Job requirements Enroute Air Traffic Controller in Canada
Find out what you typically need to work as an enroute air traffic controller in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Air traffic controllers and related occupations (NOC 72601).
Employment requirements
This is what you typically need for the job.
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- A basic radio telephone operator's licence is required.
- Air traffic controllers and flight service specialists require completion of a NAV Canada training program which includes structured in-class and on-the-job training.
- Air traffic controllers require an air traffic controller's licence.
- Flight dispatchers may require experience in air traffic control or flight operations and may require a private pilot's licence.
Professional certification and licensing
We don’t have any data on professional certification requirements. This occupation is not regulated in Canada based on our records.
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