parking fees effective 1 December 2024, and hours, checked 19 October 2026

Whistler

About 35 to 45 minutes from Vancouver; Blackcomb's transfer costs C$5,850 plus GST for up to five.

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Banff

No landings in the national park: tours fly from Canmore, from C$339 per person.

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Sources:Blackcomb Helicopters: Whistler and Vancouver heli transfer, checked 19 October 2026Blackcomb Helicopters: tours, weddings and charters, checked 19 October 2026Helijet: South Coast BC charters and estimated flight times, checked 19 October 2026National Parks of Canada Aircraft Access Regulations (SOR/97-150), current to 30 September 2026Alpine Helicopter: Three Sisters Peaks tour, checked 19 October 2026

• Flying time at the hourly rate for the type: as a guide, C$2,240 to C$6,560 per flight hour for the whole helicopter.
• Positioning when the helicopter is based away from your pickup point, both to reach you and to fly home.
• Landing fees at the Vancouver and Victoria harbour heliports: C$105 for a helicopter up to 43 ft long, C$165 up to 58 ft and C$255 up to 80 ft, and C$480 above that at Vancouver, before tax, with the first 60 minutes of parking included.
• Parking at the harbour heliports after that: C$25 per 15 minutes by day and C$150 overnight for most helicopters. Flights outside opening hours, 06:30 to 19:30 on weekdays, need prior written approval.
• At the Whistler heliport: C$70 per landing up to 2,720 kg, C$90 up to 5,670 kg and C$130 above, and C$100 a night to park.
• GST or HST: a flight that starts in an HST province and ends in Canada carries that province's rate, 13% in Ontario, 14% in Nova Scotia and 15% in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. A flight that starts elsewhere carries the 5% GST.
• Waiting time if the helicopter holds for you during the day.

Sources:Helijet: Pacific Heliport Services, Vancouver and Victoria harbour heliport landing and parking fees effective 1 December 2024, and hours, checked 19 October 2026Resort Municipality of Whistler: Whistler Municipal Heliport, checked 19 October 2026Canada Revenue Agency: GST/HST rates by province and territory (rates on or after 1 April 2025)Canada Revenue Agency: GST/HST Memorandum 3-3-7, Place of Supply in a Province, Transportation (April 2026), paragraphs 19 and 20, checked 19 October 2026

• Nobody may operate an air transport service without a Transport Canada air operator certificate that authorises that service.
• Subpart 703 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations covers air transport and sightseeing flights in single-engine helicopters, and in twin-engine helicopters certified for one pilot and flown under visual flight rules.
• A publicly available air service also needs a licence from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), which requires liability insurance. Sightseeing flights are a specialty service outside the CTA licence.
• Check the operator's name in the CTA's online database of air licences before you book.
• The CTA warns that unlicensed operators may offer cheaper fares by skipping licensing and safety requirements, and that flying with one may void your own insurance cover in an accident.
• As a broker, Altivo Jets names the operator and its licences before you book.

Sources:Canadian Aviation Regulations s. 700.02, air operator certificate, checked 19 October 2026Justice Laws: Canadian Aviation Regulations, section 703.01, application of Subpart 3Canadian Transportation Agency: FAQ, air licensing, checked 19 October 2026Canadian Transportation Agency: is your air carrier licensed?, checked 19 October 2026Canadian Transportation Agency: air carrier licences (public register, as read on 11 September 2026)