Ontario Sea Kayak Centre is one of Canada’s leading Sea Kayak training schools. We have a team of some of the highest trained and most experienced instructors in Canada. This means that on your OSKC course you are trained by experienced experts. We teach in an inclusive, fun, and ego-free environment and advocate for a safe, prejudice-free experience.
OSKC was voted by readers of “Sea Kayaker” Magazine as the best Sea Kayak school in Eastern Canada.
In 2019 and 2020 we were awarded “Best watersport company” in Ontario by Travel and Hospitality awards.
Course Type
Learn to Roll a Kayak
We are passionate about teaching kayak rolling. We have taught hundreds of people to roll successfully. Come and find out why they choose us to work with.
Paddle Canada Level 1 Sea Kayak Skills Course
Level-1 is a two-day course that welcomes participants into the sport of sea kayaking. The course is aimed at developing paddler's comfort on flatwater. As well as learning how to manoeuvre the kayak there is a strong focus on re-entry techniques as well as the skills required to safely plan and execute a day trip with friends (for example, navigation & route planning, weather interpretation, proper clothing/gear.)
Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayak Skills Course
One of our most popular courses! This transforms day paddlers into kayak trippers by increasing personal paddling skills and knowledge of navigation on the water.
Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayaking Skills and Wilderness Camping Course – Georgian Bay
Paddle Canada Level 2 Skills and Wilderness Camping course taught over six days camping on Georgian Bay.
Lake Superior Self-Reliant training trip
This trip has be designed to take Paddle Canada Level 2 graduates that want to refresh their skills, test their skills out on Lake Superior or just to join likeminded paddlers on an awesome coastline. Our Instructors help you prepare what to pack to be self-reliant for meals and equipment on this trip and then accompany you to offering skills coaching along the way.
Paddle Canada Level 3 Sea Kayak Skills Course
Learn advanced rough water paddling skills, leadership and group-management for multi-day trips in class-3 water.
Paddle Canada Level 4 Sea Kayak Skills Course
This course covers advanced paddling skills, problem-solving, group dynamics, and leadership during a multi-day trip in a rough-water environment.
Ontario Kayakers Spring Social
New for this year, OSKC will be offering a spring social, discover kayaking and skills tune-up event. If you have never tried kayaking before, this is the best and cheapest option to get out on the water with an instructor to see if it's for you. Learn to kayak with us.
Paddlepalooza – Georgian Bay’s Kayak Festival
Paddlepalooza is special because of the professional instructors and enthusiastic attendees who come together each year to learn, share, and celebrate a love of kayaking together. This is a weekend event with the option to add Friday to make it a long-weekend training getaway.
Private Kayak Lessons
If you prefer to learn in a small group or have a certain goal you would like to accomplish in your kayak, perhaps private coaching would work better for you.
