EPSO

EPSO is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center based in Gatineau, Canada, with a clear focus: teaching you to scuba dive the secure and fun way, with no compromise. As the largest dive shop in the Gatineau/Ottawa area, it's the only full CCR facility around — and with 15 PADI Instructors on hand, divers at every level are in capable company.

Courses, sites and what to expect

Build your skills with the PADI Enriched Air Diver course, available from USD 221 over roughly 3 days. Local diving centres on sites such as Robert Gaskin and Centeen Park, where divers may encounter freshwater fish among other marine life. The team's deep knowledge of scuba travel makes EPSO a natural home for anyone serious about growing in the diving world.

Onsite you'll find a classroom, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a retail shop, a dive boat and parking. Services run deep too — air fills, Nitrox, Trimix and mixed gas, plus equipment sales and rental including rebreather (CCR) and scooter (DPV) gear. Staff speak English, Spanish and French.