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Discover Scuba Diving
$75.00
*$40 Rebate off your Discover Scuba Diving course when you decide to sign up for our Full Open Water Diver course*
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to find out but are not quite ready to take the plunge into a scuba certification course, then Discover Scuba Diving is for you! This intro to the world of scuba will let you try it and see if you like it. Our version of this program is conducted in a safe and fun pool environment.
While not an actual scuba certification, Discover Scuba Diving will teach you how to use scuba equipment in both shallow and deep waters and allow you to get a quick and easy taste of what it is like to explore the underwater world.
Group packages are available, please call for more info: 416-604-4203
*All participants must complete and sign the Medical and Liability Release forms. If you answer any of the questions with a YES, you will need to provide a note from a physician stating that you can scuba dive, before the pool session.*

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Open Water Referral (Materials + Pool)
$399.00 – $1,122.00*PLEASE NOTE: There is a $50 fee for less than 1 weeks’ notice of rescheduling or cancelling your course.*
Welcome to the renowned Open Water Diver course! At Aquarius Scuba, many of our students opt for the convenience of conducting their academic and confined water training locally before heading elsewhere for their 4 Open Water certification dives. Our Open Water Referral (eLearning + Pool) Course facilitates this seamless transition.
Included in this course are all necessary materials, a referral signed by your instructor, classroom and pool sessions with your instructor, and complete scuba gear rentals, including mask, fins, and snorkel for your pool training. This allows you to experience the benefits of high-quality gear before making a purchase, with the added bonus of a $50 coupon towards your first gear acquisition. Rest assured, there are no hidden fees—everything is transparent.
Embrace a weekend in Toronto to complete your Open Water (eLearning + Pool) training! It’s a fantastic opportunity to delve into the scuba world efficiently and enjoyably.
Course Duration
eLearning:10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Saturday)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Sunday)Manual + Classroom:
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Saturday)
9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Sunday)On the go or simply can’t make it on weekends? Ask us about private scuba lessons or choose eLearning or Open Water Diver Touch.
**Please allow enough time to review the materials before you come to class. For eLearning students, the approximate duration of the online theory is 6-8 hours. If you answer “YES” to any of the questions in the Medical Questionnaire, please allow enough time to obtain a physician’s signed approval.**
Includes:
- Classroom and pool training sessions with Instructors
- Chosen training materials (Manual OR eLearning Access Code) *PLEASE NOTE: if you choose the elearning option, the access code includes your “PIC” processing fee for your certification card. If you complete your certification dives elsewhere, let them know you already paid for your cert-card.*
- Diver’s Log and Training Record (referral form signed by Instructor) for your 4 open water certification dives
- Full equipment rentals (tank, regulator, BCD, weights, and mask/fins/snorkel)
- $50 Voucher towards purchase of a select new Dive Computer, BCD, Regulator, or Mask/Fins/Snorkel/Boots Package
- $50 Voucher towards purchase of a Continuing Education Course
- FREE access to pool practice at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool every Monday from 9-11 pm. Gear rental is extra.
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Sidemount Diver
$299.00 – $499.00Having scuba tanks on your back isn’t a requirement for exploring the underwater world. Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options. Plus, you don’t have to walk with heavy cylinders on your back – just enter the water, clip them on and go. Sound interesting? Sign up for the Sidemount Diver Specialty course.
If you’re an Open Water Diver who is at least 15 years old, you can enroll in a Sidemount Diver course.
The TDI Sidemount Diver Course is the ideal specialty for any diver wishing to use this increasingly popular equipment configuration; either as a stand-alone course OR in conjunction with one of TDI’s other open circuit technical specialties such as Decompression Procedures, Extended Range, Trimix, Advanced Trimix, and Advanced Wreck. If this course is combined, the requirements for BOTH courses must be met. The TDI Sidemount Diver course teaches students how to utilize side-mounted primary cylinders as an alternative to the traditional back-mounted method.
Extra Costs
Sidemount Manual: $69.99
TDI Sidemount Manual: $69.99
Sidemount System Rental (BCD, regulators, 2 Nitrox tanks): $300 -
Peak Performance Buoyancy
$150.00Excellent buoyancy control is what defines skilled scuba divers. You’ve seen them underwater. They glide effortlessly, use less air and ascend, descend or hover almost as if by thought. They more easily observe aquatic life without disturbing their surroundings. You can achieve this, too. The Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty course improves the buoyancy skills you learned as a new diver and elevates them to the next level.
(Junior) Open Water Divers or higher, who are at least 10 years old, are eligible to take the Peak Performance Buoyancy course.
Course materials required.
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Ice Diver
$100.00 – $399.00If extreme, unusual and challenging scuba diving scenarios appeal to you, try diving under the ice. Ice diving is one of the most adventurous scuba specialties because you confront conditions and see beauty few others ever experience. Plus, you might get a chance to play with your exhaled bubbles on the bottom of the ice. Flash your Ice Diver certification card to get instant respect, and usually a lot of questions from other divers about what it’s like under the ice.
You need to be an Advanced Open Water Diver who is at least 18 years old to enroll in the Ice Diver course. Six divers minimum required for safety reasons.
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Private Scuba Lessons
$499.00 – $2,775.00Learn to SCUBA the easy way, with private instruction that is fun, safe and tailored to your individual needs, lifestyle and schedule. All of our courses are available either in a private or semi-private option, for only an additional $100 per pool or open water day. Hire your very own professional scuba instructor, and get your Open Water certification on your own schedule and at your own pace. We’ll make you a smart and confident diver in no time!
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Freediver
$195.00 – $849.00Have you ever wondered how some people can hold their breath for very long and dive? This is the fairly new and growing world of freediving! Aquarius Scuba is proud to begin it’s very own freediving training at the Etobicoke Olympium on Monday nights.
What is freediving?
Freediving is any of various aquatic activities that share the practice of breath-hold underwater diving. Examples include breath-hold spearfishing, freedive photography, apnea competitions and, to a degree, snorkeling. The activity that garners the most public attention is competitive apnea, an extreme sport, in which competitors attempt to attain great depths, times or distances on a single breath without direct assistance of an underwater breathing apparatus.
The sport of freediving is becoming more popular all over the world, especially with younger generations, and we are proud to say we have helped it grow in Toronto. Join our class and pool session, and you will meet pro freediving coaches, who were part of the world-record breath-hold dive.
AIDA is the worldwide rule and record-keeping body for competitive Freediving events. It aims to set standards for safety, Official World Record attempts, and Freediving Education.
Join our optional 1 year Club Membership for only $150, to benefit from world class coaching and quality practice at the Etobicoke Olympium Pool.