Business & Investment

The City of Oshawa invites residents, businesses and stakeholders to provide input on the land use study of General Industrial (GI) Zoned Lands in the Northwood Business Park.

In the Oshawa Official Plan, the area known as the Northwood Business Park is generally bounded by Taunton Road West to the south, the Oshawa/Whitby boundary to the west, Highway 407 East to the north, and the west branch of the Oshawa Creek corridor to the east. In 2016, City Council adopted an Official...
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The Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) invites you to a virtual community open house on Monday, September 28 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. HOPA is currently updating the land use plan for the Port of Oshawa, to envision its future and guide its evolution over the coming 10-15 years. We are inviting you to attend to learn about the land use planning process and how the port functions today, and to share your vision for how the port can support priorities in the community and the...
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The City of Oshawa is hosting workshops with community members including residents, businesses and stakeholders as a follow up to the Oshawa Executive Airport Community Liaison Committee Town Hall that took place on September 24, 2019.

The virtual workshops, which were delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, are intended to provide opportunities for community members to discuss matters related to a number of questions raised at the Town Hall meeting before any draft Airport...
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From April 1, 2017 to April 1, 2020 the City of Oshawa (the “City”) ran a 3 year pilot project to permit sandwich board signs in the Central Business District (“the Pilot Project”) (DS-16-203).

Sandwich board signs represent a simple and affordable tool for business owners to advertise their businesses, particularly during the summer season, in the Central Business District. However, under current City of Oshawa and Region of Durham by-laws regulating temporary...
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Just over a year after the ports of Hamilton and Oshawa amalgamated, the Port of Oshawa is attracting investment, and building new awareness of its critical role as a gateway to the Greater Toronto Area.

Ian Hamilton, President & CEO of the amalgamated Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports) believes Oshawa is just beginning to fulfill its potential. “I’m not at all surprised that we’ve seen so much activity at the Port of Oshawa in such a short time period,”...
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