Who is Dive Source Scuba?

Dive Source Scuba is located at 423 Bloor St. W. in  Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (905-438-8566 -  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) right in the in the middle of Durham Region and is actually visible from Hwy 401.

Dive Source opened in Whitby in 1996 and then moved to it's current location in Oshawa in June 2004. From humble beginnings Dive Source has become the number one shop in the area largely because of the team of Dive Professionals as well as certain fundamental goals that they continue to value today.

Our Goals:

Equipment Sales: Dive gear is a personal choice with many variables, so we provide a large selection of high quality scuba gear at prices that are reasonable - What good is getting certified if you can't afford the gear?  Our philosophy has been to understand our customer and to fit each person individually as every person has different needs and our job is to assist you with finding the gear that works for you and also in your budget.

Furthermore, we demand quality gear and great support from our suppliers/manufacturers. Our goal is to sell the best items each of our suppliers has to offer and to ensure there is nothing in our store that we would not be comfortable using ourselves. With that in mind we use our knowledge and experience to make sure you get the very best that is available and frankly...we don't carry it unless it meets our standards..

Equipment Service: Both equipment service and customer service must be excellent and done in a timely manner. Professional service is the key to a good dive shop. Our staff is constantly upgrading their skills to serve you better and looking for ways to make you a better diver and a happy customer. As well, we will ensure you are well educated on how to care for your gear and understand your gear intimately.

Scuba Training: Scuba training and lessons should focus on quality rather than quantity. As divers we have seen a trend towards training people with an emphasis on speed and numbers rather than making good, safe divers.

Our Scuba instructors are highly respected, professional, and have an active role in how we run our courses. Its always been our view that there are always ways to improve and become better at what you do.

We hire people to teach our courses based on their qualifications and not just the agency for which they teach.. That means we have instructors available from PADI, NAUI, TDI, SDI, etc... and are always looking for others who share our viewpoint that they must be dedicated to training quality first.

Knowledge: We love our reputation as the shop with answers. (And if we don't know - we will do our best to find out!)

Our staff is very knowledgeable and are avid scuba divers. They will offer straight forward answers to your questions and if they do not know the answer they will tell you so and then take steps to quickly find out (No BS)

Its ALL Thanks to you:

A dive shop is more than just a place to buy gadgets or take a class and is an anchor for the dive community and we are proud to be place for divers to come and be taken care of, meet other divers and plan their adventures under the water. In keeping with that we couldn't do it without our customers, the characters and friends who make it all worthwhile.

We hope that this tells you a little more about who we are and if you have the chance please take the time to drop by and see us some time and say hello.