OUC offered financial support towards the purchase of an oxygen analyzer or sensor for OUC Clubs and individual OUC Members.
This program has now concluded
OUC sponsored reimbursements for 6 club-owned oxygen analyzers, and 12 member-owned units or sensor replacements.
The Ontario Underwater Council (OUC) recommends analyzing the breathing gas in every cylinder before every dive, regardless of whether the gas is air, Nitrox, or another mixed gas. Gas analysis is a fundamental safety practice—and one OUC is committed to supporting across our diving community.
To reinforce this commitment, OUC sponsored …
The 2026 Oxygen Analyzer Sponsorship Program.
OUC provided OUC Clubs and individual OUC members the opportunity to participate in the OUC Oxygen Analyzer Sponsorship Program — to lead by example, to equip OUC Clubs, and lto share the oxygen analyzer with OUC members on Club dives.
Program Goals: Strengthen training resources, and set the standard for safe diving practices—while taking advantage of this exclusive sponsorship opportunity.
FOR OUC CLUBS
Program Highlights:
- Funding: Reimbursement was provided up to $150 CAD per analyzer or O₂ sensor.
- Limit:
- OUC Training Clubs: Maximum of two (2) analyzers or sensors per Training Club.
- OUC NON-Training Clubs: Maximum of one (1) analyzer or sensor per NON-Training Club.
- Eligibility Requirements:
- Reimbursement applied only to new analyzers or sensors.
- Eligibility under the program was limited to analyzers or sensors purchased after October 7, 2025.
- Restrictions: Previously owned, used, or member-to-member purchases were not eligible for this program.
OUC encourages all OUC Clubs to participate and help promote consistent, best-practice gas analysis throughout the OUC community.
FOR INDIVIDUAL OUC MEMBERS
Program Highlights:
- Funding: Reimbursement of up to $150 CAD per analyzer or O₂ sensor.
- Limit for OUC Members:
- Maximum of one (1) analyzer or sensor per OUC member.
- Maximum of two (2) analyzers or sensors per household where there are two or more OUC members in that household who are each applying to the Oxygen Analyzer Sponsorship Program.
- Eligibility Requirements:
- Reimbursement applied only to new analyzers or sensors.
- Eligibility under the program was limited to analyzers or sensors purchased after October 7, 2025.
- Restrictions: Previously owned, used, or member-to-member purchases were not eligible for this program.
End of the Program
This program has now concluded. OUC sponsored reimbursements for 6 club-owned oxygen analyzers, and 12 member-owned units or sensor replacements.
