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Visiting Canada

Where to find out how flying works in Canada, who helps visiting pilots on the ground, and who runs tours here. The sources hold the details, so it's worth checking with them before you fly.

Sites on the map

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Sites in Canada on a map

Before you fly

National body: Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada (HPAC/ACVL) (opens in a new tab)

  • Visitors need a 60-day temporary HPAC membership to fly most sites. Landowners require Canadian insurance; home-association insurance is not valid as primary cover.
  • Only Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho national parks allow free flight; all other national parks are closed to it.

A short summary, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the current requirements with Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada (HPAC/ACVL) before you fly. Summary checked 13 Oct 2026.

Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada (HPAC/ACVL): current rules for visiting pilots (opens in a new tab)

Finding local knowledge

  • Visiting pilots need a 60-day temporary HPAC membership for Canadian insurance to fly most sites, and HPAC advises contacting local pilots, a school or the club for a site orientation.

Checked 13 Oct 2026. Sources: source 1 (opens in a new tab) · source 2 (opens in a new tab) · source 3 (opens in a new tab) · source 4 (opens in a new tab) · source 5 (opens in a new tab) · source 6 (opens in a new tab) · source 7 (opens in a new tab)

Help on the ground

Businesses whose own websites say they help visiting pilots. It's worth contacting them before you go. These lists are indicative, not complete. We add more as we find them, so there are likely others not listed here.

On offer here: Site briefings (2) · Flight park (1)

Flying tours here

Organised trips for qualified pilots, as each operator describes them. These lists are indicative, not complete. We add more as we find them, so there are likely others not listed here.

We haven't found tour operators with trips here yet.

Sites and contacts

Information only. Forecast direction is compared with each site's published wind range; speeds are shown but not judged. Always check the official site guide, the administering club and conditions on the day. You are responsible for your decision to fly.