Business & Investment

The City of Oshawa has made recent headlines as one of Canada’s fastest growing areas and as a top city to move to outside of Toronto.

According to a HuffPost article, Oshawa is one of the best cities to move to for those moving out of Toronto to surrounding communities. The article ranked a number of cities within a 250 km radius of Toronto in the categories of housing pricing and employment rates and published a list of the five “best cities”. Oshawa ranked...
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The City of Oshawa is celebrating Black History Month by highlighting a number of Oshawa-based Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.   

Every February, Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month initiatives that honour the legacy of Black Canadians, past and present. It is an opportunity to share and learn about the experiences, contributions and achievements of peoples of African ancestry. 2021 is year seven of the United Nations’ International...
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Calling all Oshawa entrepreneurs! Dragon’s Den is giving you the opportunity to pitch your business to a panel of wealthy Canadian business moguls - the Dragons. Successful pitchers will have a chance to earn a real investment - from the Dragons’ own pockets!

This is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs and small business owners to apply and pitch their business concept for the chance to appear on national television. CBC is welcoming as many applications as possible...
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PiVAL International, an Oshawa-based logistics company, is one example of the many Oshawa businesses that has pivoted at a quicker pace to provide essential services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

As an essential service provider, the pandemic has been an opportunity for the company to make significant strides forward to keep up with demand and supply chain challenges, specifically in the retail space.

“While the pandemic has triggered our company to act and adapt quickly, our...
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The City of Oshawa has released the #OshawaLovesLocal video series, which shines the spotlight on several of Oshawa’s smaller community-owned and family-led businesses amid the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The video series is featured both on the City of Oshawa website and YouTube channel  as a component of the City’s Oshawa Loves Local campaign.

Oshawa Mayor Dan Carter and Regional Councillor Tito-Dante Marimpietri (Chair of the Mayor’s Economic...
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