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Oshawa’s development evolution: easier, faster, better
Posted on Friday, January 17, 2025 09:34 AM
The City of Oshawa is charting a path of ambitious growth, anchored by thousands of new employment opportunities and welcoming many new businesses and blue-chip companies to our community.
Economic forecasts project a strong year ahead for the city, with robust building activity and new construction records. Discover the transformative enhancements we’ve made to our services, making it easier than ever to do business with the City of Oshawa:
- Building permit fee freeze: We’re extending our 2024...
Graffiti and Vandalism Remediation Fund and other business supports
Posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 08:43 AM
The City of Oshawa has been deeply concerned by recent acts of vandalism to some of the private business properties in our downtown and surrounding area. We stand with our businesses in condemning this illegal behaviour. We have been working with the Durham Regional Police Service who are investigating further and have taken appropriate action.
The City of Oshawa is fully committed to supporting the local business community. This includes actively supporting property owners undertaking...

Canadian Dairy Leader Lactalis Canada Inc. selects Oshawa’s Northwood Business Park
Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 09:43 AM
The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce that Lactalis Canada Inc., the Canadian dairy leader behind iconic brands such as Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Balderson, Astro and Lactantia and a subsidiary of France-based Lactalis Group, officially broke ground on a new distribution centre located in Oshawa’s Northwood Business Park on October 5, 2023.
The 35,210 square metre (379,000 square foot) centre will consolidate multiple shipping locations used to service the cheese and tablespreads...

Oshawa welcomes global supply chain leader Martin Brower to Northwood Business Park
Posted on Monday, September 25, 2023 01:47 PM
The City of Oshawa is pleased to announce that Martin Brower, a global leader in supply chain solutions, will occupy a new major industrial development at Northwood Business Park, and is expected to bring approximately 175 new jobs to our community.
Panattoni Development Company has collaborated with Stonemont Financial Group and BentallGreenOak to bring Martin Brower to Oshawa. The facility, which measures approximately 172,000 sq.ft. includes office space and is located at 650 Conlin Rd. W.

Ontario Taking Next Steps to Extend GO Service to Bowmanville
Posted on Friday, June 16, 2023 10:26 AM
The Ontario government has awarded a contract to advance planning to extend GO train service to Bowmanville, marking another milestone in the province’s plan to deliver more transit options, connect communities and save families time and money in Durham Region and across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (G.T.H.A.).
“This contract brings us one step closer to extending the Lakeshore East GO line further into Durham Region, bringing GO train service to the people of Bowmanville for the first...