The Private Pilot Program
An applicant for the private pilot license must be at least seventeen years of age. In order to hold a private pilot license you will require to be the holder of a Category 3 medical.  The medical examination must be carried out by a Transport Canada approved doctor. The medical examination must be completed before the student may fly solo.

The flight component:
Includes all air work (take-offs and landings, cross-country navigation trips, instrument flying and pre-flight tests).  Transport Canada requires 17 hours of dual instruction, including 3 hours of cross-country and 5 hours of instrument time.  The solo portion is 12 hours of which 5 must be cross country experience and include a 150 nautical mile cross country.

In order to reach the minimum 45-hour requirement our approximate breakdown of training time is as follows:
30 hours dual instruction (with an instructor).
15 hours of solo practice which will include five hours of cross-country flying.