Public Information Centre: Growth Management Study

The City of Oshawa is currently undertaking a review of the City’s Official Plan. Referred to as “Imagine Oshawa”, the Official Plan Review is a city-wide initiative to guide how Oshawa will plan for future growth and development in the years ahead.

A key part of Imagine Oshawa is a Growth Management Study, which will explore when, where and how future growth will be accommodated in Oshawa.

The City has retained Watson & Associates Ltd. (Watson) and WSP Canada Inc. (WSP) to undertake the Growth Management Study.

Public Information Centre purpose

The Study Team is hosting a Public Information Centre to present information and gather feedback with respect to the Growth Management Study component of the Official Plan Review. The purpose of the Growth Management Study is to build on the work previously completed by Durham Region and determine the City’s future land needs to accommodate Oshawa’s forecast future population, including both residents and jobs. The Growth Management Study will consider the City’s growth potential, set goals for the quantity and type of housing and jobs expected over the next several decades, and determine phasing to guide both short- and long-term development across the City.

Details regarding the Public Information Centre are as follows:

Date/Time:
November 25, 2025, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:15 p.m.)

An Open House “drop in” session will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by a formal presentation at 7 p.m. An opportunity to speak to the Study Team and ask questions will follow the presentation.

Location:
The meeting will be held in-person in the C-Wing Committee Room, Oshawa City Hall, 50 Centre Street South, Oshawa (enter from the Main South Entrance and immediately turn right).

The meeting will take place in an in-person format. However, a copy of the presentation will be available online and posted on Connect Oshawa following the Public Information Centre at connectoshawa.ca/OPReview

Study Components

Three (3) documents are being released as part of the Growth Management Study, which will be discussed in more detail at the Public Information Centre. These documents are:

• A Land Needs Assessment (includes forecasts that refine population, housing and employment growth allocated to Oshawa and the City’s associated land needs);
  
  
• An Employment Lands Strategy (will analyze Oshawa’s employment area land supply, as well as assess current and future land sufficiency, identify constraints, and recommend refinements to land use designations); and,
  
  
• An Intensification Strategy (will assess Oshawa’s ability to accommodate population and employment growth through intensification).

The three (3) above-noted documents will be available for public review prior to the Public Information Centre at connectoshawa.ca/OPReview. Notice will be sent to the Study mailing list via email advising that the documents are posted online.

Want to learn more?

Community members interested in the Growth Management Study and/or the Official Plan Review are invited to provide their feedback by:

• Attending the Public Information Centre on November 25, 2025;
  
  
• Completing an online feedback form which will be available prior to the Public Information Centre on Connect Oshawa or on paper at Service Oshawa, located at City Hall (50 Centre Street South); or,
  
  
• Providing comments by sending them directly to the City Contact identified below.

Feedback will be received until noon on December 15, 2025 and will be considered in the preparation of the final Growth Management Study and a future staff report to be presented to the Economic and Development Services Committee.

To subscribe to the Growth Management Study and/or the Official Plan Review mailing list and receive notices of future opportunities for public consultation, please contact the City Contact identified below.

Laura Moebs
Principal Planner, City of Oshawa
Email: OPReview@oshawa.ca
Phone: 905-436-3311 ext. 2818

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:
Information will be collected in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.

Accessibility:
The City of Oshawa is committed to providing services as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you have accessibility needs and require alternate formats or other accommodations, please contact Legislative Services by telephone at 905-436-3311 or by email at clerks@oshawa.ca.