The Expo was held annually at the beginning of May at the Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport in Ontario.

In 1994, requiring a greatly increased display area, it was moved to the Canadian Airlines hangar at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and later to accommodate a fly-in aspect of the show, moved to Downsview Airport in north Toronto.

The move to the Oshawa Airport was made in 2002 and the name was changed to Canadian Aviation Expo at the same time.

[4] Principals in the operation of the show since 2002 have been Stephen Wilcox, Steve Nichols and John Green.

[citation needed] A major supporter of this event is the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association who held their annual convention in conjunction with the CAE in both 2003 and 2006.