There are 2 routes for the PPL which will not deplete your account

hey,
My Name is Dan, i’m in 2nd year, at seneca College for avaition. I’m in toronto, and i’m in the same boat as you except i never had enough money to afford the PPL. So this is what i did. I applied for this program, the Canadian government will pay for all your flight time, but you pay for some other stuff plus tution (maps, jacket, e-6b). The key to this program, is they want you to be hardworking, so i suggest you take all your advanced maths and every hard course you can that is related to science. Cause first year is pure academic and i haven’t work so hard i my life. I look back at high school and think i was the biggest slacker. at the end of the first year you start flying if you make the grade (can’t fail anything and maintain at least 70 percent), and i just got the PPL,i have about 60 hours on c-172s models and i didn’t pay for any of the flight time, the c-172s are 2 years old and now i’m starting the transition to the beechcraft bonanza which is a very nice aircraft. This year the program changed and you will get an applied degree (i graduate with a diploma), which means its better than a diploma but not as good as a BA. But in this industry, no one really cares as long as its a degree. But heres the tradeoff, the tutition is pretty high now. First year tutition is 6000, 2nd year is 10-12000 dollars, and so forth. But you graduate with a integrated commercial (commerical standards for the world, but i still think you will have to pay transition fees), and a multi IFR rating. I suggest you look into this program, if you want to move away from home after high school sault saint marie offers the same program except its not a degree, you get a diploma. My advice, get the rec permit, and get some hours PIC under your belt, cause it will make aero class so much better as well as training for PPL. Cause if you come in with the PPL, seneca will take 35 hours away that they would have given you. But if you have the rec permit, you get the full 200 hours. If you have any questions, i’ll be happy to answer them.