Canada

Personal logs, licensing and logging flight time under the Canadian Aviation Regulations.

• Logging flight time in Canada: PIC, co-pilot and cross-country What counts as PIC, co-pilot, dual, cross-country, night and instrument time under the CARs, what changed in 2014 and 2025, and what to log from day one. Sources checked September 26, 2026
• Are electronic pilot logbooks legal in Canada? Yes. CAR 401.08 sets what a personal log contains, not what it's made of. What Transport Canada accepts, who can write in it, and why to keep the paper. Sources checked September 25, 2026
• Transport Canada pilot logbook requirements (CAR 401.08) What a Canadian personal log must contain under CAR 401.08, who reads it and when, and what happens if it's lost — from a line pilot who started on paper. Sources checked September 25, 2026