Aircraft maintenance engineer (Canada)
（重定向自Licensed aircraft engineer）
![A Canadian AME conducts field maintenance on a Cessna 172.](/Images/godic/202501/24/Field_maintenance_on_a_1956_model_Cessna_1723751.JPG")
In Canada an aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) is a person who is Transport Canada (TC) licensed to sign the maintenance release for certified aircraft returning the aircraft to service.
In Canada an applicant for an AME licence must be at least 21 years of age. AMEs complete a course of training at a TC Approved Training Organization, which are mostly Canadian vocational colleges, such as British Columbia Institute of Technology and SAIT Polytechnic, and then complete a period of apprenticeship prior to writing the licensing examinations. Upon successful completion they are granted an AME licence, which is valid for six years and may be renewed.