Downtown Oshawa Skyline with Cranes

Tour of Growth and Development

*Please be advised that the City of Oshawa is currently in the process of updating and improving our Tour of Growth and Development digital tool. As a result, the virtual map will be temporarily unavailable for use during this period. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and remain available via [email protected] should you have any questions or require assistance during this update.

Oshawa's economic growth and investment in action

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time of scheduled maintenance, and encourage you to review these additional resources to learn more about the City of Oshawa’s dynamic story of economic growth and our community’s exceptional position to live, work, learn, and invest in.

Permit values year-to-year displayed in a horizontal bar graph

Highlights of Oshawa's recent economic performance:

Oshawa is ranked number one for development approval timelines across the G.T.A. – Altus Group, 2020
Oshawa posted the highest rate of population growth in Canada at 2.1% - Statistics Canada, 2020
Oshawa G.D.P. is expected to grow by 5.2% in 2021 and 4.7% in 2022 – Conference Board of Canada
Downtown Oshawa is included in the Lakeshore East GO Train extension, with an estimated economic value of $1.1B in urban development with 21,000 new jobs
Oshawa is among some of the top regions for millennial migration in Canada – Toronto Metropolitan University, Centre for Urban Research and Land Development
Oshawa is one of Canada's fastest growing markets for tech talent – CBRE
Oshawa is ranked number one community in Durham Region – Maclean's Magazine
Oshawa is one of the top 5 mid-sized advanced manufacturing clusters in North America, with an advanced manufacturing labour force of 7,900

Learn more about upcoming developments by reaching out to [email protected] or [email protected].