Welcome to Oshawa!

 
The City of Oshawa is a growing community of 155,000 and is the largest city in Durham Region within the Greater Toronto Area. Located only 60km from Toronto's Downtown core, companies in Oshawa have quick and convenient access to the largest consumer market in Canada and are within a day's drive to many large Canadian and American centres.

Simply put, the face of business in Oshawa is changing. Traditionally recognized as an automotive centre of excellence, the community is continuing to grow as a diverse and innovative city for business, research and education across a variety of additional sectors. 

Oshawa offers the amenities and opportunities of a growing urban centre coupled with the lifestyle of short commutes, vibrant culture and affordable living. With renowned post-secondary institutions, streamlined development services and competitive business costs, there really has never been a better time to invest in Oshawa.

Key Growth Sectors:

  • Transportation and Automotive Technologies
  • Energy
  • Information and CommunicationTechnologies (ICT)
  • Bioscience and Agriculture
  • Health and Wellness

Information on Oshawa's Economic Development Strategy can be found at www.OpportunityOshawaDurham.ca.

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Economic Development Services:
50 Centre Street South, 2nd Floor
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3Z7
business@oshawa.ca 
905-436-3840