 | In general, you usually need a high school diploma. |
| You usually need a college program in aircraft maintenance or a four-year apprenticeship program. |
| To be an aircraft mechanic, you need several years' on-the-job training. |
| To be an aircraft mechanic or inspector, who signs maintenance releases and certifies airworthiness, you also need an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licence issued by Transport Canada. |
| Trade certification for aircraft maintenance engineers is available, but voluntary, in the Northwest Territories. |
| Trade certification for aircraft structural technicians is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia. |
| Voluntary industry certification is available from the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council. |
| With experience, you may move up the ranks to become foreman or forewoman, shop supervisor or aircraft inspector. |
| To be an aircraft inspector, you need several years' experience as an aircraft mechanic. |
| Most recent entrants have a community college diploma. |
