A large number of the founding immigrants were United Empire Loyalists, who left the United States to live under British rule. His success attracted further migration into the region. In the late 18th century a local resident, Roger Conant, started an export business shipping salmon to the United States. Most notably, one of the fur traders was Moody Farewell, an early resident of the community who was to some extent responsible for its name change. This location was abandoned after a few years, but its ruins provided shelter for the first residents of what later became Oshawa. Around 1760, the French constructed a trading post near the harbour. Furs were loaded onto canoes by the Mississauga Natives at the Oshawa harbour and transported to the trading posts located to the west at the mouth of the Credit River. Beaver and other animals trapped for their pelts by local natives were traded with the coureurs des bois (voyagers). Historians believe that the area that would become Oshawa began as a transfer point for the fur trade. Co-working offices are also located in the downtown. Oshawa is home to a Regional Innovation Centre and offers start-up facilities for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The downtown is a prominent centre for entertainment and sporting events (Regent Theatre and Tribute Communities Centre), food (50+ restaurants and cafes) and culture ( The Robert McLaughlin Gallery and Canadian Automotive Museum). More than 5,000 people work and more than 2,400 university students study in the downtown core. ĭowntown Oshawa is identified as an Urban Growth Centre in the Government of Ontario's Places to Grow initiative. In 2016, Oshawa was the sixth best place in Canada to find full-time employment based on data from StatsCan. Key labour force sectors include advanced manufacturing, health technology, logistics, energy and IT. The city is home to three post-secondary institutions Durham College, Trent University Durham and Ontario Tech University formerly the University of Ontario Institute of Technology as well as the Lakeridge Health Education and Research Network (LHEARN), in association with Lakeridge Health Oshawa, formerly the Oshawa General Hospital. Prior to reopening, GM said that the site would continue to be used for autonomous vehicle testing and production of vehicle stampings and other sub-assemblies. GM invested C$1.3bn into plant retooling. After having been closed for about 2 years, the Oshawa car assembly plant reopened on 10 November 2021, when the first Canadian-made Chevy Silverado was completed. Once recognized as the sole "Automotive Capital of Canada", Oshawa today is an education and health sciences hub, although General Motors still plays significant role in city's economy. The lavish home of the automotive company's founder, Parkwood Estate, is a National Historic Site of Canada is located in the city. The automotive industry was the inspiration for Oshawa's previous mottos: "The City that Motovates Canada", and "The City in Motion".
įounded in 1876 as the McLaughlin Carriage Company by Robert McLaughlin, and then McLaughlin Motors Ltd by his son, Sam, General Motors of Canada's headquarters are located in the city. The name Oshawa originates from the Ojibwa term aazhawe, meaning "the crossing place" or just "a cross". It is the largest municipality in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It is commonly viewed as the eastern anchor of the Greater Toronto Area and of the Golden Horseshoe. It lies in Southern Ontario, approximately 60 km (37 mi) east of Downtown Toronto. Oshawa ( / ˈ ɒ ʃ ə w ə/ OSH-ə-wə, also US: /- w ɑː, - w ɔː/ -wah, -waw 2021 population 175,383 CMA 415,311) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.
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