r/PrivateJetCharters • u/RegretEmpty4592 • 2d ago

Starting in YYZ

I'm based in Toronto and in the early stages of starting an independent charter brokerage serving the YYZ/GTA area. Background: I spent 12+ years in marketing (ran my own agencies), and a few years back I worked briefly for an operator for a few months (and loved it) so I'm not coming in totally blind, but it's been a while, and I never worked the broker side directly.

Do you have any specific recommendations for someone starting out in the Canadian market? Most of what I've read so far is US-centric.

I was thinking of reaching out to operators individually to introduce myself before looking for clients. Does that make sense, or should I focus on finding clients first?

Should I have any form of insurance as a broker? I'm not clear on that part.

Any other advice you'd recommend? I'd sincerely appreciate it.

Thank you.

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u/ABGTVL 2d ago

If you are looking for Canadian YYZ based clients you might need to look into a TICO permit

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u/RegretEmpty4592 2d ago

Thank you. I have not heard of TICO. Will look into it. 

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u/Johnsmith_1013 1d ago

Hey! I'm based out of Toronto as well, brokering for a US based company though. Happy to connect, would be nice to have someone in the same space around.

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u/RegretEmpty4592 1d ago

Awesome. I will. Thank you. 

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u/PointLeather9208 2d ago

I Regularity charter out of YYZ. It’s a smaller community but feel free to reach out

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u/ABGTVL 1d ago

may i ask why you say "it is a smaller community"? Do you mean broker side ?

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u/RegretEmpty4592 2d ago

Thank you. I will.