About us

We love the sky, and we love to be in it.
Yes, we love to skydive!

Skydive Toronto has been teaching people to
skydive since 1972

About Skydive Toronto

Skydiving provides you with the opportunity to leave your worries behind and be completely present in the moment—to feel more alive than you have ever felt before. CHALLENGE YOURSELF. FEEL ALIVE.

We continue to evolve our services, our airlift, and the equipment that we use, which enables us to offer you, our customer, the very best skydiving experience.

Whether you’re looking to make your first skydive, you’re just starting your personal journey into the sport, you have thousands of jumps under your belt, or you’re taking the exciting step to become an instructor, you’ve chosen the right place! Achieving your goals is our primary focus.

Every person comes to us with a story, a reason for wanting to skydive out of a perfectly good airplane. Some people jump to cross it off of their bucket list, while others experience a deeper feeling or longing that can’t be ignored, and they decide to pursue skydiving as a sport, or even a career. These people have gone on to become national and world champions.

After being in operation for over five decades, all under original management, we have seen more than 400,000 successfully completed skydives. Skydive Toronto has been a proud member of the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association (CSPA) governing body from the beginning. We follow their basic safety recommendations and guidelines. Our coaches, instructors, and riggers have also earned their ratings through this internationally recognized association.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.

The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

— Nelson Mandela

History

With our origins beginning in 1972, the business has morphed and developed into the Skydive Toronto you see today. Becoming the largest dropzone in Ontario was a result of decades of blood, sweat, tears, and a dedication to the sport that can only be described as sheer passion.

In those 48 years, Skydive Toronto has seen the sport develop; has seen new technology invented; watched disciplines evolve, all while growing our facilities.

This labour of love has been the product of the Chow family. Joseph completed his first skydive in 1969 and his wife Claire Coriveau followed shortly thereafter in 1972. Their combined efforts resulted in them opening their first parachute school shortly thereafter. Along with their teaching, and of course recreational skydiving, Joe and Claire were fervent competitors and represented Canada at numerous World Championships through the 90s and into the millennium.

Their travels around the globe as members of the Canadian Parachute Team gave them an insight into what a skydiving facility could be, and a clear eye on the prize of what they wanted to achieve. As they retired from competition, they used that same dedication and drive into developing
their business.

In 2011, their daughter Jennifer Chow led a 4-way women's team to the Canadian National Championships and won the Women's Formation Skydiving 4-Way event. Shortly after she joined Skydive Toronto full time and today is the
company's General Manager.

The rest of this story is, as we say, "History". The fruits of their labour are visible to each and every visitor to Skydive Toronto, from the Safety to Facilities, Aircraft and Equipment we use.

Safety Record

SAFETY ABOVE ALL ELSE:
Safety is paramount and there can be no compromise. In this adrenaline fuelled high-risk activity, its a large part of every process, every thought, every decision. We adhere strictly to the safety guidelines set by our governing body, Canadian Sport Parachuting Association, and in many cases, exceed those requirements.

ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH:
Indeed Skydive Toronto has lead the way by adopting newer and safer technology. We introduced the use of AAD (Automatic Activation Devices) to Ontario and are now the only school to use two AAD's with student gear in Canada. These devices have been a game changer for skydiving worldwide, opening a skydiver's reserve parachute in the event that they are unable to do so themselves. In 1988, we introduced the use of square gliding parachutes to the GTA, something that is now standard in the sport skydiving industry. It is impossible to achieve a zero-risk environment, but we will always be striving to get as close as possible.

Our use of the best modern equipment and instructors with thousands of jumps and decades of experience have brought an unmatched safety record within North America.

Our Facilities

Skydive Toronto currently operates out of a modern, 12,000-square-foot hangar located at
the heart of our 100+ acre property, which has been purposely built for skydiving.

Ideally located on
Highway 400, just north of Toronto

Video Orientation
& Training Rooms

Student Registration
and Classrooms

Aircraft Mockups to Practice
Your Exit

Clean Indoor
Washrooms

Registration, Aircraft Takeoff, and Parachute Landing at
One Location

Aircraft

Skydive Toronto hosts the largest aircraft fleet in Ontario, comprising of:

2 x Cessna Caravans

The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. Skydive Toronto operates a C208 Turbine Grand Caravan and a Super Cargomaster. The strutted, high-wing C208 typically seats 17 skydivers in its unpressurized cabin and is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine. Caravans are used worldwide for training, commuter airlines, VIP transport, air cargo, and humanitarian missions.

The Caravans are our primary aircraft for operations. We make it a priority to accommodate groups whenever possible, because the only thing better than skydiving is doing it with your friends!

3 x Cessna 182

The Cessna 182 Skylane is a four-seat, single-engine, light airplane, built by Cessna of Witchita, Kansas. Introduced in 1956, the 182 has been produced in a number of variants and is the second most popular Cessna model still in production. Widely considered the backbone of the skydiving industry, these aircraft are a common fixture at dropzones and flight schools around the world.

Skydive Toronto operates the wide-bodied version, making your ride up to altitude just a little bit more spacious and comfortable.

Equipment

When you are relying on your parachute to save your life, only the best equipment will do.

Skydive Toronto only purchases United Parachute Technologies tandem equipment. In our industry, they are accepted as the best manufacturer in the world.

Every tandem harness has Skyhook technology and an Automatic Activation Device (AAD). If your instructor is unable to open your parachute, the AAD will activate your reserve parachute automatically.

Our Team

Skydive Toronto has a hard-working and dedicated team, and its management team has over 100 years in the sport. They have witnessed technology evolve within the sport and improve to what it is today—safety levels have increased, teaching techniques have improved, and the sport has grown into many different disciplines.

Our team consists of highly trained Canadian Sport Parachuting Association-rated coaches and instructors; they are skilled professionals with personal skydiving experience up to and over 10,000 skydives each, but they’re never too proud to acknowledge that there is always room for improvement. We continue to develop, and we strive to be the absolute best that we can possibly be.

WE ARE EXCELLENCE IN SKYDIVING

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About us

Skydive Toronto has been teaching people to skydive since 1972

— Nelson Mandela

History

Safety Record

Our Facilities

Ideally located on Highway 400, just north of Toronto

Video Orientation & Training Rooms

Student Registration and Classrooms

Aircraft Mockups to Practice Your Exit

Clean Indoor Washrooms

Registration, Aircraft Takeoff, and Parachute Landing at One Location