Canadian Instrument Rating
A Canadian instrument rating is issued in groups and requires knowledge (INRAT), specified experience and a skill test. Ground-school hours are not the same thing as instrument time.
- Canadian Instrument Rating Requirements: INRAT, Flight Hours, Training and Flight Test
Knowledge, experience and skill requirements in CARs Standard 421.46 for a Canadian instrument rating.
- Group 1 vs Group 3 Instrument Rating in Canada: Privileges, Training and Upgrading
How Canadian instrument rating groups are issued and what privileges each group carries.
- Instrument Rating Recency in Canada: Current 2026 IFR Currency Rules
Overview of Canadian instrument rating privilege recency. Always verify the current CAR 401.05 text.
- IFR Flight Test Canada: Requirements, Exercises, Approaches and How to Prepare
What the Canadian instrument rating flight test evaluates, with reference to TP 9939E.
- Preparing for a Group 1 IFR Flight Test in Canada: What to Expect and How to Pass
How Group 1 multi-engine IFR flight-test preparation differs from single-engine instrument work.
- Multi-Engine IFR Training in Canada: Group 1 Requirements, Costs and Training Pathways
Why many Canadian career pilots pursue Group 1 IFR together with multi-engine training.
- What Comes After Your Instrument Rating?
How a Canadian instrument rating supports multi-engine work, commercial operations and further ratings.