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Canadian North
Canada · EMPRESS

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Connecting Northern and Arctic communities across Canada.
Founded
1989
Headquarters
Ottawa, Canada
Canadian North is a Canadian regional airline specializing in scheduled passenger and cargo services to remote, northern, and Arctic communities. The airline serves numerous communities across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and northern Alberta that are otherwise difficult to access, playing a vital role in linking isolated populations to larger urban centers.
The airline was formed through the merger of Canadian North and First Air, two long-established northern carriers, which officially completed their operational integration in 2021. This consolidation created a stronger, unified northern airline better equipped to serve the unique logistical and transportation challenges of Canada's Arctic and subarctic regions.
Beyond passenger service, Canadian North operates significant cargo and charter operations, supporting resource industries, government operations, and Indigenous communities throughout the North. The airline is majority-owned by a consortium of Inuit organizations, reflecting its deep ties to the communities it serves.
Hubs & network
Canadian North operates primarily through hubs at Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, Calgary International Airport, and Yellowknife Airport, with extensive service points throughout Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Fleet
Canadian North operates a fleet primarily consisting of Boeing 737 series aircraft, along with ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft for service to shorter runways in remote communities.
Notable facts
- ›Formed from the merger of Canadian North and First Air, completing full operational integration in 2021.
- ›Majority owned by Inuit organizations, including Makivik Corporation and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami-affiliated groups.
- ›Serves some of the most remote and isolated communities in the Canadian Arctic, including many with gravel runways.
- ›Operates critical cargo lifts supporting communities that have no road access.
- ›Uses the ICAO callsign EMPRESS, inherited partly from its predecessor operations.
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Primary hubs
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YBK → YCSATR
YBK → YXNATR
YCB → YCODH8 73M
YCB → YYHDH8
YCB → YZFDH8 73M
YCO → YCBDH8 73M
YCO → YZFDH8 73M
YCS → YBKAT4
YCS → YRTATR AT4
YCY → YFBDH8
YCY → YIODH8
YEG → YZF73M 733
YEK → YXNATR AT4
YEK → YYQATR AT4
YEV → YVQ73M 733
YFB → YCYDH8
YFB → YGTBE1 DH8
YFB → YOW73M
YFB → YRT73M
YFB → YTEBE1 DH8
YFB → YUXBE1 DH8
YFB → YXPDH8
YGT → YFBDH8
YGT → YIODH8
YGT → YUXDH8 BE1
YHK → YYHDH8
YHK → YZFDH8
YIO → YCYDH8
YIO → YGTDH8
YOW → YFB73M
YRT → YBKAT4
YRT → YCSATR AT4
YRT → YEKATR
YRT → YFB73M
YRT → YUTAT4
YRT → YYQATR FRJ AT4
YRT → YZF73M
YRT → YZSATR AT4
YTE → YFBBE1 DH8
YTH → YYQATR
YUX → YFBDH8 BE1
YUX → YGTBE1 DH8
YVM → YXPDH8
YVQ → YEV73M 733
YVQ → YZF73M 733
YWG → YRTFRJ ATR
YWG → YYQFRJ
YXN → YRTATR AT4
YXP → YFBDH8
YXP → YVMDH8
YYH → YCBDH8
YYH → YHKDH8
YYQ → YEKATR
YYQ → YRTATR AT4 FRJ
YYQ → YTHAT4
YYQ → YWGATR FRJ AT4
YZF → YCBDH8 73M
YZF → YCODH8 73M
YZF → YEG73M 733
YZF → YHKDH8
YZF → YRT73M
YZF → YVQ73M 733
YZF → YYHDH8
YZS → YRTATR
YZS → YUTAT4
Encyclopaedia
Bradley Air Services, operating as Canadian North, is a Canadian airline headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It operates scheduled passenger services to communities in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Nunavik region of Quebec, as well as southern destinations such as Edmonton and Ottawa. It also has an interlining agreement with Air Greenland.
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Monocle· 8/10/2026
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Nunatsiaq News· 8/27/2026
Canadian North flight attendants file for third-party mediation
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CBC· 8/26/2026
Union asks for third-party intervention after talks stall between Canadian North, flight attendants
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Aviation Week· 8/26/2026
Negotiations Between Canadian North And Its Flight Attendants Stall
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Runway Girl· 8/6/2026
An even more Northern Nose to Tail: Canadian North’s ATR 42-500
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ALPA· 10/31/2025
Canadian North Pilots Face Layoffs During First Week of Bargaining
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