Join a community of over 11,000 aviation enthusiasts whose passion for general aviation has no bounds!
A COPA membership offers a myriad of benefits and opportunities, regardless of your membership category.
As a COPA Individual Member, you have access to a wide range of industry discounts and benefits, including Aviation Insurance, members-only events and training, and the opportunity to serve on the COPA Board of Directors. For groups of up to ten family members, COPA also offers a COPA Family Membership.
- Supporting a bright future for general aviation
Our goal is to change the way people think about general aviation and dispel myths about who flies recreationally and how. - Meet new, experienced, and/or aspiring pilots
Regardless of your current status as a pilot, meet other aviation enthusiasts with similar interests through our fly-ins. - Access critical information for local advocacy efforts
We support our members, and your local advocacy efforts, with powerful communication tools, economic impact studies, and general aviation reports. - Defend your interests
As the voice of general aviation in Canada, COPA represents and defends your interests at government and industry committees and forums in Canada.
- Safety and knowledge training
Stay current through the COPA Aviation Academy, the first online learning portal dedicated to the general aviation community in Canada. - Cross Canada Chapter events
Our network of 200+ chapters organize fly-ins and Discover Aviation events that welcome communities into the airport grounds. - Awards and scholarships
COPA recognizes the distinct contributions of its membership through its prestigious awards program and provides nearly $32,000 in scholarship funding each year to worthy flight training recipients.
Beginning in 2026, all COPA memberships will move to an annual renewal date of March 1. Memberships renewed or purchased between July 2025 and February 2026 will be pro-rated to March 1, 2026.