Scuba diving base

Update for the 2024 season

Unfortunately, the culvert providing access to the dive base is closed for safety reasons. Our team is working hard with partners and the Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité Durable to find a solution that will allow access to the dive base as soon as possible.

Thank you for your understanding!

At the foot of lock #3 of the Soulanges Canal

The Pointe-des-Cascades scuba diving base is now accredited by the FQAS!

Only 40 minutes away from Montreal, you will find warm and calm water, a unique heritage landscape, and practical facilities: picnic tables, a bench for divers, ladders for access to the water, and a changing room.

Toilet, water point and free parking nearby.

Welcome to all certified divers and diving schools!

Register here

Opening period

2025 Season

Temporarily closed – updates to follow

Pricing

Registration is mandatory. Your certifications and memberships must be in good standing.

The nominal fee of $5 per person allows us to maintain the base and improve its facilities. We count on your collaboration! Applicable to individual divers and training trips supervised by diving schools.

Contact us with any questions!

To register: https: https://reservotron.com/parc-du-canal-de-soulanges?c=194039

Useful information

  • Site certified by Québec Subaquatique
  • Water depth: 20 feet
  • Point of intersts : heritage lock, artifacts at the bottom of the basin, warm water starting mid-June and calm water
  • Parking : 61 Chem. du Fleuve, Pointe-des-Cascades, QC J0P 1M0
  • Access: from the parking lot, cross the street towards Parc Saint-Pierre, pass the toilet block and turn right on the bike path. The access to the basin will be immediately on your left, at the foot of the Pointe-des-Cascades village lighthouse. (See on Google)
  • Site reserved for the practice of scuba diving;
  • Fishing and swimming prohibited;
  • All divers must have their scuba diving certification;
  • We ask that you respect Quebec Subaquatique’s rules and regulations ;
  • No glass containers allowed;
  • Please use the equipment at your disposal properly and leave the site as you found it!

Contact

Contact us for any question:

Soulanges Canal Park
info@canaldesoulanges.ca
438 405-2300

Medical emergencies in diving:

Quebec Center for Diving Medicine
1 888 835-7121

Other emergencies :

Sureté du Québec
911