Course Calendar

Every Kayak Ontario course and expedition still to come, in date order. Certification courses, skills clinics, and instructional expeditions across Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Cape Breton.

Sold-out dates are left on the list so you can see what is running and how fast it fills. If a course you want is full, email us and we will tell you when it runs again.

This page is kept reasonably current, but it is only a summary. The course pages themselves are where the detail lives: what you will actually be doing on the water, the conditions we teach in, what to bring, what the certification means, and the questions other paddlers have already asked. It is worth a dig.

September 2026

Sep 1 - 2 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Sep 3 - 6 Georgian Bay Big Water Gathering
Symposium · $695
Sep 10 - 13 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Sep 10 - 13 Saugeen Sojourn
Cultural experience and fundraiser · $1,395
Sep 15 - 18 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · Sold out
Sep 18 - 22 100 Wild Islands Expedition, Nova Scotia
Expedition · Sold out
Sep 24 - 27 100 Wild Islands, Nova Scotia
Level 2 · Sold out
Sep 24 - 27 Level 3 Prep, 100 Wild Islands
Advanced · Sold out
Sep 30 - Oct 3 Ingonish, Cape Breton
Expedition · Sold out

October 2026

Oct 6 - 8 Sea Kayak Current and Surfing Clinic
Clinic · $795
Oct 15 - 18 1000 Islands, Gananoque
Level 2 · $875 · Last seat
Oct 17 - 18 Introduction to Sea Kayaking in Current
Clinic · Sold out
Oct 24 - 25 Introduction to Surfing and Forecasting
Clinic · $359

May 2027

May 15 - 16 Rondeau, Chatham
Level 1 · $279
May 16 Paddle Canada Kayak Rolling Instructor
Instructor · $275
May 17 - 18 Rondeau, Chatham
Level 1 · $279
May 17 - 21 Paddle Canada Level 1 Instructor
Instructor · $1,195
May 18 - 21 Paddle Canada Basic Kayak Instructor
Instructor · $825
May 22 - 23 Introduction to Sea Kayaking in Current
Clinic · $349
May 22 - 25 ORCKA Coastal Kayaking Instructor 1
Instructor · $895
May 27 - 28 Guelph
Level 1 · $295
May 28 - Jun 1 ORCKA Kayak Tripping Instructor 1
Instructor · $1,295
May 29 - 30 Guelph
Level 1 · $295

June 2027

Jun 10 - 11 Niagara - Hamilton
Level 1 · $295
Jun 10 - 11 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jun 12 - 13 Niagara - Hamilton
Level 1 · $295
Jun 12 - 15 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Jun 17 - 18 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jun 17 - 20 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Jun 19 - 20
plus Jul 17 - 18 		Kayak Navigation: Charts, Tides, and Safety
Two weekends · $649
Jun 24 - 25 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jun 24 - 25 Guelph
Level 1 · $295
Jun 24 - 28 Level 3 Prep, Lake Superior
Advanced · $1,295
Jun 26 - 27 Guelph
Level 1 · $295
Jun 29 - Jul 4 Lake Superior Provincial Park
Expedition · $1,495

July 2027

Jul 6 - 15 Pukaskwa National Park
Expedition · $2,345
Jul 8 - 9 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jul 10 - 13 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Jul 10 - 13 Level 2 Prep, Saugeen Peninsula
Skills · $725
Jul 15 - 18 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Jul 15 - 18 Level 2 Prep, Saugeen Peninsula
Skills · $725
Jul 20 - 21 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jul 21 - 25 The Fox Islands, Killarney
Level 2 · $1,095
Jul 21 - 25 Killarney Coastal Islands
Expedition · $1,475
Jul 22 - 23 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jul 27 - 28 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Jul 28 - Aug 1 Franklin Island, Parry Sound
Level 2 · $1,095
Jul 29 - 30 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295

August 2027

Aug 5 - 6 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Aug 5 - 6 Guelph
Level 1 · $295
Aug 7 - 8 Guelph
Level 1 · $295
Aug 7 - 10 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Aug 11 - 14 Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park
Expedition · $995
Aug 12 - 15 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Aug 16 - 19 Lake Opeongo, Algonquin Park
Expedition · $995
Aug 18 - 22 Bruce Peninsula NP and Flowerpot Island
Advanced expedition · $1,695
Aug 21 - 22 Introduction to Sea Kayaking in Current
Clinic · $349
Aug 25 - 29 The Fox Islands, Killarney
Level 2 · $1,095
Aug 25 - 29 Killarney Coastal Islands
Expedition · $1,475

September 2027

Sep 8 - 13 Paddle Canada Level 2 Instructor
Instructor · $1,195
Sep 9 - 10 Lion's Head
Level 1 · $295
Sep 11 - 14 Saugeen Peninsula, Tobermory
Level 2 · $925
Sep 18 - 21 100 Wild Islands, Nova Scotia
Level 2 · $1,095
Sep 18 - 22 Level 3 Prep, 100 Wild Islands
Advanced · $1,095
Sep 18 - 22 100 Wild Islands Expedition
Expedition · $1,495
Sep 25 - 28 Ingonish, Cape Breton
Expedition · $1,485

October 2027

Oct 7 - 11 1000 Islands, Gananoque
Level 2 · $925
Oct 12 - 14 Sea Kayak Current and Surfing Clinic
Clinic · $825
Oct 16 - 17 Introduction to Sea Kayaking in Current
Clinic · $349
Oct 23 - 24 Introduction to Surfing and Forecasting
Clinic · $359

Winter Pool Sessions, Hamilton

Coached pool time runs weeknights through the winter. Two sessions per evening, 6:05 to 7:30 PM and 7:35 to 9:00 PM. Kayak, paddle, and PFD provided. $129.95 per session.

2026: November 5, 12, 19, 26 · December 3, 10

2027: January 7, 14, 21, 28 · February 4, 11, 18, 25 · March 4, 11, 18, 25

Book a pool session

Not sure which course is right for you? Most paddlers start with a Level 1, whatever boat they own or intend to buy. Email us and we will point you at the right starting point.

Prices shown are per person, before tax. Dates and locations are subject to change with weather and conditions. See our refund policy for cancellations, credits, and transfers.