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Top 25 Helicopter operators based in Canada

Name: Helicopter operators based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 197 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 197 helicopter operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 4,880 professional contacts across them, including 2,057 with verified work emails. Calgary is the largest hub.

This list covers helicopter operators headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

197Companies

4,880Contacts tracked

2,057Verified emails

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The 25 largest helicopter operators based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 197 helicopter operators based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to helicopter operators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Heli-One	Partial evidence	Richmond, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	492 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Heli-One is the world’s largest helicopter support company, specializing in maintenance, repair and overhaul.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Canadian Helicopters Limited	Partial evidence	Les Cedres, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	304 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Canadian Helicopters is a diversified company providing helicopter charter, maintenance support and flight training services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Coulson Aviation	Indirect evidence	Port Alberni, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	199 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Global Leaders in Aerial Firefighting Coulson Aviation is a privately owned family company founded in 1960 and currently employing over 650 people, operating a diverse fleet of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Nolinor Aviation	Indirect evidence	Mirabel, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nolinor, le spécialiste de l’avion nolisé Fondée en 1992, Nolinor Aviation est une entreprise de transport aérien spécialisée dans les vols commerciaux nolisés.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Sunwest Aviation	Indirect evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	154 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Sunwest Aviation, where excellence in aviation meets personalized service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Rise AIR	Indirect evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	131 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rise Air is celebrating 70 years of history, reflecting the operations that united to create the organization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Helijet International INC	Indirect evidence	Richmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Helijet is proud to have been a part of the growth of British Columbia for the past three decades.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Chrono Aviation	Indirect evidence	Quebec, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chrono Aviation is an aircraft charter and management company based in Quebec City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Eagle Copters	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Eagle Copters is a trusted global provider of helicopters, comprehensive support, and tailored customization solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Propair	Indirect evidence	Rouyn-noranda, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Propair, a company founded in 1954, offers a variety of services, including charter flights, aeromedical evacuations, business shuttles and aircraft maintenance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Great Slave Helicopters 2018 LTD	Partial evidence	Yellowknife, NT, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GSH is a helicopter company with a long standing reputation for safety, a diverse range of specialized services and outstanding job completion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Helicopter Transport Services Canada INC	Partial evidence	Carp, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With bases spread across Canada, Helicopter Transport Services operates one of the largest and most diverse fleet of helicopters in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Cougar Helicopters INC	Indirect evidence	St. John's, NL, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	82 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Novajet Aviation Group	Indirect evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NovaJet Aviation Group offers private jet charter services as well as aircraft management and acquisition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Alpine Aerotech	Partial evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 35 years, Alpine Aerotech has been a leader in providing full-service rotorcraft support and maintenance for leading helicopter makes and models worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Carson AIR LTD	Indirect evidence	Kelowna, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	64 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Carson Air has been providing essential services for more than 30 years; we are a dynamic, growing aviation Company headquartered in Kelowna, BC with bases in Vancouver and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Mustang Helicopters INC	Indirect evidence	Blackfalds, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Optima Aero	Partial evidence	Beloeil, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “If you maintain or operate Airbus, Bell, Sikorsky or Leonardo helicopters and you aim to optimize your operations through innovative solutions, your landing is perfect!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Anderson AIR LTD	Indirect evidence	Richmond, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Anderson Air, a family-owned and operated business since 1980 is the longest established Aircraft Management and Executive Charter company in B.C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Essential Turbines	Indirect evidence	Dorval, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Essential Turbines provides world-class maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for Rolls-Royce M250 and RR300 engines, modules, and accessories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Yellowhead Helicopters LTD	Indirect evidence	Prince George, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Summit Helicopters	Partial evidence	Kamloops, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “en] Summit Helicopters delivers remote helicopter aviation solutions across Canada with one of the largest and most diverse fleets in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Exact AIR	Indirect evidence	St-honoré-de-chicoutimi, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Exact Air a débuté ses opérations en 1983 et a toujours connu une belle croissance jusqu'à devenir aujourd'hui un leader dans le monde de l'aviation au Québec.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Heli-Inter INC	Indirect evidence	Longueuil, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Héli-Inter Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Bailey Helicopters LTD	Partial evidence	Fort St. John, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bailey Helicopters has been providing helicopter services across Northern BC since 1989.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: helicopter operators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names helicopter operators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of helicopter operators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name helicopter operators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Helicopter operators based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

42.2%Verified-email coverage

24.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

7.1%Largest-city concentration · Calgary

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

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201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 197 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among helicopter operators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “helicopter operators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names helicopter operators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among helicopter operators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,057 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names helicopter operators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many helicopter operators are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 197 helicopter operators headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Heli-One, headquartered in Richmond, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most helicopter operators?

Calgary leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Kelowna (7) and Richmond (6).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,057 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 197 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.