Explore the Experience
Skin Diving & Snorkeling
Skin diving is snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. It’s a great way to explore the underwater world when you’re not able to scuba dive or if scuba diving just isn't your thing.
Discover Scuba Diving
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you.
Bubblemaker
Bubblemaker is as fun as it sounds – a chance for kids to blow bubbles by scuba diving. Have a party or celebrate a birthday by throwing a memorable, exciting Bubblemaker event with friends and family at The Dive Shop.
Seal Team
Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, take digital pictures underwater or float effortlessly like an astronaut?
Learn to Dive
PADI Open Water Diver
If you've always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.
PADI Scuba Diver
If you’re short on time but really want to become a diver, the PADI Scuba Diver is an intermediate step to earn the Open Water Diver rating ̶ particularly if you expect to go scuba diving primarily with a dive guide.
PADI Scuba Education Online
Whether you want to learn to scuba dive or are already a scuba diver who is looking for a flexible way to fit another dive course into your busy schedule, PADI’s online scuba programs are the way to go.
ReActivate Your Certification
Haven’t been diving lately and want a quick scuba refresher? The ReActivate™ program is the perfect way to update your dive skills and knowledge before jumping back into the water.
Improve your Skills
PADI Advanced Open Water
If you've always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts.
PADI Rescue Diver
Scuba divers describe the PADI Rescue Diver course as the most challenging, yet most rewarding course they’ve ever taken.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Join the best of the best in recreational scuba diving and live the dive life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver.
Emergency First Responder
EFR training focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency.
Fun Adventures
These are some of the PADI courses that can be learned locally. There are many more courses but can only be taught while on trips in dive environments more suited for them.
PADI Altitude Diver
If you’re ready to discover a hidden world where few have ventured, then the PADI Altitude Diver Specialty course is for you.
PADI Deep Diver
The lure of the deep. There’s something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites while scuba diving.
PADI Enriched Air Diver
lf staying down longer and getting back in the water sooner sounds appealing, then don’t hesitate to become an enriched air diver.
PADI Ice Diver
If the spirit of adventure and unusual, challenging diving appeals to you, try diving under the ice.
PADI Multilevel Diver
In the old days, dive profiles were calculated from the surface down to a maximum depth, then back to the surface. Thank you dive computers.
PADI Night Diver
The thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring.
PADI Project AWARE
Project AWARE’s philosophy is to mobilize a global force of scuba divers and water enthusiasts who care about protecting the world’s water resources.
PADI Search & Recovery
If you've ever lost something in the water and wanted to go find it, then the PADI Search and Recovery Diver Specialty course is for you.
PADI Sidemount Diver
Many scuba divers have discovered the joy of mounting cylinders on their sides. Sidemount diving gives you flexibility and streamlining options.
Rocky Mountain Diver
This course introduces you to the common flora, fauna and dive conditions typically found in the Rocky Mountains.
PADI Wreck Diver
Whether sunk intentionally or tragically, whether a sunken ship, a plane or an automobile, the call of wrecks is nearly irresistible to divers.
Travel Adventures
Some PADI courses can not be taught locally in our dive environment. These are courses available while on The Dive Shop's trips.
AWARE – Fish Identification
You'll enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see and can identify the main fish families and their characteristics.
AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Course
Everyone likes to scuba dive or snorkel in warm, clear water on a vibrant coral reef, yet many people know little about what they’re seeing or the importance of reef ecosystems.
PADI Boat Diver
Everyone likes to scuba dive or snorkel in warm, clear water on a vibrant coral reef, yet many people know little about what they’re seeing or the importance of reef ecosystems.
PADI Cavern Diver
Caverns exist in many areas where scuba divers venture – from freshwater springs to volcanic island walls and limestone coasts.
PADI DPV
DPVs offer a thrilling way for scuba divers to see a lot of underwater territory in a short amount of time.
PADI Drift Diver
it feels like flying – except that you’re underwater using scuba equipment. Drift diving can be relaxing and exhilarating at the same time.
PADI Underwater Naturalist
When know more about symbioses, underwater ecology, and aquatic plant and animal habitats, you notice behaviors and see creatures you may have previously missed.
PADI Underwater Videographer
Video is the best way to share the sights, sounds, motion and dynamics of the underwater world. If you want to get the best clips and also learn to edit your scuba diving stories to share with friends.
Technical Diving
PADI Tec Sidemount
Sidemount is an increasingly popular way to configure multiple cylinders for technical diving.
PADI Discover Tec
Discover Tec is a short confined water experience that allows you to give technical diving a try.
PADI Tec 40
The PADI Tec 40 course is where you transition from recreational scuba diving to technical diving.
PADI 50
The PADI Tec 50 course completes your training taking you past the limits of recreational diving.
PADI Gas Blender
The Tec Gas Blender course teaches you to blend enriched air nitrox and helium-blend gases using one or more blending methods.
PADI Trimix 65 / Diver
At this time the Dive Shop does not teach Trimix.
PADI Tec CCR
At this time the Dive Shop does not teach the CCR (closed circuit rebreather).
Go Pro
PADI Assistant Instructor
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life – become a PADI Instructor.
PADI Instructor
If you like people, have a passion for scuba diving and want an extraordinary life – become a PADI Instructor.
Why PADI?
PADI Divers carry the most respected and sought after scuba diving credentials in the world. No matter where you choose to dive, your PADI certification card will be recognized and accepted. In fact, on most scuba diving adventures, You'll be surrounded by other PADI Divers who made the same certification choice you did – to train with the world’s largest and most respected scuba diving training organization.
Our Pool
Our uniquely designed pool allows you to safely descend along a gentle slope to control your equalization process. This is particularly important when dealing with younger children or adults who have difficulty equalizing.
The shallow end of the pool is 3 feet – the perfect depth for learning those all important first steps in the Open Water Course. The deep end is 12 feet, making it the ideal place to learn and practice more advanced skills. The water is set to a balmy 88 degrees and we have wet suits available for any divers who need a little extra warmth during their lesson.
Our pool and our experience make us the preferred training provider for the Calgary Board of Education & Scouts Canada.
