The Canadian Aviation Historical Society is the oldest and largest organization in the world dedicated to the celebration and documentation of Canada's flying heritage. The CAHS was founded in 1962 by Canadian aviation enthusiasts from the Toronto area, and received a Federal Charter in 1963. Now after more than 50 years, with Chapters from British Columbia to New Brunswick, and National Members from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to St. John's, Newfoundland, from the Canadian Arctic to the Canada-USA border, the CAHS remains the primary source of information and research on Canada’s rich aviation history. Members receive the CAHS Journal, Canada's premier aviation history magazine, regular newsletters, and an invitation to participate in our days-long annual conventions as well as the more-frequent local activities of nine regional chapters.

The Society's objectives, as stated in our Federal Charter, are:

• To support and encourage research into Canadian aeronautical history, to foster the collection and dissemination of knowledge.
• To stimulate interest in and to further the appreciation and understanding of the influence of aviation on Canada’s development and in the world.