Oshawa Economic Development
Zero
City development charges
on all city industrial development, and all forms of development in Downtown Oshawa.
Top 3
Advanced manufacturing
mid-sized clusters in North America, defined as high location quotient communities with total cluster employment under 50,000.
Four
Post-secondary institutions
Durham College, Ontario Tech University, Trent University Durham GTA, and the Queen's University Lakeridge MD Family Medicine Program.
1.2 M
Labour force within 45 minutes
including a local pipeline of talent spanning more than 30,000 post-secondary students and 140,000+ global alumni.
Why Oshawa?
The City of Oshawa is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada, welcoming thousands of new residents, employment opportunities and dynamic companies.
- Access to economic data utilizing real-time consolidated metrics
- Community Improvement Plan (CIP) financial incentive programs
- Education and talent from four post-secondary institutions
- No city development charges on all industrial development, and all forms in Downtown Oshawa development
- Proximity to markets via Oshawa's convenient G.T.A. location
- Site selection assistance from Oshawa Economic Development
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As the largest municipality in Durham Region, the City of Oshawa offers proximity to major North American markets and a pipeline of post-secondary talent. Oshawa is an urban community exceptionally positioned to live, work, learn and invest in.
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