Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
Established1952; 72 years ago (1952)
TypeNot for profit
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
FieldGeneral Aviation, Advocacy
Membership (2024)
12,000
Board of Directors Chairman
Doug Ronan (2022 - Present)
President and CEO
Mark van Berkel (May 2023 - Present)
Websitewww.copanational.org

The Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) (French: Association canadienne des pilotes et propriétaires d'aéronefs) is a federally registered not-for-profit association that provides information and advocacy services for Canadian pilots who fly for non-commercial purposes.[1]

COPA has 13,000 members from every province and territory in Canada. The organization's mission is to "Advance, Promote and Preserve the Canadian Freedom to Fly".[2] Its members represent about 50% of all private and commercial pilots in the country.

  1. ^ COPA. "Why Join COPA?". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2007.
  2. ^ COPA (2018). "Mission Statement and History". copanational.org. Retrieved 20 January 2018.