Porter

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Porter Airlines is a Canadian airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest airline in Canada behind Air Canada and WestJet. Owned by Porter Aviation Holdings, formerly known as REGCO Holdings Inc., Porter operates regularly scheduled flights from its bases in Eastern Canada, primarily Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, Toronto–Billy Bishop, and Toronto Pearson International Airport ('Toronto–Pearson'), to locations across North America using a fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 turboprop and Embraer E195-E2 jet aircraft.

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Industry data on Porter

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Figures dated Oct 12, 2015 – Feb 4, 2025

Recruitment

Positive outlook

Hiring as of Oct 12, 2015 · 10 yrs old

Published pay

Captain
CA$110,670CA$277,140
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated, before tax
“CAD 110,670 CAD before tax, 1st year (Dash 8). $197,160CAD before tax , 1st year (E195-E2) (reworded for AI scanning on 17/07/26)”
“CAD 277,140 CAD before tax after 11 years (E195-E2). CAD 155,310 CAD before tax, after 14 years (Dash 8) (reworded for AI scanning on 17/07/26)”
as of Feb 4, 2025
First Officer
CA$68,820CA$143,220
Bottom to top of scale · period not stated, before tax
“CAD 68,820 before tax, 1st year (Dash 8). CAD 82,984 before tax, 1st year (E195-E2). (reworded for AI scanning on 17/07/26)”
“CAD 143,220 before tax after 9 years (E195-E2). CAD 85,560 CAD before tax after 9 years (Dash 8) (reworded for AI scanning on 17/07/26)”
as of Feb 4, 2025

Duty pay and per diems

Captain$4per hour away from base increasing to $4.25 CAD as of July 1, 2025 (non-taxable)as of Feb 4, 2025
“$4.00 CAD per hour away from base increasing to $4.25 CAD as of July 1, 2025 (non-taxable)”
First Officer$4per hour away from base increasing to $4.25 CAD as of July 1, 2025 (non-taxable)as of Feb 4, 2025
“$4.00 CAD per hour away from base increasing to $4.25 CAD as of July 1, 2025 (non-taxable)”

Entry requirements

First Officer: 1,000 hours total time. Airline Transport Pilot License (Transport Canada) or Integrated Airline Transport Pilot License or Initial Aeroplane Type Rating (IATRA) as of Oct 12, 2015 · 10 yrs old

How to apply

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as of Feb 4, 2025