Oshawa Harbour
The Oshawa Harbour has played an important role in transportation and trade for millennia. It has functioned as a commercial port for more than a century, enabling Oshawa’s development as a city. Operated by the Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA Ports), the Port of Oshawa is a vital element of the City's growth and economic development today.
Over the past decade the Port of Oshawa has handled more than 500 vessels carrying over 3 million metric tonnes of cargo, from salt and steel products to sugar, asphalt and grain. A strategic goods movement gateway to the eastern Greater Toronto Area, investment in the Port of Oshawa remains ongoing, including a $30 million project currently underway that features upgraded dock walls, interior roads and more. The new project will enable new exports of Ontario-grown grain, and create more capacity to handle finished steel, salt, project cargo, aggregates and more.
Read HOPA's Summary Report of Sustainability Actions in 2023
City Harbour lands
The City of Oshawa has advanced development of the City Lands at the harbour.
These lands now feature Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park. The new park encourages gathering with an amphitheatre, stage and seating; a network of concrete and asphalt pathways; green spaces; and a Garden of Human Rights, and offers an excellent vantage point of the vibrant Port of Oshawa.
The Waterfront Trail runs through the site and expands upon Larry Ladd Harbour Trail, and a pedestrian bridge over the Oshawa Creek that links the parkland on both sides of the watercourse to
Port of Oshawa Land Use Plan
H.O.P.A. Ports has developed a Land Use Plan for the Port of Oshawa, containing objectives and policies for developing the Port of Oshawa over the next 10 to 15 years. The Land Use Plan for the Port of Oshawa creates a framework for land use planning and development that considers:
- The current and future infrastructure needs of the port
- The market demands for multimodal transportation services in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (G.T.H.A.).
- The environmental and social aspects of the port lands and waterfront
- Community and stakeholder aspirations for the future of the port
- The port's role as an economic driver in the City of Oshawa and the G.T.H.A. region
The Port of Oshawa Land Use Plan was developed in consultation with community members and various stakeholders. Input received from all stakeholders throughout the planning process was considered by H.O.P.A. Ports in developing the final Land Use Plan.
The H.O.P.A. Ports Board of Directors adopted the Port of Oshawa Land Use Plan in September 2021.
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Service Oshawa
Oshawa City Hall
50 Centre St. S.
Oshawa, ON L1H 3Z7
Phone: 905-436-3311
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4292
Email: service@oshawa.ca
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