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Shopping Carts Retrieval
Posted on Monday, January 20, 2025 02:28 PM
In accordance with By-law 181-2022, shopping carts found on City property and removed by the City are subject to a retrieval and storage fee of $56 per cart.
- Cart owners must complete the “Shopping Cart Retrieval Request Form” oshawa.ca/ShoppingCarts online or by contacting Service Oshawa to start the retrieval process.
- Unless otherwise advised, fee payment is required at least two weeks before cart disposition dates.
- Carts not claimed will be disposed of the week following April 1, July 1, Oct 1, Jan...

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...

Nominate a Community Legend today!
Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2025 09:43 AM
The City of Oshawa is now accepting nominations from individuals, groups, and organizations that have positively touched our community for the Community Legend Award.
The Community Legend Award recognizes a person of any age or an organization or a group who has:
- made a significant contribution to an activity, sport or community initiative as a volunteer;
- contributed to improving the quality of life of the Oshawa community; and/or,
- made a significant impact on the Oshawa community at a grassroots...

2025 Budget “Addressing the Present; Building for the Future”
Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2024 11:00 AM
The City of Oshawa’s 2025 Budget has been adopted. The budget reflects the City’s Strategic Plan and Financial Strategy, and focuses on strategic decision-making, service levels and long-term financial sustainability strategies like cost mitigation, building reserves and investing in infrastructure.
The property tax bill issued by the City of Oshawa collects property taxes for not only itself, but also the Regional Municipality of Durham and the Province for local school boards. The Oshawa...