Top Scuba Dive Shops in Canada
#1 - Neptune & Salacia Diving
In Roman mythology, Neptune is the god of freshwater. Salacia, his wife, is the female divinity of the sea. Neptune & Salacia Diving offers scuba diving charters excursions in Kingston, Ontario. We are an Authorized PADI Boat, offering dive services and courses, from beginners to Divemaster, as well as many specialties.
#3 - Dive Kawartha
The gentle waters of the Kawartha Lakes have long been the perfect place to relax with family or friends and enjoy the natural masterpiece of Canada’s freshwater summit!
Recognizing that the natural beauty and adventure found in the Kawartha Lakes extends into our aquatic environment, Dive Kawartha started to introduce the life changing experience of local scuba diving with the community and visitors. Our team of instructors, divemasters and our local diving community are excited to share the world beneath the waves of the Kawartha Lakes that most never get to enjoy as we mentor you in the ways of the dive life.
At Dive Kawartha we are the areas premier diver training in recreational, technical and professional level diving. We offer :
- Beginner Scuba Training
- Scuba Instructor & Specialty Instructor Training
- Advanced and Technical Scuba Training
- Closed Circuit Rebreather Training
- Retail of industry leading dive equipment.
- Fast and professional equipment servicing
- Safe & fun local experience programs
- Opportunities for conservation education & action!
- Local dive charters and guided dives at a variety of sites and shipwrecks
- Dive Travel - complete hosted trips with our professional dive team
#4 - La Dive Shop
#5 - Salish Sea Dive Inc.
We're a full service dive shop in Beautiful Powell River. We offer Instruction, rentals, Retail, sales and service. We love taking people on our dives here. We are a rich and diverse area fill with wonderful and interesting creatures, geology and wrecks both natural and man made. Being in Powell River and not diving in like being at an amusement park and not going on the rides!
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#6 - Oceanfix.ca Ventures Ltd.
#7 - Dive Force Scuba
#8 - COJO Diving
We are the only PADI 5 Star Dive Center located in New Brunswick, Canada. We offer dive courses from beginner to advanced, dive charters, a large retail store, rentals, air/nitrox/trimix fills and equipment servicing on all major brands. Contact us to learn more on how to get started, and how we can help you meet your diving goals!
#9 - Nanaimo Dive Outfitters
#10 - Alberta Adventure Divers
Come dive with us! Use it or lose it. We encourage all divers to maintain their dive skills. Join us scuba diving every Tuesday at Clear Lake. We have the absolute best underwater playground. Where else can you sit on a life sized ceramic cow, or the worlds only underwater pumpjack, or check out the underwater hyperbaric chamber. In Alberta, we make our own underwater fun, we have a dive bell, fire hydrant, boat, shark cage, and more. In addition, we have a suspended training platform where students can practice their skills.
#11 - UB Diving LTD
#12 - Pegasus Safety & Rescue Ltd.
#13 - Plongee Sous-Marine Summum
- Breathing underwater is the best therapy!
- Plongée Sous-Marine SUMMUM was born from the idea of offering you a better and more personalized service.
- We will take into account your needs, your personality and your emotions!
- We know that diving is not an activity, it is an experience in its own right.
- the divers come out happier and the smile on their face is our reward.
- From beginner divers to very advanced divers, we will take care of you.
#14 - Diving Sports Canada Inc
#15 - Rec & Tek Scuba Inc.
#16 - The Diving Center
The Diving Center is Saskatoon's full service dive shop. From taking your first breath underwater to going pro, The Diving Center has you covered.
#17 - My Dive Center
- MDC is a PADI 5 Star Dive Training Centre and PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre located in Markham. The closest major intersection is Highway 404 and Steeles Ave. The centre is easily accessible either by car or public transit.
- We offer flexible hours based on your needs for in-class study or enrol in eLearning to remove all time constraints
- In-water training is on Saturday.
- Certification dives can be completed in 1 weekend.
- Rental diving equipment for OW students is available at no additional charge.
- Student divers are responsible for their own mask/fins/snorkel/boots
- Instructors are extremely experience
- Student divers can benefit from our low instructor-students ratio.
- Private lesson is available on request.
- The minimum age requirement is 10.
- This is a full-service PADI dive centre.
- MDC is an authorized dealer for many well-known equipment manufacturers.
- We service scuba equipment.
- Our motto - Safety, Safety, Safety
#18 - Aqua Dive & Watersports
At Aqua Dive and Watersports we offer the best PADI training around. The shop owners Darrin and Keri Barker have been running dive shops collective for over 30 years. The shop has a 14 foot in store pool and 2 full size classrooms for all your training needs. With over 15 instructors on staff all highly qualified and ready to take you on your next underwater adventure safely and with a ton of fun thrown in! The retail side has all the best and well known brand names in Scuba Diving for all your equipment needs with competitive pricing. Aqua Dive also has a full service center. We offer service work on all makes and models of Regulators, BCD's, Tanks, and wetsuits and Drysuits. If you need some rental dive gear we have you covered for that too. At Aqua Dive we host a wide range of dive events and trips as well, to keep you activate in diving. Including underwater clean up's and fun diving!
#19 - Bob's Scuba Shop Inc
Welcome to Bob's Scuba Shop, we are a Padi 5 Star Dive Center ( truly a 10 Star Dive Center, but we don't like to brag), servicing the Hamilton & surronding area. Making great divers since 1956 is truly our passion. Being a household name is hard work, but we love what we do. Bob's takes pride in knowing that we have built the most experienced, educated, proficient, fun dive team of Padi Instructors around.
Bob's Scuba Shop is a full service dive shop, open 6 days a week, year round. We teach a full range of Padi Scuba Diving & Snorkel courses, certified Air Fill station, Hydrostastic & Visual Tank Inspections, Regulator & BC service/repair center, Scuba Gear Rentals, Wetsuit & Drysuit Repair, Dive Travel (Grenada, Honduras), fully stocked dive shop with all your favourite brands of dive & snorkel gear (stocked from floor to ceiling), Weekly local dives & Weekend dive trips, (we will keep you diving all year long, why not we say) Kayak & Paddle board sales & rentals.
#20 - Pacific Pro Dive, Ltd.
Learn to dive with the experts at Pacific Pro Dive. Our team has been diving local waters for more than twenty years and has the knowledge and skills to ensure any program you complete with us is a fun and exciting time. At Pacific Pro Dive we maintain the latest in equipment including Diving Computers on each regulator, weight integrated Buoyancy Compensators as well as a brand new fleet of BARE Wet and Drysuits. In addition to basic entry level training we also offer a comprehensive list of Advanced, Technical and Career Development programs. Pacific Pro Dive is an accredited PADI Five Star Centre.
#21 - Float N' Flag Sport & Dive, Inc.
#22 - Ocean Quest Dive Centre
#23 - Aqua Sub Scuba Diving Centre
#24 - Barrie Scuba House
#25 - Rockfish Divers
#26 - Canadian Sport Subs, Ltd.
#27 - Toronto Scuba Centre
The Toronto Scuba Centre is the only full-service training and retail store located in downtown Toronto. TSC is a 5 Star PADI dive facility and organization dedicated to the very highest level of scuba diving instruction using the PADI format. Successful completion of a course through the Toronto Scuba Centre results in a PADI certification card in that course.
Toronto Scuba Centre regularly organizes international dive trips through its sister company ScubaGetaway. ScubaGetaway is a TICO registered travel company and agency. During these trips students and clients are able to take and/or complete many of the courses we offer. You can see a list of upcoming trips on our Dive Vacation page.
Our regular downtown pool is located at the Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre in beautiful Leslieville, only 1km from our retail centre and classroom. Both can be accessed from the 501 Queen streetcar route.
#28 - Diver City Scuba Inc.
Founded in May 2013, Diver City has been bringing the dive community back to life in Manitoba.
The vision started back in 2011 when Jacqui and Wayne became certified as instructors. Teaching small classes and running a compressor in their living room, they decided go big and open up their own dive shop. Over the years Diver City continues to certify the highest number of students in Manitoba and exceeds the average across Canada. The best part of all, those students have become friends and life-long travel buddies.
Whether you are looking to get started in SCUBA, advancing your skills or looking to Go Pro - Diver City can help you achieve all your SCUBA goals.
#29 - Dive and Sea Sports
#30 - Pacific Water Sports
We are a full service retail dive store, offering courses from beginner to Divemaster.
We also offer Equipment rentals for those who have not already purchased their own equipment.
We sell most major name brands of scuba equipment and service most brands as well, to assure you of an enjoyable and safe diving experience.
#31 - Kocher's Diving Locker, Ltd.
We are the largest and busiest PADI Dive Shop in Vancouver! Are you ready to learn how to dive? Our friendly professional diving instructors are ready to teach you how to safely enjoy the amazing underwater world. Come explore Beautiful BC Coast dive sites with us, or join us a on warm Tropical Dive Vacation. We teach PADI Courses (year round). We are also proud to be the best stocked dive shop in Vancouver. We offer quality snorkeling equipment, prescription dive and snorkeling masks, new and used SCUBA gear, equipment rentals and complete dive gear servicing. Our prices are competitive, so if you find a cheaper advertised price, let us know, and we'll do our best to match it!
#32 - Kanata Diving Supply
Located in the west end of Ottawa, Kanata Diving Supply is a PADI 5 Star IDC (Instructor Development Center). We are the largest and longest serving diving facility in the capital region. After joining PADI on April 26, 1989 we became a 5 Star IDC facility on March 7, 1996. Furthermore, we are committed to providing the highest level of instruction and top quality scuba gear at reasonable prices.
#33 - Ocean Sports
Ocean Sports is not an ordinary store. We are an extraordinary full-service-attention-to-details-and-won't-do-you-wrong store. We serve clients who live in Edmonton and throughout Canada. We are confident we can serve all your water sport equipment needs. Whether its scuba diving, water skiing, wake-boarding or just general fun on the water... now and into the future we're here with you every step of the way.
#34 - Dive World Inc.
We are not just a dive shop, we are a tight knit community of very active and enthusiastic divers. We strive for perfection in everything that we do. Above all, we are committed to enhancing the lives of every diver that comes our way. We appreciate your consideration and look forward to seeing you in the water one day!
#35 - IDC Diving Centre, Ltd.
International Diving Centre, offers a whole host of diving activities and courses in order to keep divers diving and enjoying this exciting and rewarding activity. You need to be trained well and feel confident to explore our underwater world. If you are not yet a diver, IDC will make it our mission to make you see why this is the one true sport that lives up to all your expectations.
#36 - Torpedo Rays Scuba Adventures
Torpedo Rays Scuba is Atlantic Canada's largest recreational diving facility. As a PADI 5-Star IDC center and an IANTD Platinum facility we offer training from PADI open water Learn To Dive courses up to instructor level. If technical diving piques your interest we are the only facility in Atlantic Canada to offer courses from nitrox to full tri-mix.
#37 - Ecole de Plongee Sous-Marine Carlos Lopez
#38 - Dive Source Scuba
#39 - Centre de Plongee Nepteau
Since 1992, Éric Lachance has taken over and you can be sure to meet him at the store. He is passionate about diving and it will be a pleasure and a duty to share his knowledge and answer your questions.
Regardless of the type of diving you are interested in, Eric has enough experience to help you with your diving choices.
Whether diving on wrecks, with current, at night, in deep diving, under ice, with air or with mixtures like nitrox or trimix, it will help you make the right choice.
If you are interested in cave diving, drop him a line. He returns to Florida every year where he trained as a cave diver. He will be happy to tell you about it!
The Nepteau team is proud to offer quality training in complete safety. A multitude of Padi courses are offered to reach as many divers as possible in their learning. She makes it her duty to offer you quality training by taking the time to answer all your questions. This is why the Nepteau team opts for training in small groups, quality above all! You will be under the direct supervision of an instructor and very often a divemaster will also be there to assist you. It is important to feel supervised and safe during your training.
Scuba diving is a beautiful sport, but like any sport, it comes with risks. This is why the Nepteau team is happy to offer you great organized diving trips (from the shore or from a boat), so that you can dive in safety with qualified people who are happy to share their knowledge.
#40 - Frank White's Scuba Shop, Ltd.
Frank Whites Dive store was founded in 1956; and we have been diving the depths of the Pacific Northwest ever since.
We pride ourselves on being Victoria’s premiere full service dive shop. Our team contains a knowledgable staff with a long history of the dive industry. Frank Whites Dive Store is a PADI 5 Star, full service Scuba shop. We offer a full range of experience including; Gear sales, Service, Rental and Instruction. At Frank Whites we service major brands of scuba equipment alongside teaching PADI dive courses.
#41 - Sundown Diving
#42 - Sink Or Swim Scuba Inc.
We offer shore dives, boat charters, and PADI courses. We rent new Aqua Lung dive and snorkeling equipment. We have an indoor rinse station for your comfort. Book a Dive master to take you on a personal tour of our local dive sites by shore or let us book a local charter for some boat dives. We dive 12 months of the year. Please contact us before you leave so we can co-ordinate a Dive master or Instructor for your Canadian dive adventure with us!
#43 - Scuba 2000
#44 - Rowand's Reef
#45 - London Scuba Centre
London Scuba Centre has been in the scuba training and travel business for over 15 years and we are the largest PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in Ontario.
We pride ourselves on being the best at what we do and once you come in and check our facility, you will see why we are!.
From the minute you walk into our bright blue building, you will discover a showroom full of all of the latest and greatest gear for any dive enthusiast. Fully stocked with the top brands in the business, you will be greeted by our friendly and knowledgeable staff and feel the enthusiasm, Why? We love to dive too! Our onsite, heated saltwater pool makes your experience learning scuba fun and convenient! We have the only custom-built, indoor training facility anywhere in Southwestern Ontario.
Our instructors are some of the best in the business. They don't just teach scuba, they live it and have been certifying students for over 20 years. With hundreds of students coming through our doors each year, we are proud to be the most trusted dive center in London producing great divers who are well trained and confident in their sport.
Diver safety is our top priority and our fully certified technicians take every measure to ensure that they exceed diver safety standards when servicing your equipment. Our service department provides a wide range of maintenance programs supported by the latest in service technology.
With a passion for diving, the London Scuba Center plans dive trips every year from local dive sites to exotic tropical vacations. Our trips have created many life long memories where we aren't just a dive shop, we are family. To many of our divers, London Scuba Center has become their second home.
If you are looking for a dive facility to call home, London Scuba Centre is it.
Come on in, take a tour and find out why.
#46 - Plongee Sous-Marine Nautilus
Make scuba diving accessible to the population of Qubec by offering them the best equipment, safe supervision, high-level training and professionalism at all times.
#47 - Northwest Scuba, Ltd.
#48 - Plongee CPAS
#49 - UBC Aqua Society
#50 - Diver's Wearhouse, Inc.
When you're ready to take the plunge, you'll do so in style at our Riverside Dive Resort located in the beautiful 1000 Islands, just 1 hour south of Ottawa. When you are looking for PADI Scuba Diving Certification - beginner lessons or advanced and specialties, our experienced instructors will ensure a pleasurable and exciting learning experience. Safety certifications from the Divers Alert Network (DAN) are also available.
#51 - Underworld Scuba & Sport
#52 - East Coast Scuba & Watersports
East Coast Scuba & Watersports was created by divers who love the ocean and have a passion for teaching and sharing the wonders the ocean/water holds.
Whether your a certified diver or wanting to learn we're here to support you. Nova Scotia's fastest growing PADI 5 Star Dive Centre, a full service training provider and dive equipment retail sales outlet. Although new in terms of a new service provider we have been teaching diving in the Halifax area for the last 18 years.
ECSW is staffed by 9 PADI Instructors including a Course Director qualified up to Technical Trimix Instructor Trainer. We have one Master Instructor, that is a technical diver that enjoys teaching all levels of the PADI program. Two instructor are Master Scuba Diver Trainer qualified; one of which is a military doctor who specializes in diving medicine. We also have one Open Water Scuba Instructor who is OC tec diver. All of our instructors also dive closed circuit rebreathers and enjoy wreck diving and dive travel.
We also have on staff experienced Dive Masters that understand the local dive environment and are able to offer excellent tips, advice or guided site tours. Unique to ECSW is that we train all open water divers in dry suit use in the pool and conduct qualification dives using the dry suit in the ocean. Many years of teaching in Nova Scotia have seen new divers endure the cold of open water certification dives without the benefit of proper exposure protection. Our courses are capped at a maximum of 6 persons per course to ensure maximum supervision and new diver enjoyment.
Our shop is located in the heart of Bedford, Nova Scotia making it a prime location, for many reasons.
You can easily access various routes to all the major diving sites (Paddy's Head or Fox Point Beach). We're very close to several great lakes for Kayaking/Paddle Boarding (Kearney Lake, Papermill Lake)and not far from Lawerencetown Beach Nova Scotia's premier Surf location. We have created a relaxing atmosphere in the shop where both divers and watersport enthusiasts are welcome to drop by any time to talk about the sport, plan their next adventure, show post adventure pictures on our big screen or simply socialize with like minded people. Your more than welcome to enjoy the view of the Sackville river at the back of the shop.
For the diver and water sports enthusiast that demands value for their money and getting the “right equipment the first time” ECSW carries only premium brand dive equipment such as Waterproof, Poseidon, ScubaPro, Santi, Fourth Element, SiTech, Kraken, Halcyon, Pulse, Akona, White Knuckle, Suspenz to name a few and is able to offer experienced advice in equipment selection.
#53 - Awesome Adventures
#54 - Diving Dynamics
#55 - Aqua Plein Air, Inc.
PADI 5* IDC center based in Quebec, offering exclusive deals to the Maldives, Philippines, Red Sea and Thailand.
#57 - Benthic Scuba Center
#58 - The Lighthouse Dive Shop
#59 - Ocean Pro Divers
#60 - Club Nautique de Perce
Our mission is to promote scuba diving and to discover the exceptional fauna and flora of the marine strip of the Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park. Through the various scuba diving activities, including training, we want to inculcate practices that respect marine life and make our customers aware of the protection of the fauna and flora of the Parc National de l'Île-Bonaventure-et- du-Rocher-Percé.
#61 - Dive Brockville Adventure Centre
A full service dive centre in the 1000 Islands with 5 charter boats covering world class ship wrecks in the Upper St Lawrence River and Picton, Lake Ontario. We also offer charters to the US wrecks between Fishers Landing and Chippewa Bay.
We can accommodate groups of divers from 2 to 20 offering 2 charters a day 7 days a week from April to December (weather permitting) If you are a single diver, let us know your availability and we can help find you a buddy.
We have two CSA approved air stations offering nitrox, trimix and high pressure oxygen fills as well as full equipment rentals.
Dive conditions vary with the summer months offering warm waters of up to 80 degrees with no thermocline in the river, spring and fall seasons can still be done in a 7mm wet suit.
For additional adventures, we also offer kayak, canoe, paddleboard and bicycle rentals
Dive training is available May through to September.
#62 - Sub Aqua Tech 2022
#63 - The Scuba Shop
#64 - La Scubatheque
Founded in the Quebec region in 1987, La Scubathèque diving center is an active member of the PADI association (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). PADI offers the most recognized diving certifications in the world.
La Scubathèque Diving Center also offers the full range of equipment for scuba diving and snorkeling. Being one of the largest stores in Eastern Canada, we have an inventory of equipment from the biggest brands such as: Mares, Cressi, Shearwater, Aqua Lung, Apeks, Dive Rite, xDeep, Waterproof, Poseidon, Suunto, Hollis .
The La Scubathèque diving center offers a range of recreational diving training, from initiation, to beginner courses, through a wide range of specialties, and finally for the most passionate up to instructor level. Classes are offered in several formats (private, group, evening, day, week or weekend) in order to offer its clients maximum flexibility.
In addition, the Scubathèque dive center also offers PADI Tec Rec training for those who want to start or continue their training in technical diving to go beyond the limits of recreational diving.
At the Scubathèque, the priority is to offer you professional customer service in a pleasant and relaxed environment.
#65 - Just Liquid Sports
#66 - Adventure Sports Newmarket Inc.
#67 - The Dive Shop
#68 - Oakville Divers, Ltd.
#69 - La Boutique Du Plongeur (Triton) Ltee
#70 - Tomlin Dive Shop
Tomlin Underwater Companies is a family business serving diving enthusiasts for over 60 years ! We take your safety and satisfaction to heart.
Contact us for more information on the diving courses we offer.
#71 - Action Scuba, Inc.
#72 - Ocean Quest Adventure Resort
#73 - Water Sports
#74 - Divers Den
Divers Den is located in Little Tub Harbor Tobermory, ON and at the entrance to Fathom Five National Marine Park. We offer daily boat charters with our ten Transport Canada Certified Vessels to over 20 shipwrecks and geological sites, experienced instruction, and a full service dive shop.
#75 - Optimisation Eric Bernier
#76 - Ocean Pacific Adventure Sports
Ocean Pacific Adventure Sports is your pro centre for scuba diving training, serving the Kamloops area since 1966.
Located in downtown Kamloops British Columbia, we specialize in Recreational Scuba Diving training from Discover scuba introductory level, to beginner open water diver, Advanced diver, Rescue diver and Divemaster training. As well as Specialty training for Drysuit, Search and Recovery, Nitrox, Night diving, Emergency First Response and Emergency 02 provider.
We also provide equipment rentals, Extensive equipment servicing and warranty services.
We are also equipped with the newest technology for air compressors in the industry, providing the highest standard of air quality.