Canadian scuba lessons can create job opportunities.
Though many people imagine scuba diving as part of a vacation to some tropical destination, Canada has many exciting scuba diving options. Bordered by oceans on the north, west and south and sharing the Great Lakes with the USA, Canada offers excellent opportunities for wreck diving as well as nature and wildlife viewing. In addition to opening up the world of water as a recreational activity, scuba training can also lead to various diving careers.
International Diving Centre
The International Diving Center is located in Vancouver, and offers basic, free diving and advanced courses. Two-hour beginner courses are offered once or twice a month from spring to fall. Advanced options include dive master, master scuba diver trainer and deep diver specialty courses. Prices start at $79.95 for the Discover Scuba Diving beginner class and go up to $1699.95 for the Instructor Development course as of 2010.
International Diving Centre
2572 Arbutus Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3Y2
604-736-2541
diveidc.com
Scuba 2000
Scuba 2000 is located just north of Toronto in Richmond Hill, and offers on-site scuba lessons for beginners and off-site advanced classes for dive masters, diving instructors and specialty divers. All of the senior instructors have at least 15 years’ experience teaching diving. Two-day beginner classes are offered every weekend and rates start at $375.
Scuba 2000
9033 Leslie Street
Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4K3
905-771-1500
scuba2000.com
Total Diving
Total Diving, located in Montreal, offers a full range of courses from beginner classes in the on-site pool to advanced instructor, PADI and specialty courses. Total Diving also offers special diving instruction programs designed for kids. The Discover Scuba Diving beginner course is offered on the first and third Wednesday of every month. Rates start at $59 per person for the Discover Scuba Diving group class as of 2010.
Total Diving
Waddell Aquatics
6356 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, QC H4B 1M9
514-482-1890
totaldiving.com
Nautilus School of Diving
The Nautilus School of Diving, located in Halifax, is Eastern Canada’s oldest diving facility. Nautilus offers a complete beginner program with six pool sessions and five open water sessions along with some classroom work as well as an advanced course that involves night diving, wreck diving and deep diving. Fees for beginner and advanced courses are $350 per person as of 2010.
Nautilus Aquatics and Hobbies
6164 Quinpool Road
Halifax, NS B3L 1A3
902-454-4296
nautilusaquatichobbies.com
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